Not a stupid question at all. Sheep have lanolin on their wool, the clippers get warm from friction when they are used. The heat/friction makes the lanolin soft. When the fleece is wet, it doesn't glide thru the wool and it will bind up the clippers without that soft lanolin.
Might as well have fun while you bust your butt!! What is pretty amazing is that some still do after a few thousand years of domestication and breeding for specific wool properties.
Question, why can't you shear wet sheep? Sorry if this is a stupid question.
Not a stupid question at all. Sheep have lanolin on their wool, the clippers get warm from friction when they are used. The heat/friction makes the lanolin soft. When the fleece is wet, it doesn't glide thru the wool and it will bind up the clippers without that soft lanolin.
Wow I had no idea this was such a party (in addition to a lot of hard work). Or that sheep originally shed their wool!
Might as well have fun while you bust your butt!! What is pretty amazing is that some still do after a few thousand years of domestication and breeding for specific wool properties.
Best of luck! Are you going to process your fleeces or sell them individually?
Thank you! Individual until I make enough for a mill run of white
Keep me posted. If you don't do a mill run, let me know I will take a fleece.
What color so I can keep that in mind please?
white
*waves hi*
Hey there!!!
Thank you! Maybe someday you will be able to!! Be glad to have you