Tried something new yesterday

[woftam]

Staying at a friend's property and she mentions the shearer is turning up to do her Alpacas. She has to work so do I mind being the shearers offsider ? Know sod all about it but hey, I'll give it a go.
So the shearer turns up in the afternoon. Having already, I thought, penned all the Alpacas I'm totally embarrassed when he says what about that one in the other paddock. Never bothered to check how many there are. Turns out there are six not five. Fortunately for me the last one gets curious and comes over to see what's going on so we manage to grab it and shear it.
So the routine goes – grab one out of the pen, manhandle it to the table edge, lift it onto the table on its right side and hold it down while the shearer ropes the legs. Then I go around to the other side and control the head while the shearer does the left side. Once that's down we flip it onto its stomach, I hold it in a headlock while he does the right side. Then it's over onto its left side while he does the toenails and then hold it down while he releases the ropes and then push it off the table.
Oh yeah, the shearers got a bad back so I get to wind the table up and down between get them on height and working height.
After six episodes of this in 35 degree heat I'm thinking this is not a career for me. Didn't help that they hadn't been shorn for over 2 years. Took the camera down with me but the shearer wasn't keen on a photo shoot so only have post photos.

[Green rv]

I hold it in a headlock while he does the right side.

hey you gotta try these things

lucky some bloke didn't come over and king hit you (for having his dog alpaca in a headlock)


Adam

[edz]

Wouldnt it have been easier to Taser  him and when he's on the ground with sparkles in his eyes, then tie him up and shear him, bugger lifting the stupid thing . 

[tracker]

Wow.....Thinking .....I'v done that twice now....First and last.....

[Fizzie]

But when he finished he just dropped the "fleece" in the grass & dirt 

Thought it was high-quality stuff that you'd want to look after?

[Bird]

But when he finished he just dropped the "fleece" in the grass & dirt 
Thought it was high-quality stuff that you'd want to look after?

Alpaca socks are ****in amazing.. warm, cool, breath real well and last longer than anything else I've ever had. Also got an alpaca poncho... clint style... fawkin awesome!

[Jeepers Creepers]

Must be a friggin big poncho..... 

You sure its not a blanket converted...... oh ok, i'm sorry.

[woftam]

But when he finished he just dropped the "fleece" in the grass & dirt 

Thought it was high-quality stuff that you'd want to look after?

Apparently it's a shearer thing, they just shear them, putting it anywhere is not part of the deal.
Turns out she is just going to dump it - has a tack room full of the stuff already.
So if anyone wants some I'll be travelling from Goulburn to Vacy (Paterson side of Maitland) around the 20th/22nd via Penrith. Then I'll be up to Port Macquarie 28th/29th. So if anyone wants any and your along that route let me know.

Bird you're a man who knows the value of a dollar - opportunity to knit your own socks, cut out the middle man ?

Tracker I don't think you'd get the Taser barbs through that much fleece into flesh.

[Beepa]

Wouldnt it have been easier to Taser  him and when he's on the ground with sparkles in his eyes, then tie him up and shear him, bugger lifting the stupid thing . 

That works with the wife...

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

The picking up of the fleece is what roustabouts are for isn't it?

[speewa158]

The picking up of the fleece is what roustabouts are for isn't it?

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