• guriinii@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Depends on the farmer. Some are really rough with the sheers and end up cutting the skin. Some really throw the sheep about and aren’t really looked after well.

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      1 year ago

      Farmers don’t shear sheep, professional shearing gangs shear sheep and they don’t cut the animals

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        1 year ago

        In the long history of farming, and knowing a few frugal farmers, I’d bet a substantial sum that a farmer has sheared their own sheep and has nicked a few in the process.