Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Shearing Time

A contracted shearing team from Lesotho Highlands at work shearing sheep


A fleece 'casted' on a wool table for classing and skirting


The cast fleece being skirted


Classing done by wool expert Jaques Du Plessis



Next bunch of sheep under the clippers. The three workers shear an average of 300 sheep per day