February brings Kevin Ford, perhaps best hand shearer in the nation. Kevin has won many shearing competitions throughout his life and published several books about the subject. He is quiet and confident with the flock, and his skill makes for a very calm and worry free, efficient shearing.

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Shearing Day also sees lots of friends and helpers as we serve brunch in the farm house and then gather around the shearing area and skirting table to offer helping hands where ever need be. Usable fleece is gathered from the shearing area and carried to the skirting table where it is graded. Unusable parts are snipped off by trained eyes & hands, and other hands take to the task of removing any vegetable matter (straw, hay, etc.) from the fleece so that it is ready to be washed and processed. There is nothing quite so lovely as burying your hands into a still warm fleece!