Sheep Shearing Training

May 2, 2005

Photos by Debbie Roos, Agricultural Extension Agent.

John Clouse demonstrates sheep shearing

Beginner farmers attended a sheep shearing training organized by the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension at Singing Winds Farm in Silk Hope in mid-April. John Clouse of Rock Hill Farm demonstrates proper shearing technique for attentive apprentices Tes Thraves, Heather Lester, Kim Tungate, and Teresa Fischer.

Tes Thraves, Kim Tungate, Heather Lester, and Jacob Yow take their first shot at shearing after watching John.
Man shearing a sheep with electric clippers while two people observe in a barn
John Clouse demonstrates for Heather Lester and Jacob Yow.
Older man shearing a woolly sheep while two people crouch and watch in a pen
Kim Tungate and Tes Thraves watch John Clouse's technique.
Treating shrubs that are resting sites for mosquitoes.
Kim Tungate and Tes Thraves consult with John Clouse.
Two people holding a sheep on its back while shearing it with electric clippers
Amy Archie and Anita Olinga practice their technique.
Two people shearing wool from a sheep with electric clippers on a tarp
Sisters Tabitha and Sarah Fischer practice on one of their sheep.
Teresa Fischer shows how to trim hooves.
Teresa Fischer shows how to trim hooves.
Woman holding a large raw sheep fleece in a grassy field
Teresa Fischer, owner of Singing Winds Farm in Silk Hope, shows off the fleece sheared from one of her sheep during the training.
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