REMINDER TO FARMERS

CALL EARLY TO ARRANGE A SHEARING DATE

Local Shearers:

• Colin Siegmund — Thompson, CT
  University of Connecticut student; shearer of small to medium size flocks
  Tel: 860-315-7684
  Email: woolyone@charter.net
   
• Sammye Patti — Coventry, RI
  Shearer of small flocks; 4-H Member; high school student
  Please contact Sammye thru her father, Tony: 401-439-5551
  Email: Ajpatti31@verizon.net
   
• Aaron Loux — Cunningham, MA
  Professional shearer of small and large flocks
  Tel: 413-230-8607
  Email: aaronshearing@gmail.com

Things to Remember:
Be there to greet your shearer and assist him/her when needed – do not expect the shearer to shear your sheep when you are not there! Keep your sheep dry if it rains the day or two before your appointment. Have your sheep locked in the barn or penned up in a small confined area, and ready for shearing. Have a clean, dry, junk-free area for your shearer to work in. Help your shearer get the animal from the pen to the shearing mat. Questions about skirting your fleece? Ask your shearer about skirting techniques, how to prepare a better fleece, and what to do to participate in the Rhody Warm Blanket Project. Most shearers can give you pointers to keeping the fleeces clean year round – on and off the sheep – before and after shearing.