Tobruk - Sheep Station - cont.
After our
morning tea break, we watched the
mustering of the sheep. The sheepdogs did a good job of rounding them up and bringing them into the pens in front of the Shearing Shed. They only have a small flock at this Station, but they are all very well fed and in good condition, despite the drought affecting most of New South Wales.
The flock of sheep are now ready to be led into the pens.
The flock of sheep entering the pens. This was done only for
demonstration purposes and they were afterwards led back into the paddock to continue grazing.
Nick, in his role of
Shearer, shearing one of the sheep.
Nick is multi-talented and seemed to be the main person doing the work. There were also kitchen staff preparing all the food. Even though Nick is a farmer, he said he enjoyed his role of entertaining the tourists.
The fleece neatly spread out after shearing. The next stage is
scouring.
2 comments:
We went to the shearer’s hall of fame in Hay and I found it extremely informative on matters sheep. There was a farmer there who I could ask all my burning questions.
I must admit I didn't know much about sheep as I was born and bred in the suburbs, but I just loved being on the farm and learning all about sheep and what happens to the fleece once they are shorn.
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