The secret recipe for a Happy Shearing Day on your homestead

Shearing the lambs at Joybilee Farm

Shearing day can make or break the whole year for a fiber producer.  You want the day to go as smoothly as possible.  You want to keep the shearer relaxed and happy so he can focus on his job.  And you want to stay focused and relaxed, too, so that the day is pleasant and [...]

12 steps to a successful shearing day and gorgeous fleece

Coloured angora is a beautiful, rare fiber that comes with personalitiies.  Angora Whethers produce softer, finer, heavier fleeces well into adulthood.

Yesterday was fall shearing day at Joybilee Farm.  Inevitably we awoke to pouring rain that stayed all day.  We haven’t had a full day of rain since June — only intermittent showers the past week.  But yesterday, as Robin was doing chores in the early morning darkness, preparing for the arrival of the shearer at [...]