7 Oct 2016 Home » Everything Gotland » Gotland sheep » Shearing Day for the GotlandsShearing Day for the Gotlands by Kim Goodling | posted in: Gotland sheep | 2 It was the perfect day for shearing. The sky was blue and the sun was warm. Even Kai enjoyed the day. Our shearer brought her dog Lyle along, and he and Kai played a game of tag around the truck. Kai and Lyle Now shiny backs of gray graze in the field. It feels good to scratch after the wool comes off. Curls of gray fall from the clippers. Gotland sheep come in varying shades of gray from pale silver to dark charcoal black. Related
Richard (in Charlotte, NC)
Wow, they get sheared in the Fall? That seems to go against the grain so to speak. I thought that shearing time was in the Spring.
Kim Goodling
Gotland sheep get shorn twice a year because their fiber grows so quickly. They will get sheared again in the spring.