Shearing requires skill to shear efficiently and quickly without causing harm to sheep or shearer, they are usually shorn once a year in late spring, early summer. It’s important to shear to; - Stop the sheep overheating in the warmer weather - Farmers sell the wool that is shorn to make clothing and materials - A heavy fleece on a sheep makes it very hard for them to move around easily - When a sheep’s fleece overgrows it can drag along ..
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