The BIG Sheep Shearing Show

 

Our indoor arena has plenty of seating for up to three hundred people to watch exactly how a sheep is sheared.

Be amazed at the shepherd's most challenging skill and learn about the world's most versatile fibre.

All adult sheep are sheared once every year, for welfare reasons. It allows them to keep cool in the summer, it helps them to avoid fly strike, stops them becoming cast (stuck on their backs) and it stops them from getting caught in brambles and bushes.



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The BIG has the following breeds

The Texel

The Hampshire Down
The Soay
The Friesland

The Jacob

The Devon Longwool

The Blackface

The Exmoor Horn

The Herdwick

Black Welsh Mountain

     
 

To read more
detailed information
on the various
breeds of sheep,
please visit our Education page.

     
All sheep are first sheared when they reach the age of around 14 months and this wool comes at a slightly higher premium than that of a mature sheep because it is usually softer and unspoilt.

       
 
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