Relaxed Farming - our farm in your classroom

Don't let us get too hot: once a year our fleece needs removing, known as shearing. Whilst it is all very embarrassing and undignified to be turned on our backs and shorn so we feel 'naked', it is actually great once it's done as we are soooo much cooler!!

Shearing doesn't hurt us (it is just like having your head shaved - well you might not have had your head shaved but you may know an adult who has...).

As well as keeping us cooler, being shorn also means we are less likely to get blowfly strike (see above) or have other nasty creepy crawlies living on us. If you are lucky, you may then be able to sell our fleeces and make a bit of money!!