They shear 20,000 sheep in about 3 weeks. Mom took pictures the whole way. Enjoy following us on this tour!
Headed into the campo
Horses waiting to move the sheep and then take their masters home.
Baaaaaa
The ones in the back are waiting to be sheared, the ones close are waiting to be checked and painted
They pack them so tight they can't move while getting their teeth checked, shots, and painted
Ci helping them pack in the sheep.
Checking their teeth then painting them depending on the state of the teeth.
Checking the teeth. If they have atleast 1/2 of their teeth They keep them. Sheep have 8 teeth in total and none on the top.
Preparing their parasite shots. They get 3 shots in all.
Painting them. Blue stay, red gets sold later this year.
Blue keep, Red go
These are the hides of sheep that died over the year. They are dried, stored up and then sheared at shearing time.
This machine presses the wool tightly. The plastic is wrapped around and metal wire is attached to keep the wool in.
The Machine that runs the press. Grampa you will like this!
Attaching the metal wires.
The Bales of Wool. They weigh approximately 250 kilos each
Shearing. They used to tie up the sheep, but the men figured out a way to hold so that they can't move.
The machine that runs the clippers. By each wheel is attached the cord that run the clippers.
Separating the wool. It is separated by cleanliness, part of the sheep it came from, the wave, density, length and some other things.
Dumping the scraps to separate
Separating the wool.
The Clippers
Showing off the wool
Each shearer has his own stall. After he shears them, they get put in. At break (every 2 hours) Thomas and another man count how many each man has done. They get paid per sheep.
Ci herding sheep
The unsheared sheep were put out to pasture for the night. I don't remember how many sheep there were, but something like 3,000 or so.
Move on!
Keeping 'em headed the right way
Sending the sheep out with yells and hitting with sticks
Herding the sheared sheep into a bigger pen for the night
What a difference between the sheared and nonsheared sheep!
Poor lamb got stuck outside. We got him and put him back in.
Mom and babies
Herding a different group of sheep
Peter and the Lamb
A Mategringo. These gates are called ''Kill the white man'' because they are a bit complicated
Bill got it! Didn't kill a gringo today!
Headed back to the house
Violaine told us about a field of tulips. A long time ago, someone planted a whole field of tulips. They are no longer taken care of, but every year many grow. We went over to see the field. Mom gave me the camera and I had fun with these flowers.
The Tulip field
Ci headed my way
Grass, Yellow Tulip and Mountains. How pretty!
Love this one!
Love this one too!
Beautiful colored tulip. Notice the storm in the backround
The storm coming in
Some Sorta hawk, they are so fun to look at!
Upward view of Pines and Poplars
A Pehuen Tree
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