Why is shearing usually done during the hot weather?

Answer 1

Sheep are shorn annually to remove their wool otherwise it becomes an animal welfare issue because their "behind" will get dirty causing flies to lay maggots there, which causes sickness/disease. or because as farmers say- in winter mother sheep(ewes) have their wool so they dont care about their lambs

Answer 2

Shearing of sheep is usually done shortly before lambing to allow lambs to more easily find the ewe's teats. Lambing is usually in late winter or early spring to take advantage of spring pastures. If ewes have been shorn in winter, they are less likely to lamb out in the cold pasture and will seek shelter inside which will also give shelter to the newborn lambs. When lambs begin to need more nourishment than milk the pastures should be green. Also wool is heavy and insulates well so is not needed to keep sheep warm in summer. I know I wouldn't want to wear a wool coat in the summer.

Answer 3

The sheep are sheared after winter, as this produces a thicker fleece. The fleece is there to keep the sheep warm. Post winter the fleece is removed for sale and to maintain the animals temperature and reduce over heating.

Answer 4

A sheep's fleece protects the sheep from the cold. Sheep naturally shed their fleeces when the weather is warm, as during summer. If sheep were sheared in winter, they could perish in the cold.

Answer 5

Sheep don't shave their wool; the sheep herder does. Sheep are shaved (shorn)

to harvest their wool for sale and use in producing clothing and blankets,

Answer 6

Shearing is done in the spring because the weather will get warmer. The sheep herders want money for the wool but they want the sheep not to freeze.

Answer 7

to keep them cool

Answer 8

They have to shave the wool of the sheep every spring time to sell this wool to factories of woolen products as sweaters,mattresses and so.