2025 Virginia Sheep Shearing School​

Pulaski Livestock Market 5509 Banks Avenue Dublin, VA 24084


 Friday, 14 March 9:30 am to 5pm: machine set-up, blade selection, shearing belly and breech (back of hind legs and under the tail) Saturday, 15 March 9:30am to 5pm: opportunity to practice full-pattern shearing with experienced shearers present to assist. First day’s instruction should conclude around 2pm. For those who attend the first day and wish to try full pattern shearing, they are welcome to continue shearing from 2pm to 5pm. If you have attended a shearing school in the past and are already familiar with machine set-up and blade selection, you are welcome to attend the second day only. Class size is limited so participants must pre-register.
A $25 non-refundable deposit is required to register.
Register and pay deposit by March 7
(payments will be returned if class is cancelled for some reason)
 
Participants are encouraged to bring their own machines and blades but there will be machines and blades for people to use.
 
Cost to attend: $50 per person each day in addition to the deposit, includes lunch. Payable the day you attend. Make Checks payable to Virginia Sheep Producers Association. Participants 15-years old or younger must be accompanied by parent or guardian. High quality shearing poster available for participants to purchase for additional $20.

Notice to Participants:  Sheep shearing is physically demanding and requires bending and lifting the equivalent of 50 lbs. or more. Participants take part in this training at their own risk. It is recommended participants regularly engage in, at a minimum, gentle stretching and light to moderate exercise in the weeks before the shearing school. People with chronic spinal pain or injury are discouraged from participating in this school. That stated – Virginia Cooperative Extension Programs are open to all. If you have a disability or circumstance that requires special accommodations in order to participate in this program, contact Tom Stanley by February 26, 2024. Questions? contact Tom Stanley at 540-463-4734 voice/text or e-mail stanleyt@vt.edu

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Virginia Sheep Producers Association – 366 Litton Reaves Hall – Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA 24061
virginiasheepproducers@gmail.com
Phone: 540.231.9159
Fax: 540.231.3713

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Gestation in sheep varies from 142 to 152 days with the average being 147 days. Just like people, individual pregnancies can vary,  gestation periods of 138 to 159 days are not unheard of. Ewes carrying multiple lambs tend to have shorter gestations while male lambs (and heavy birth weight lambs) are usually carried for longer than female lambs. The form above calculates the lambing date based on a 147 day gestation period.

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