A Shear Thing

Shearing time has come and gone and I thought I'd post a couple of pictures.  We raise Angora goats, which produce mohair.  My youngest daughter is quite a help when it comes to shearing.  She did half the work this year.
We shear with scissors.  I have hand shears that I used to use on my sheep, but they don't work as well on the goats.  I also have electric shears, which I used on the sheep, also, but I don't have a mohair head for them so it's the scissors.  We've become much more proficient at it than when we first started.  We can finish a goat in about 30 minutes.

This is a picture of Sassafras.  Her fiber was awful this spring.  She had too much hayseed in it.  She also has the worst feet of the herd.

Here she is after her shave and her hoof trimming.  That's my daughter playing with her.

Her cut is a bit uneven-:) but it'll grow out quickly. 
After they get sheared, the goats run and jump like little kids again.  I think it feels pretty good to get all of that stuff off.
We ended up with only 4 lbs. of usable fiber from her.  Have to try harder to keep her out of the hayfeeder.