10/25/2026
One of the less obvious things about sheep farming: before the first snow, you need to give your sheep a little face trim. 😂🐑
Sheep wool is a fantastic insulator, but it also collects snow. As the snow builds up, the wool gets heavy and starts hanging down over their eyes. Then they can’t see because there’s a physical barrier of wool in the way.
And a sheep that can’t see is going to have a hard time finding food and water, so we get out the hand shears and give everybody who needs it a little trim before winter arrives.
Just another thing on the never-ending list of farm chores before Maine decides we’re done with fall. 😂✂️🐑
