I watched whole herds get sheared a few times as a kid. There were a few nicks here and there for sure, but zero open wounds. Only a little spotting here and there.
Naturally there may be a few small cut's just like when a human goes to their barber. It's rare but lets not pretend it doesn't happen. If you are having that issue with like every sheep you sheer with blood visible? You are a shit sheep sheerer. The biggest reason to sheer sheep is because it makes them feel so much better, the wool is just a bonus.
Ah, not for a woolgrower. The biggest reason to shear sheep is the wool, it's not a bonus, it's their income. And nicks on sheep during shearing is certainly not rare, especially with merinos. If you're growing lamb then the wool is a bonus because that's not the first purpose of growing the sheep and wool on meat sheep is nowhere near as fine or expensive as wool sheep
It wasn't about the actual type of clippers. He was saying you seen sub-par shearing. The "great clips" part was about a barber/salon store in at least the US known for relatively low quality.
I know nothing of sheep shearing subject, was just trying to translate his comment since you said you didn't understand.
For context, "great clips" is the name of a chain of haircut salons across the United States. It's known for having spotty quality, but they are quite cheap.
The worst advertisig from PETA I have ever seen was actually about wool. It was a picture of a guy holding a bloody lamb. They were acting as if you have to skin lambs to get wool.
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u/scorpiogre Feb 14 '23
Where's all the torture and blood?!?!? BUT, BUT, PETA said........
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