How often is the wool sheared?

Wool is mainly composed of protein. The use of wool can be traced back to the Neolithic Age and spread from Central Asia to the Mediterranean and other parts of the world. It has become the main textile material in Asia and Europe. The fiber is soft and elastic. It can be used to make wool, wool, blankets, felt and other textiles. Let's take a look at how often the wool is cut.

How often is the wool sheared?

1. The time and frequency of sheep shearing should be determined according to climate, breed, physiological characteristics and the quality of feeding and management. Generally, the hair is cut twice a year, the first from April to May and the second from September to October. Spring shearing should be paid special attention to, early shearing of wool is easy to make sheep catch cold and get sick, do not cut wool in rainy days, it is not good to cut too late, short wool can not protect the body from mosquito and fly bites, make sheep uneasy, affect eating grass and rest, and so on. You can't cut hair when the length of the hair is less than 6 centimeters. Shearing of pregnant sheep is best carried out after delivery, so as not to cause premature delivery.

How would you like to cut the wool?

When shearing sheep, you can trim the wool with the help of wool shearing. Lie down and keep the sheep down before shearing. The head is a little higher, never be low in front and high in back. First cut forward in a straight line from the thigh, then cut along this line in parallel, and cut off all the hair on the head, then cut the hair on the back, and then cut the hair on the opposite side. The cut hair, pointed inward, hair root facing outward, the back of the mountain rolled into a bundle, and stored in a human bag.

How to grab fluff?

The cashmere of goats should be grasped when changing their hair. Spring is the season for changing the hair of all kinds of livestock, and this is the right time to catch cashmere. The tool is very simple, only wood or metal drifters will be fine. The tooth spacing of the comb should be appropriate, and the tooth tip of the comb should not be too sharp. Generally start from the left, from the front of the mountain to the back, from top to bottom, repeatedly cross to grab. The cashmere caught should not be damp, polluted or mixed with other impurities. It should be classified and packed and kept properly.