Wet & Wild Life of an Island Shearer

Ally Williamson explains what Shearing is like on a Scottish Island.

Check out this video about Ally & Crofting in general:    • How Does Scottish CROFTING Work?  

This week we find out what Shearing Season is like on the Western Isles of Scotland. Ally Williamson gives us a little insight to how they gather all the sheep from around the island and get them all shorn, a mamoth task even if the weather was perfect!

Filmed and Edited by Als Couzens

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:39 - The Gather
01:54 - Working as a Team
03:30 - Self Taught Shearer
04:46 - Island Logisitics
05:54 - The Weather
06:47 - The Wool Problem
07:48 - She's Some Life!

Sheep picture within the Thumbnail from Freepik - www.freepik.com. All other content from Als Couzens.