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| Big Ben chimes in on Shrek's crown | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 27 2014, 10:53 AM (334 Views) | |
| Kahu | Jan 27 2014, 10:53 AM Post #1 |
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Big Ben chimes in on Shrek's crown Posted Image HEAVY DUTY: Big Ben’s fleece is heavier than that of previous world champion Shrek. Big Ben is bigger than Shrek - unofficially. When Mike Lindsay first saw four merino sheep nestled in a corner of his 2500-hectare Twizel station he thought they looked like giant mushrooms. "Because they carried so much weight, when they moved they almost seemed like ships bobbing in the ocean because you couldn't see their legs," he said. They were recaptured on the slopes of Mt Ben at Omahau Hill Station after about six years of being separated from their flock. The most impressive of the bunch was dubbed "Big Ben". Source Link Shrek, the famous New Zealand hermit sheep, features in children's book Dorothy - 03/12/04 The thirteen children of Tarras School wrote his story to raise funds for their school Source Link Taras School Shrek the Merino Video |
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| Darcie | Jan 27 2014, 10:59 AM Post #2 |
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Being a knitter, and having used merino wool, I would love to see a picture of the shawl, how does one go about finding it when it is done? I am amazed that that much wool grew in 6 years. If a sheep was left and never sheared what would happen, wondered because they talked about the wool being so heavy they had to hold it so it did not tear the skin. |
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| FuzzyO | Jan 27 2014, 11:14 AM Post #3 |
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That's a huge amount of wool! I wonder how the poor critter felt when he was shorn of it. |
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| Kahu | Jan 27 2014, 11:39 AM Post #4 |
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Posted Image Shrek's knitted shawl after he was shorn. More than likely what would happen is that the wool may simply get too heavy and the sheep be cast, unable to get up, and dies. Similar things happen to your skin as you age, but a sheep's life span simply whizzes past. When the fleece gets too heavy the skin may split ... great care had to be taken when shearing after a 7 yr growth. |
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