On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod the animals to follow one another up a ramp ...
Jake, the sheep shearing crew boss, called me on Saturday evening, hoping to arrive at my barn on Monday morning. I already had a big day of commitments on Monday so we settled on Tuesday morning ...
It's shearing time at Montana State University's Red Bluff Research Ranch, headquartered east of Norris. It will take less than two days for four professional shearers to harvest this spring's wool ...
Certain four-legged balls of fluff at Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site need haircuts. Thirteen sheep will lose their winter locks during Saturday’s annual sheep shearing event at the 160-acre city park.
LOLO, Mont. — It's time for Montana sheep producers to have their animals sheared of their winter wool. Shearing keeps the sheep cool in hot weather, and allows new born lambs to nurse more easily.
FRENCHTOWN - As you would expect of any creature who is suddenly coatless on a frosty morning, the newly shorn sheep at Opportunity Ranch bounced around their pasture like wind-up toys early Sunday ...
WOOL? It is just about the snuggliest stuff on this planet, and maybe every other planet, too. It keeps us nicely toasty when we lounge on the couch, it offers us a warm sweater when the air is chill, ...
Every January, thousands of people flock to Downtown Denver to watch cowboys drive a herd of longhorn steers up 17th Street as the kickoff to the annual National Western Stock Show. The parade is led ...
Every January, thousands of people flock to Downtown Denver to watch cowboys drive a herd of longhorn steers up 17th Street as the kickoff to the annual National Western Stock Show. The parade is led ...