Inca helps collect ewes in for dagging. I shear ewe’s shitty backsides
Channel: Zwartbles Ireland Suzanna Crampton
Date: 2020-05-05

With the present lockdown due to Covid19 I decided to dagg ewes because I don’t know when I will get sheep shorn. Dagging is shearing the fleece around a sheep’s back end. This helps prevent a nasty thing called fly strike. I don’t shear ewes in the traditional way as my old back would protest and would only manage a few sheep before my back would scream at me to stop. So I have adapted a way to dagg shear sheep that’s easier for me to do more than a few sheep.  I use the dagging as an excellent food and to suppress weeds around young sapling trees. Daggings also help keep ground moist around young trees during dry drought times. 


Zwartbles Ireland is a small company run from a farm in County Kilkenny in Ireland. We sell, Zwartbles sheep, Zwartbles blankets and yarn made from the sheep, and calendars featuring the Cats Shepherd Bodacious and Inca the World's Smallest Sheepdog.