Why Are Sheep Shorn in Frosty Weather?

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Why Are Sheep Shorn in Frosty Weather?

Why are sheep shorn in the late fall, as the weather is getting frosty? Don't they need their warm coats?


(Link to YouTube) The farm manager explained that the fleece grows back in time for them to deal with the really cold winter weather, and lambs of shorn ewes actually survive at higher rates compared with unshorn ewes. The fall fleeces are the best quality, better than the spring fleeces, which mainly get used for felt.

The Icelandic sheep are super hardy anyway, and they love the cold weather. 

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