Relatively easy to lift up, Digby was first in the queue for dagging, having the soiled wool and dry poo cut from around his back end. All the sheep’s fleeces are four or five inches long now and as the wool grows it becomes dirtier in places so is best removed and used as a fertiliser in the garden Although they’re not keen on being upended the process doesn’t take long and once on their feet they like to come and watch the next in line and are then happy to eat hay from your hand – sheep don’t bear a grudge. A cloudy cold day with a brisk wind and some sunshine.
