Sheep shearing at Greenbank Mills
A sheep gets a manicure before haircut.
Haircuts and manicures are common experiences for most, but not so much for sheep. But once a year they get shorn and get their hooves trimmed quarterly. Saturday was a shearing day at Greenbank Mills and Philips Farm in Wilmington. There were shearing demonstrations and visitors had the opportunity to tour the farm and even make their own woolen rope. According to Stacie Maheuren, director,…