Black Mutton can now also I tell about my absolutely super-fantastic, fantastic day yesterday, when I had the opportunity to contact me directly my raw wool from "my" black headed meat sheep the shepherd to pick. I'm still so excited about the impressions and I am like a child! But now times from the beginning: After I got the confirmation from Steph to be able to occupy myself with this breed of sheep, I started only at once to search the Internet and came to investigate, but quickly reached. And I also noticed that I order anything, but wanted to pick up the wool itself. Then I turned to the Sheep Breeders' Association Berlin-Brandenburg
, where I received some addresses from shepherds around here who breed these sheep breed. I called the teacher of sheep Jens Kath Angermünde, which is only about an hour's drive away. Here are kept and bred sheep since 1725. I told the exchange fiber, the related tasks and the desire for raw wool. "No problem", they told me if it should be because the wool from the last year or fresh wool, "for February is again clipped. Well, what a question, then, of course, fresh, and yes, I could come and sit and watch and then take the wool of the same! My heart leaped for joy.
Yesterday was then the great day, my son (now 6) was of course. We have been very friendly in the men's round, it was explained to us all and shown, and then off we went. The sheep were set "portions" separated, then one at the bank and shorn of two sheep shearers. The whole indeed happened at an incredible pace, in about 3-5 minutes is about 4 kg of wool down! And in such a sheep weighs about 70 kg.
you are the same turn! The red dots mean that the ewe is pregnant. In the next few days so will a lot of little lambs to the world to come. For me as a mother of two children somehow incomprehensible, so shortly before the birth of the animals to suspend this stress. But I was told that the excitement is kept within limits, is important, as they carefully put under the scissors back on its feet.
And then came the best thing for us: We could help to fill the wool in the prepared bags! And I've set the same course a couple of very nice pieces aside.
Ultimately, we are then very happy, with lots of good impressions and 5 kg of raw wool drove home. A little shocked I was when we all wool for only 5, - € should pay. The wool price was well over the last year only 70 cents! If you take a thought about ... Oh well.
If the weather is nicer and warmer then, I will get down to washing. I also thought that it is certainly better out than in the bathtub. For this purpose, a question: How can I do this best, and cold or warm water or rain water? With or without soap?
will be exciting for me then the carding.
So, in conclusion here are again the object of my desire before and after:
I wish you as much joy and happiness in the procurement and processing of your raw wool. Be warmly greeted, Tina
... which, despite continuing freezing temperatures so everything develops light ....... the crocuses in the midday sun ...... 
.... and these plants seem a few hours of sun a day to be sufficient to drive out strong ...... 
.... and then I could simply not be finally a little digging in the ground ..... and to have these tubs of old leaves, free and fresh earth again .... filled in the beds but I dare because of the continuing freezing temperatures at night not get started .... 
... after it occasionally too light "spring fever" came to us by the cold again under control .... 
... this little boxwood collection I was at my parents "dust" because they had to give way to a transformation ..... will surely find a place .... 
turn .... the cattails in "Wattepuschel" ... 
..... hardly believe that here is lush green in a few weeks ...... is 
.... the ice again so thick that you can walk on it .... 
... the Norway maple, we have cut back .... 
