Fiber on the Hoof

Do you think we need to be shorn? I had the shearer booked, but cancelled when two days of icy freezing rain was forecast. Matt doesn't like to shear when it's cold, but I think cold and dry is okay with this big barn for them to stay in. Cold and wet is another story. The longer the fiber stays on the sheep, the more chance of the fleece degrading. I have to get them shorn before they go out on pasture. At least with the wool on I can't see how skinny they are. Funny, I used to be teased about feeding my sheep too much. One breeder gasped years ago when she saw my sheep. Fat sheep are really something to be ashamed of in the sheep world. It is wasteful and unhealthy. If she could see them now - they are super-model skinny.