Flock Hill Station

On our way from Greymouth to Christchurch we went over Arthur Pass. We stopped at Flock Hill Station to visit a large sheep station.


This is the shearing shed.


Most of the wool from this place is sold to Smart Wool in the US. First we saw the 3 types of wool grown on these sheep...merino, hybrid and rommney.



Merino is both fine and strong.


Next we watched a sheep be shorn.





















After that we watched a shepherd muster the sheep using his dogs. He is 17 yrs old and very accomplished as a musterer. The dogs belong to him.








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