Why don't sheep

[McMouse]

shrink when it rains?

[Traci66]

Because the rain water isn't hot.

[excelsior-1]

that is a very good question

[sandyRoe]

And Traci66 has given a very good answer. Wool doesn't shrink in a cool wash.

[baza]

they never use a tumble dryer.

[craft1948]

They do if you tumble dry them.................

[Frank97]

Grease in the fleece I'd have thought, that's where lanolin comes from!

[baza]

grease is the word ...sorry wrong thread.

[moonraker558]

Because their helmets would fall off, I thought that everyone would know that.

[Mosaic]

Stroke a sheep, then look at your hand.

That is why water rolls off them. They are not fluffy like cotton wool. They are like a hundred years of unwashed hair, but the hair of someone who rolled in chip-fat instead of bathing.

[parkie]

Can't say I've ever had reason to stroke a sheep mosaic but I'll bear it in mind if I get a chance to do so.

[Georgiesmum]

Because their fleece has natural grease to protect them from the elements.

[Mosaic]

Parkdale - live a little......

[Tilly2]

I would never stroke a sheep. Too many ticks. Urgh!

[RATTER15]

Wool shrinks, sheep don't.

[parkie]

Except when cooked.

[mrs_overall]

I thought DT would have a comment to make on this post.
Sheep are his specialist subject

[Tilly2]

Is he a sheep sheik?

[askyourgran]

Something like that Tilly.

[Tilly2]

Whose sheep's sick?