▁w ool len ▁fle e ce ▁of ▁a ▁sheep ▁is ▁cut ▁off . ▁The ▁person ▁who ▁removes ▁the ▁sheep ' s ▁w ool ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁she ar er . ▁Typ ically ▁each ▁adult ▁sheep ▁is ▁sh orn ▁once ▁each ▁year ▁( a ▁sheep ▁may ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁" sh orn " ▁or ▁" she ared ", ▁depending ▁upon ▁dialect ). ▁The ▁annual ▁she aring ▁most ▁often ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁she aring ▁shed , ▁a ▁facility ▁especially ▁designed ▁to ▁process ▁often ▁hundreds ▁and ▁sometimes ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁sheep ▁per ▁day . ▁ ▁She ep ▁are ▁sh orn ▁in ▁all ▁seasons , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁climate , ▁management ▁requirements ▁and ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁a ▁w ool class er ▁and ▁she ar ers . ▁E w es ▁are ▁normally ▁sh orn ▁prior ▁to ▁l amb ing ▁in ▁the ▁war mer ▁months , ▁but ▁consideration ▁is ▁typically ▁made ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁l amb s ▁by ▁not ▁she aring ▁during ▁cold ▁climate ▁winter s . ▁However , ▁in ▁high ▁country ▁regions , ▁pre ▁l amb ▁she aring ▁encourag es ▁e w es ▁to ▁seek ▁shelter ▁among ▁the ▁hills ides ▁so ▁that ▁new born ▁l amb s ▁aren ' t ▁completely ▁exposed ▁to ▁the ▁elements . ▁Sh orn ▁sheep ▁toler ate ▁fro st s ▁well , ▁but ▁young ▁sheep ▁especially ▁will ▁suffer ▁in ▁cold , ▁wet ▁wind y ▁weather ▁( even ▁in ▁cold ▁climate ▁sum mers ). ▁In ▁this ▁event ▁they ▁are ▁shed ded ▁for