Why don't sheep shrink in the rain???

Question

Essentially they are sweaters with feet! ;)

Answer 1

their wool is water repellent because of the oil in their skin
Lanolin, also called, Adeps Lanae, wool wax, wool fat, or wool grease, a greasy yellow substance from wool-bearing animals, acts as a skin ointment, water-proofing wax, and raw material (such as in shoe polish).

Answer 2

They actually do shrink after every rain.....unbeknown to most people sheep when they are born are actually 7 ft tall and 9 feet long.and gradually incur the shrinking rains until they are reduced to a tasty size that we buy in the store.

Huge lamb chops are taste-less.....I think the flavor gets concentrated when they get small.

Answer 3

Cute question. The real answer is, while wool is on sheep, it has a special greasy coating secreted from the sheep's skin called lanolin on it, which keeps the water from getting absorbed into the wool if the sheep get wet.

Answer 4

That is to cute! Well hot water makes things shrink and rain it cold so they are not going to shrink! LOL!

Answer 5

They do. Haven't you seen how they get a lil smaller in the rain, especially if they are running around?

Answer 6

They secretly, at night when no ones looking, have hairdresser appointments where they have deep conditioning treatment with lanolin so they look like prima divas all the time even in the rain. lol

Answer 7

Their wool is covered with grease:water runs of them.
And rain is cold anyway,
Sky

Answer 8

Because God doesn't put them in a dryer...he lets the sun dry them out like they were hanging on a clothes line.

Answer 9

Sheep are GREASY! They're coated in lanolin.

Answer 10

you've got a point but if its windy after it rains they do shrink