ASK & DISCUSS INDEX

12 years, 9 months ago - Susan Everett

I have no answer to the ginger sheep question (though did think of henna, sheep dip or fix it in post) - but after I read it the other day I couldn't stop smiling for AGES. Thank you, crazy ginger sheep weirdness... Any why is it that dying a sheep ginger is funnier than dying one pink? Rock on, gingers.

12 years, 9 months ago - Susan Everett

I have no answer to the ginger sheep question (though did think of henna, sheep dip or fix it in post) - but after I read it the other day I couldn't stop smiling for AGES. Thank you, crazy ginger sheep weirdness... Any why is it that dyeing a sheep ginger is funnier than dyeing one pink? Rock on, gingers.

12 years, 9 months ago - lee archer

I would just use orange dye.
found this article- might be worth phoning the farmer.

hope it helps.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8446982/Farmer-paints-sheep-orange-to-prevent-rustling.html

12 years, 9 months ago - lee archer

ask the farmer (who owns the sheep that you are using) where to buy sheep dip (dye)
if they dont stock orange then follow the link below, seems like a lot of work- but thats why you have an art director :)

http://reviews.ebay.com/How-to-dye-a-sheep-for-a-sheep-to-shawl-contest?ugid=10000000002240583

12 years, 9 months ago - Bill Hayes

You can get Orange sheep dye as far as I know. It's going to be a case of holding the still and pouring the stfuff over the animals unless the farmer has a sheep dipping tank.

Just for fun - this is what I organised with sheep. A Viral for Samsung. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

Good luck, and remember the only thing more stupid than a sheep, is another sheep.

12 years, 9 months ago - Ryan Hooper

I have no real insight into this, it's just that this may be my favourite SP question ever. And that's not just because I'm Welsh

The dreaded alternative to dyeing could be fixing it in post, it would be relatively simple to alter their wool colour to orange, just very time consuming. Or the coloured dyes they use for Holi in India, as long as they are natural

Good luck, sheep dye seems the best way to go

12 years, 9 months ago - Nat Nollid

Hydrogen peroxide turns hair ginger-factory where I work they use it as a cleaning agent for food tubs but it has turned everyone working their ginger-yes you really could not make it up

12 years, 9 months ago - Franz von Habsburg FBKS MSc

Feed them on ginger snaps. One after meals and another before bedtime...

12 years, 9 months ago - Ioana Constantinescu

Surely you've heard of sheep dips. You can dip them in orange dye, but make sure it's vegetable dye and not some noxious chemical!

12 years, 9 months ago - SP User

Henna from your local Indian shop....This a non chemical way..You'll find you can wash it in and wash it out immediately to be effective.

12 years, 9 months ago - Donna Lipowitz

I'm fascinated and intrigued both by your question and answers, what are you making? I'd love to film you 'behind the scenes' doing this.
I think vegetable dye or henna would be your best option, there are also surely coloured hairsprays available, but might be a bit toxic for the sheep? Here one example I found.
http://www.justbeautifully.co.uk/colour-fx-outrage-orange-intense-colour-hair-spray.php
Good luck!

12 years, 9 months ago - Peter Butler

If there aren't too many shots involving the sheep it would be easier to fix it in post. Just track the sheep using some software, for example Mocha. Then just apply an orange tinge. They're easy to tint because the base colour is predominantly white and shades of grey.

12 years, 9 months ago - Melissa Spratt

I would also suggest henna as it is natural and comes in bright ginger you can buy it at most health shops. Definitely do not use peroxide, it is far to chemical and would probably breech animal rights. In human hair henna lasts up to 4 weeks but on a sheep it may stay more permanently as sheep do not wash their hair with shampoo on a regular basis like humans. Hah great subject by the way would love to hear what you end up going with, photos would also be appreciated.

12 years, 9 months ago - Alexis Jayne Defoe

Personally I would rather you didn't use animals in your music video, let alone dye them, but as you seem to be set on doing so can I please ask that you do some thorough research? Maybe consulting a vet and not a bunch of filmmakers? Natural products such as vegetable dyes and henna may seem like the safest option but animals can have strange and sometimes lethal reactions to things that are safe for humans- cats, for example, find many essential oils toxic, and ingestion can lead to death. So, please make sure what you are using is definitely safe for sheep and that you apply in such a way that does not cause unnecessary stress for the animal.

12 years, 9 months ago - SP User

My Mum reckons if you pour cold tea on them they'll go ginger(ish). She knows this because she once poured tea on her best jumper and we never heard the end of it. :D

12 years, 9 months ago - emily barr

Food dye and henna to make sure it doesn't run in case it rains during the shoot. That would disastrous!

12 years, 9 months ago - Peter Bond

I am a farmer and have a flock of sheep. You can dye yours safely by dipping them in or spraying them with a "Bloom Dip. This is a traditional colouring that is used by northern farmers before selling them or taking them to agricultural show. It turns the sheep a light ginger colour, replicating the natural 'bloom' that a sheep will have when it is in top condition and the lanolin in the wool rises to the surface.. A farm supplies outlet such as SCATS would probably have it - or alternatively try online.

I certainly wouldn't recommend using any chemical wool dye.