Finally getting around to posting about our shearing that took place this spring. This was our first year shearing our alpacas. Last year we only had 5 alpacas and the people we had bought them from came over and sheared for us.
Our shearing did not go as smoothly as we had hoped. After working out some kinks we had with our shearers we were able to get all our alpacas sheered. We ended up going through 2 fiber gears and had to send the shearers back to the company to get them fixed which put everything on hold. The weather didn't help either, there was a lot of rain this spring! We ended up spreading our shearing out over a month.
Our shearing did not go as smoothly as we had hoped. After working out some kinks we had with our shearers we were able to get all our alpacas sheered. We ended up going through 2 fiber gears and had to send the shearers back to the company to get them fixed which put everything on hold. The weather didn't help either, there was a lot of rain this spring! We ended up spreading our shearing out over a month.
Issac getting sheared. We use the lay down method and restrain them to keep them safe, it does not hurt them. During shearing we also trim toe nails.
Humphery
Zander
Cooper, Reynolds & Marcel waiting for shearing with their pillowcases lined up ready to fill.
Our helpers taking the alpacas back to their pastures after shearing.
Our kids with some of the pillowcases full of fiber :)
Next step is Skirting each fleece. Interested in learning how to hand process Alpaca Fiber? Check out our Hand Processing post.
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