Saturday, January 21, 2023 A public service announcement to all my alpaca friends, especially those newer to the game. Get your shearer booked now! Most shearers will be finalizing their schedules this month and the longer you wait the harder … Continued
Sunday, June 20, 2020 The best feeling ever is when shearing day is over! The day went off without a hitch, weather was cloudy and cool enough that everyone was comfortable. We finished 44 alpacas at 12:08 thanks to an … Continued
Sunday, June 6, 2021 The barn is slowly starting to look like shearing day is right around the corner. All bits of leftover hay have been removed, floor has been swept and next I’ll assemble the fencing. I need to … Continued
Friday, June 10, 2016 The shearers will arrive tonight and we’ll make sure they get a good nights sleep before our busy day tomorrow. If you’ve not hosted a shearing event with four shearers as over night guests and 65 alpacas … Continued
Sunday, June 7, 2015 A dear friend told me many years ago,”The best day in the life of an alpaca owner is the day AFTER shearing day” The preparations, planning, and then the physical exhaustion of the actual day make … Continued
Sunday, June 8, 2014 We’re done!! All alpaca are “nekked”, fleeces all bagged and I’ll start sorting through fleeces next week. Today we rest! 🙂 Thank you to an excellent shearing crew and fabulous helpers! No babies arrived during shearing, … Continued
Thursday, June 5, 2014 Two more days til shearing! The 3 x 5 cards are all labeled and alphabetized, fencing is all rearranged, fleece bags are ready, and the rest is more last minute kind of stuff. ( I’m best … Continued