BUFFALO RIVER ALPACAS

Shearing Day 2005

Alpacas are sheared once a year, usually in spring so they will be cooler during the summer.  Here are a few pictures from our shearing day on April 16, 2005. With 6 of us working at duties such as alpaca holding, fiber gathering, bagging & labeling, sweeping & cleaning the area, and, of course, shearing, it took about 7 hours to shear 14 alpacas.  The fiber has already been sent to a mill where it will be processed into yarn.
   

Luc's Skywalker Beforer Shearing

 Shearing Luc's Skywalker
Luc's Skywalker just before shearing Skywalker isn't too sure he wants a haircut
Shearing Luc's Skywalker Luc's Skywalker After Shearing
From the back:  the "blanket" fiber is almost off A much cooler Luc's Skywalker just after shearing
Luc's Skywalker Fiber Shearing Grayson
Fiber from Luc's Skywalker - click picture to enlarge Lucilio's Grayson has his turn
Shearing Grayson Shearing Grayson
Skywalker looks on Finishing up the legs
Skyguy and Grayson Shearing Sugar 'N Spice
Skywalker and Grayson enjoy their new haircuts Sugar preferred to lie down for her shearing -- this is the more common technique.

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