It’s over! And with the help of very good friends, shearing not only was not painful, it was actually fun! Many, many thanks to Larry from Twilight Ridge Farm, Jane from Berry Hill Alpacas and, last but not least, Kathy and Tracey from Foggy Bottom Ranch who went above and beyond to help us.
For the first time in a number of years, the weather also cooperated and gifted us with warm, dry days that were such a blessing. We did not have to close the alpacas in to keep them dry nor – like the last several years – have to shovel snow to get out of the barn at the end of the day.
We do have three alpacas left to shear: Snowshoe Cari, Snowshoe Ginger and Snowshoe Aristides, all of whom will be at the Northeast Alpaca Expo in Syracuse, NY this coming weekend. They will give up their fleeces next week.