I thought we would hit 100, but it was only 97. (I can just hear Mac in the background now saying, “Only 97?!!” incredulously.)
That’s Mac above with the hat and the gloves. He and his wife, Mary, have helped us for the past three years on shearing day. They are spinners. Mac works the ropes [...]

March 24th, 2010 | Tags: alpaca, alpaca shearing, alpaca shearing day 2010, Alpacas, Shearing Day | Category: Alpacas, Husbandry, Lifestyle, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (9)

I admit I’m nervous and I’m rambling… We are shearing the alpacas tomorrow. The head count is hovering near 100. We have never sheared 100 alpacas. In 2009 we sheared 77. Every year I get nervous, and every year it goes off without a hitch. Maybe it’s like putting on a big Broadway production. Whatever [...]

March 19th, 2010 | Tags: alpaca, Alpaca Farmgirl Etsy, Alpaca Farmgirl Shop, alpaca fiber, alpaca shearing, alpaca teddy bears, alpaca yarn, AlpacasLive, Bulk pricing alpaca fiber, fiber, Individual alpaca fleeces, Marc Loffhagen, Shearing Alpacas, Shearing Day, Twitter | Category: Alpacas, Husbandry | Comments (15)

Today we will be shearing from 8am-around 4pm! Enjoy this cute video while we harvest our fleece today. Pictures of shearing will be coming this week.

March 23rd, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, alpaca shearing, Alpacas, bounding, harvest fleece, shearing | Category: Alpacas, Husbandry | Comments (2)