Big Rock Alpaca Farm Shearing Day
Did I mention in my previous post that May 30th was a big day for us! Along with getting our hay made we also were taking three alpacas (Frankie, Thomas, and Integrator) over to Paso Ligero Alpacas to get shorn. It was a big day. The shearers arrived and started work around 3:00 in the afternoon. They had already sheared 13 alpacas at a farm in New Jersey before driving the several hours to central PA.
Kim from Paso Ligero Alpacas had graciously opened her farm for several other local farms to bring animals to get shorn. There were a total of about 30 alpacas from at least six different farms. Below is a picture of Kim collecting a blanket for showing.
The shearing finished up around 8:00 PM and we all gathered for a pot luck dinner we had brought. Kim supplied the hot dogs and burgers. The shearers grabbed a couple minutes of well deserved rest and some food before they were off to a shearing somewhere in New York state.
It was a very exhausting day for everyone and several passengers fell asleep on the short ride home.
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