Shearing An Alpaca From Start To Finish

Please like and subscribe to my channel for other shearing related content! Follow on my other social platforms to follow my shearing season in real time. 0:00 Shearing The Blanket 1:18 Shearing The Back Legs and Tail 2:40 Shearing The Neck and Face 5:13 Shearing The Last Leg And Cleaning Up TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@appalachianshearing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/appalachianshearing/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AppalachianCustomShearing Website: https://www.appalachianshearing.com This video shows how to shear an alpaca from start to finish! This is my method for shearing alpacas, and what I find to be the safest and most efficient pattern for a two person crew. We shear from Florida to Maine every spring, and shear thousands of animals: alpacas, llamas, sheep, and goats. This method of alpaca shearing uses restraints on the animals legs to keep them from kicking and moving which can be dangerous for the animal and the shearers. I use the MINIMUM amount of force required to get the job done safely and efficiently. Each animal is on the mat for around 6 minutes once a year for shearing, which harvests their beautiful fiber and keeps them cool for the summer heat. The blanket is the best fiber that the animal produces, and what is used to be spun into alpaca yarn. It is the longest and softest fiber and is the first fiber to come off each animal to avoid contamination of second cuts (small bits of fiber). The neck is usually considered "seconds" which is too short to be spun into standard yarn but can be used for rug yarn or felting projects. The thirds are any fiber that touches the ground or gets cut in half (legs, belly, head and face) - some people will just toss this fiber out, or use it for felting projects. Please like and subscribe to follow along with my shearing adventures! www.appalachianshearing.com Thank you @TyGouldJacinto for letting me use the footage you captured of me! How To Shear An Alpaca Shearing An Alpaca How To Shear Alpacas Shearing Alpacas #shearing #alpaca #llama #sheep #subscribe #like #satisfying #farming #farm #farmer #fiber #satisfyingvideo #satisfyingvideos