The sheering season is under way throughout farms in Washington County. On my way to work I have seen animals that have been recently shorn. I will be helping NWA with their sheering June 16-18. I have also been asked to help Alpacas at Marquam Hill Ranch (June 5) and finally Alpacas at Tucker Creek June 28,29. This year my fiber will be sorted and sent out to get processed.
I went to the CABA fleece and halter show and spoke with a few different breeders about how they processed their fiber. To do it privately vs. a co-op there are many factors to consider. Here are a few:
1. Price
2. Individual animals vs. many animals
3. turn around time
4. quality of fiber processed
The year is moving by and June will be here shortly. Then one baby in July: Brandy Storm/Sun Tzu. The rest in September. Shayda/K2 cria April 2010 if the breeding was successful from last week.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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