Shearing at Sahalie

So yesterday was the big day to get Buccaneer, Haze and Midnight Aire sheared. I got the boys loaded up all on my own, no thanks to Hubby, and was off to Sahalie at Higher Ground located in Olivet. Of course, I got all the way to M66/Beckley and realized that I left the two dozen eggs promised to Denise sitting at home. Obviously I care more about my alpacas than I do Hubby's chicken egg business.....anyhoo, we got there without it raining on us early enough so we could visit with the Sowles before shearing only to find out at 3:30pm that the shearing team was a whopping 130 miles away. Ok, you obviously have guessed that these men don't drive like me so they weren't going to get there anytime soon....so we got to visit a wee bit more!


When the team finally got there we sheared the two farms visiting from Coldwater then my three finally got sheared. Oh, I just wanted to cry watching that fine cria fleece being taken off Buccaneeer. He is still beautiful but where are all those locks I love? Oh, in a garbage bagged labelled Bucky in my bathtub waiting to be skirted. Haze, well, he is so darn handsome and his second growth was phenominal so I wasn't too upset until he stood up and ...didn't look like my beautiful boy.

Then there was Midnight Aire....whew, now I was ready for her to be sheared. Can any alpaca have more VM (veggie matter) in the fleece than this chick? I have no clue how I am going to skirt her fiber to prepare it for processing....little stinker. I sure hope her regrowth comes in better but she is so fine for a huacaya that I have no clue. Maybe I could create an alpaca bubble and we could call her bubble girl and she will be forever clean? Maybe? In a world that only exists in my warped mind? Most definately.

So, today's pics are only of Midnight Aire because the little stinker has been at Sahalie this whole time and I have so few pics of her. I was going to bring her home but she is being treated for some parasites so she won't come home until they are cleared up. Like I said, little stinker. I have been waiting since January, when I bought her, to bring her home then she has to go do this to me! YIKES!

Ok.....off to get the kids from school then I have some major paca poo piles calling my name. YIPPEE! WOO HOO! If you are ever bored, I am always looking for a Wonder Pooper Scooper. I might even give you an official t-shirt for the work!