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What we need from you to insure a smooth, stress free experience.<\/span><\/h3>\n
1.\u00a0 It is crucial that the animals be DRY on shearing day, so please take any precautions necessary to keep them covered in the event of rain prior to or on your shearing day.<\/pre>\n
2.\u00a0 It is also VERY important that the animals be penned and preferably haltered near the shearing area. It is much easier for you, as well as less stressful on the animals to simply lure them into a pen using grain or other treats prior to our arrival. That way, we can make the experience as smooth and stress-free as possible.<\/pre>\n
3.\u00a0 There should be a couple of able-bodied helpers to assist with collecting fiber, bringing animals in and away from the shearing area and cleaning off the mats in between animals.\u00a0\n\n<\/pre>\n
4.\u00a0 Breeders are responsible for providing bags to collect fiber.\u00a0 Depending on how you separate your fiber, you will need 2-3 bags per animal.<\/pre>\n
5.\u00a0 The shearing area needs to be, at least, a 12ft by 12ft area of solid flat ground.\u00a0 We will need two stable points from which to tie off. These can be a post, an eyelet screwed into the wall, or even the wheel of a tractor or car. We will also need a power source near by.<\/pre>\n
6.\u00a0 If there are any shots or immunizations to be performed, those should be ready to administer and near the shearing area.<\/pre>\n
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If these few things are done on the breeders’ part, we are sure to have a pleasant shearing day. \u00a0Please call if you have any questions. \u00a0Call or TXT (505) 435-8367<\/p>\n
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What we need from you to insure a smooth, stress free experience. 1.\u00a0 It is crucial that the animals be DRY on shearing day, so please take any precautions necessary to keep them covered in the event of rain prior to or on your shearing day. 2.\u00a0 It is also VERY important that the animals … Continue reading Preparation<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-45","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpacatom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}