alpacas: RE: [AlpacaTalk] Shearing Cria

Hi Robin, I have never sheared a cria but I found out yesterday when all my alpacas were sheared that my Andis dog clippers with a number 10 blade worked well on those felted necks that the shearers could not go through and left just enough fiber to cover their skin. I imagine they would work well on crias.
Flossie

Flossie and Joe Carmichael
GentleGrangeAlpacas
Jamison,Pa.
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Cell-267-614-9620
http://www.alpacanation.com/gentlegrange.asp

To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
From: rv@lovethemalpacas.com
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:26:18 +0000
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Shearing Cria

We are trying to develop a plan of action in shearing cria. We have tipped a few with some result but this year we would like to completely shear their bodies. We had a cria that broke her leg last year. They shaved her hip for surgery. Her fiber on that hip area is awesome. I wish we would have sheared her all over! This year the cria will be sheared.
What do you do at your ranches?
What age do you shear the cria.
What equipment do you use? Oster? Andis? Other
What blades do you use?
Do you just shear their bodies or necks too?
Thanks in advance
Robin Vasquez
R & R Ranch
Gilroy, CA

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