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Saturday, February 05, 2011

Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Blowing Fleece

 

I use a gas powered leaf blower and it works great.   They all seem to like it.  I had absolutely no problems.  I used it before the got to the shearer.  FYI the shearer said it really saved on his blades.
 
Jim

--- On Sat, 2/5/11, danimac2711 <edana_mckenzie@earthlink.net> wrote:

From: danimac2711 <edana_mckenzie@earthlink.net>
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Blowing Fleece
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, February 5, 2011, 12:43 PM

 
Susan, we do it while they're standing. I would get a shop vac with a long hose, so you can keep the noisy vac a bit away from them.

It helps to start before the shearer is ready, so that you can give everyone a chance to get used to the noise and movement.

Even our spitty girl tolerated it last year.

Cheers,
Dani

Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA
360-400-0348
http://www.longbottommeadows.com/
http://www.alpacathewayitshouldbe.us/index.html

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, barngirrl@... wrote:
>
> Do you blow them before shearing when they are already down or do you do it
> when they are standing up? Don't they freak out? I think I want to try
> that this year - the vacuuming worked halfway but not near well enough to
> risk ruining my brand-new vacuum!
>
> SUSAN OLSON
> Alpaca Loco
> Riverside, CA
>

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