RE: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Blowing Fleece

 

            I would avoid it with fleece you plan to show, but otherwise, think it would be ok.  I won’t blow out our Suris, they get too tangled without the blower! 

Laura

 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

 

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From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dee Dee Greer
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 12:30 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Blowing Fleece

 

 

I am interested in how the blowing affects the fleece. I show many of my fleeces and I have not done this because I am afraid it would disturb the fleece too much.
Dee Dee Greer
Rivanna River Farm, LLC
Ruckersville, VA

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "danimac2711" <edana_mckenzie@...> wrote:
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> 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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