Monday, 24 June 2013

Shear delight

The alpacas were shorn at the weekend.  It is always a great relief to have that task done.  As usual there were a few surprises.  Our Qjori cria are now easier to distinguish... well at least one was who now looks very dark brown/black, the other two are still two peas in a pod.  Our big dark brown girl (sired by Jack) at the back also cut over 5kg of fleece (3.2kg of saddle).


Ginger was not so much of a surprise since we already knew he was gorgeous but an even better colour than I expected and just as handsome without his fleece.  Golden Garland also looks considerably darker without her fleece, she was a very pleasant surprise.


Now we just need the warmer weather so they can make the most of their new haircuts!

1 comment:

Frances said...

The alpacas look very smart with their new hair cuts. Let's hope the weather forecasters are correct - predicting little or no rain.