Video: Shave and a Haircut at Island Alpaca
Island Alpaca celebrated its fourth annual Shearing Day this weekend
On Saturday, April 23 Island Alpaca hosted its 4th annual Shearing Day festival. Alpacas are lain down to avoid stress and given a once-a-year haircut, the fleece from which is then made into hats, scarves and various products sold at the Island Alpaca farm store. Although the day was rainy, spirits were vivacious and bright in the lantern-lit barn. The sounds of clippers and happy alpacas filled the air.
Patch was there in the thick of it, meeting alpacas and new friends, too.
Were you at Island Alpaca's yearly festival? Add your own photos to the gallery!
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Maggie Dempsey
4:08 pm on Friday, April 29, 2011
Island Alpaca has announced the winners of their Shearing Day Raffle contest:
Blanket, Andrew Bolton
$50 Gift Certificate: Geri Cecilio
Socks or $20 GIft Certificate - Nina Davis
Alpaca toy or $15 Gift Certificate - Jack Lavin
Congratulations to all the winners!
Vanessa Czarnecki
4:45 pm on Friday, April 29, 2011
Very cool, thanks for the update!
Barbara Ronchetti
3:25 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Thank you to everyone for attending! Our next shearing day is scheduled for April 21, 2012, rain or shine! (For future years, Shearing Day is typically it is the third Saturday in April.) From 9 am until we are finished.. generally around 5 pm --
Visit our site for more information, or to view alpaca for sale or our farm store online!
www.islandalpaca.com