Grooming and Shearing

Grooming for comfort is a must in hot weather.

Grooming for show starts weeks before the show.

We have had help to shear our llamas so they would be comfortable in the 100 degree temperature that we sometimes have in Southern Oregon.

If you want to save the fiber for spinning it would be easier to brush and comb and use a blower to help remove the dust and debris before shearing.

A well groomed llama is a pleasure to see. A young girl that has time to work on our llamas has helped us get the job done. We use a battery operated shears with the battery strapped to your belt that works very well.

We also use Fiskars Softtouch *9911 which can be used with either hand.

I don’t shear to the skin for obvious reasons one being, I want the fiber to protect the skin from Sun Burn and from being scratched or cut while rolling in the dirt and little stones that may be there.

Shear a flat top the length of the llamas back. Then take the shears and follow in a downward position as if you were filleting a fish. Catch the fiber in a container or make sure where you are shearing, the ground or floor is clean of any debris so as not to get mixed up in the fiber for spinning later.