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Island Alpaca Farm 3rd Annual Shearing Day Event
Sat, Apr 24, 2010
9:00am to 5:00pm
Island Alpaca Farm
Oak Bluffs
 
Adult: $5.00
BUY AT DOOR
Bring the family for an hour of fun, & education. Meet the alpaca and enjoy a day with friends. For those interested in the alpaca lifestyle, this event will enable you to understand better the alpaca investment, about how to best get started, setting up farm facilities, alpaca nutrition and herd management, financing, and what to do with all that fabulous fleece! Experience the fleece to fiber transition first-hand! Ongoing spinning/fiber demonstrations as well as video presentation. Observe expert shearers as they work their clippers through the alpacas fabulous fleece, without any harm to the animal. You may also purchase the yarn from specific Island Alpaca Farm animals, as our farm store will be open all day! Refreshments available.
Promoted by:
Island Alpaca Company
For the Benefit of:
Island Alpaca Farm
Fun Facts: Alpacas are shorn 1x per year in the Spring. Each alpaca produces 3-13 lbs of fiber depending on age, genetics, environment & nutrition. Alpacas can be shorn standing up or stretched out on the groun or a table. We prefer to stretch them out, tying the front legs & the back legs. This allows the shearer to work faster & get a more even cut, plus it is less stressful for the alpaca. Shearing time varies greatly by shearer expertise, but is usually 10 mins/animal.
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Directions: From State Rd, Vineyard Haven, take Edg-VH Rd. Go 2 miles. Take a right onto Head of the Pond Rd. First drive on left (Alpaca Ave.) From Oak Bluffs, start of Circuit Ave., travel appx. 4 miles, (onto Barnes Rd). At the 4-way blinking light turn right onto Edg-Vh Rd. Travel 2/10 of a mile and turn left onto Head of the Pond Rd. First drive on left (Alpaca Ave.) By Bus Via Vineyard Transit: http://www.vineyardtransit.com/Pages/VTA_Maps/routemapb (Located where the #1 appears on the #1 route ma
508-693-5554
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