Llama & Alpacas Shearing

Llamas are native to areas of high altitude and relatively cool climate with low humidity of the south American Andes. Even if you aren’t interested in using or selling the fleece, the llama’s health will benefit from shearing if you live where summers are hot.
Llamas do vary considerably in fleece length and thickness, so the importance and frequency of shearing will depend on the individual animal as well as the climate. It is important to leave at least an inch of fiber for protection from weather and sunburn.
The need for skin protection varies according to the llama’s skin color. Light-colored skin needs more sun protection. A llama typically will need 3 inches of undercoat for winter warmth. A llama sheared to one inch in the spring should grow an adequate coat by winter.
Llamas are not generally shorn in such a manner that the fleece is removed in one piece; rather the fleece is separated according to quality as it is removed from the animal. This makes it easier for a novice to work slowly on an animal, even taking a break and finishing the shearing a day later if the animal becomes too nervous.
The most noticeable difference between the two animals is their size. Alpacas are smaller, around 90 cm (35 inches) high at the shoulder, and between 55 and 65 kg (121 to 143 pounds). Llamas are the biggest lamoid at about 120 cm (47 inches) at the shoulder and about 113 kg (250 pounds). So llamas are going to be a lot bigger than their cousins. Their faces are also dissimilar: alpacas have small, blunt faces with short ears, while llamas have more elongated faces with banana-sized ears.
Another key difference is their hair. Alpacas have shaggy hair that is used for fleece production. Their hair color can vary greatly, from whites and light yellows to browns and blacks. Llamas’ hair is coarser, and their wool is considered inferior, but llama breeders are working to create a llama breed with finer, softer hair.

[@privacy3116]

Lovely whinny:D Such gentle handling and careful pedicure.

[@anjanewkirk]

You gals rock.🎉

[@abhishekp7]

So satisfying

[@paradisesomeday6630]

It’d be nice if they made the table they lay the llamas on have a thin cushion or something. Wouldn’t it start to hurt laying on a hard surface? Especially since they are heavier than humans.

[@stacy5445]

Alpacas are laid down and legs tied and stretched for easier shearing. Llamas are usually left standing with heads in a halter and raised before being secured to a railing or fhogh fence.

[@Britclip]

This was filmed at the Llama Park in East Sussex, which is sadly no longer there.

[@kimllama_seoul]

oh my god

[@irishtaco9056]

insert my annoyance for the llama being tied up here

[@jeffreyreginaldfield]

Why the winter comb and not a llama 🦙 comb

[@Hiderize]

If u are coming from JD I feel bad for u😔😔😔(a divine sorrow)

[@yousefahmad5575]

3rd

[@mistyschoephoerster347]

What do they do with the fur?

[@bernadetteskinner4591]

It's not fur; it's wool. Think of everything made of,wool to keep us warm in the winter.

[@sammyshama7193]

This isn't how u do it. The llama isn't suppose to be tied up. If this was humane they would naturally shear them not tie them up.

[@69yourmom25x]

You do realize that llamas and alpacas isn't just a calm creature who would just sit there and do nothing. Some llamas and alpacas are aggressive and you can't just hold it and expect it to be very calm, it would kick you and you do realize that shearing them regularly prevent heatstroke and their wool for being infested by maggots and bacteria that could cause death to them.

[@rozwood1668]

They should be restrained. You need to educate yourself on correct shearing methods before wrting that!

[@bernadetteskinner4591]

It's nice to shear sheep & Lama they are cool in the summer/warm in the winter however PLEASE don't slaughter them. They are Gods animals.Vegetarian diet is the best diet. Vegetarians live longer & healthier. The more meat people eat live unhealthier & shorter lives.Look up Leviticus 11th. Chapter cause there was no vegetation after the flood. How there is lots of vegetation,no excuses. "If slaughter houses had windows" look it up on internet. Have a blessed week-end everyone.

[@brendanmorin9935]

I’m not religious but I agree, the vegetarian diet is great! But vegan is best :))

[@sisterchristian4983]

@Bernadette Skinner You have lack of understanding of all of God's Word! All plants and animals are clean to eat, as declared by Yahweh Himself! Even the Lord has called you an apostate who has followed demonic doctrines rather than the Word of Truth! Repent of your sins, read the Bible and understand it fully, and get right with the King of Kings before you stand before the Judgment Seat of Christ! "When He had called all the multitude to Himself, He said to them, “Hear Me, everyone, and understand: There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” When He had entered a house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him concerning the parable. So He said to them, “Are you thus without understanding also? Do you not perceive that whatever enters a man from outside cannot defile him, because it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and is eliminated, thus purifying all foods?” And He said, “What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.” MARK 7:14-23 "Receive one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. Who are you to judge another’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand." ROMANS 14:1-4 "Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer." 1 TIMOTHY 4:1-5 "I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean." ROMANS 14:14 HEAR THE WORD AND LISTEN, UNDERSTAND THAT JESUS CHRIST ALLOWS ME TO EAT ALL MEAT AND ALL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES! EVEN JESUS EATS MEAT! "When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet. But while they still did not believe for joy, and marveled, He said to them, “Have you any food here?” So they gave Him a piece of a broiled fish [k]and some honeycomb. And He took it and ate in their presence." LUKE 24:40-43

[@nayajade6260]

This can't be humane

[@zmerk253]

It is, they’re getting a hair cut