GALCHUTT, N.D. - Low hums rumble across the Ten Seven Acres alpaca farm here on a hot afternoon in early May. Dirk and Jessie Monson's herd of 15 alpacas and one llama, plus another group of nine from ...
LYING DOWN ON THE JOB: Specialist alpaca shearer James Dixon prefers to shear on the floor rather than a table. Photo: Fairfax NZ Australian alpaca shearer James Dixon's job is as good as a passport ...
GOODE — On a chilly, damp Sunday, alpacas at A Goode View Alpaca Farm parted ways with their warm, thick fleece. When Goldmine, the first alpaca to undergo her annual shearing, was led out of the barn ...
Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Standing over a squirming alpaca, Brian Denstedt sheared off its fleece while avoiding the animal ...
The dozen or so people gathered for shearing day at By the Bay Alpacas farm greeted the arrival of alpaca shearing expert Jay Mariacher on Thursday with a cheer. The Pungoteague, Virginia, farm, owned ...