Alpaca shearing is a team effort at Granite Falls ranch
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Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
Self-described alpaca whisper Neal Pulham calms Remington as he goes through his first shear at Paca Pride Guest Ranch on Sunday.
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Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
Co-owner of Paca Pride David Capocci (left) and Randal Potter (right) work on shearing Cusco Neal Pulham calms the alpaca. In the time-lapse video below, Paca Pride Guest Ranch shows how to shear an alpaca.
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Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
Freshly sheared alpacas hang out in the pasture at Paca Pride Guest Ranch in Granite Falls Sunday afternoon. In the time-lapse video below, Paca Pride Guest Ranch shows how to shear an alpaca.
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Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
David Capocci (left) and Randal Potter (in green) work on shearing Cusco the alpaca while Jennifer Estroff (far right) does a little trimming and Neal Pulham whispers to Cusco at Paca Pride Guest Ranch. In the time-lapse video below, Paca Pride Guest Ranch shows how to shear an alpaca.
Each alpaca takes about 45 minutes to shear and, depending on the side of the animal, can produce between 2 and 6 pounds of fiber.
A portion of this year's clippings is to be turned into yarn and rovings at Superior Fibers mill in Edmonds.
The finished materials will be returned to Paca Pride this summer to create products sold in the ranch store.
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