John shears Huacaya and Suri Alpacas for $30 a head,
and he will trim their toenails at your request.
If you have more than 30 animals at one location,
he will do them for $25 a head, toenails included  ...
He prefers to lay them down and restrain them with ropes
as this is safest method for both animal and shearer.
He brings his own restraints and mats, as well as  helpers, but prefers owners to have their own help bagging and sorting fleece as well as cleanup.
If you or your vet would like to vaccinate, worm or do teeth while he's got them down, please be sure to let us know beforehand as this tends to slow down the process.
 

Alpacas need to be dry...penned and accessible, when he comes out.



He does not use drugs, (on himself or the animals...;-))
as this puts all animals, especially the pregnant ones at risk.

    
  

Biosecurity is a priority to us, as we raise livestock too. John disinfects all of his equipment between flocks and will come onto your property in clean boots with clean equipment. If you would prefer that he use your equipment, please let us know beforehand so he knows what he needs to bring or not bring...


      

John enjoys shearing, will do large groups of alpaca, and will travel, but we prefer to group you with others in your area. We have moved from a per mile travel fee to a $50 set up fee per farm.... This helps to cover some of our travel  and lodging expenses and makes it more likely that we will come out to your area if there are several farms willing to use us. While we don't generally have a minimum # of animals, we do try to fit our small farms in where there are several together to make our trips as cost effective as possible. We do have references :-)

    
John is in the process of training some of his crew to shear, and we can offer a discounted rate for farms willing to be part of the training process. If you are in Ohio, and have a small farm, ask how we can save you some money.

For more information or to schedule an appointment:

 Show Quality Custom Shearing
call 330-378-5150 or
email by clicking below