April's Sheardos

11/22/2020

Anyone out there considering adding fiber goats to your herd? I love my pygoras and angoras but I am going to be letting some of them go to get my goat numbers more reasonable lol. PM me for info.

08/15/2020

I thought I was done shearing for the year but I had a couple more jobs to do. These two alpacas are owned by a wonderful couple that rescued them. They are about 3-4 years old and had never been shorn. When we were done the white one was running around the field. The owner had never seen him acting like that. He was like a brand new happy alpaca. I am happy that I agreed to one last job today!

07/15/2020

A cool time lapse video of alpaca shearing. I wish I really did move that fast!!!

07/04/2020

Look at this adorable trio I met this week. Their neighbor friend also came for a haircut. They were adorable!

07/01/2020

Some action shots!

06/17/2020

We gave the two alpacas at the Capron Park Zoo a new do. We had a blast shearing at the zoo and hearing the lions roaring while we were shearing. As a vet tech I enjoyed meeting the zoo vet and asking her questions. It was a great day. This is a great zoo to visit!

06/17/2020

The shearing crew today! My sister is helping me!!!!!! She is NOT a farm girl but she is far from a girly girl. She is a cop in the military. Her military experience might come in handy when restraining the alpacas. I don’t think that the suspects she is used to spits their stomach contents at her but she must have been around a lot of camels in Kuwait, right? They are almost the same 🤣

06/16/2020

Check out my website!! I still have some things I would like to add but I am happy with it so far!

April Fogarty is a lover of all animals and the fiber arts. She has been a veterinary technician for almost 15 years and is now the practice manager of her clinic. The Fogartys have a small fiber farm in Northeast Connecticut where they keep Pygora goats, Angora goats and Alpacas. April enjoys all a...

06/11/2020

When things come full circle.
Yesterday I had Jenna shear with me who used to work at Morning Beckon’s farm but now works as a vet tech with me. We got to shear these two handsome boys in Rehoboth who were purchased from Morning Beckon’s Farm. I also got to keep their beautiful fiber!!!

06/08/2020

This is how we wash off after a dirty day of shearing. If you are on my shearing schedule you will get to see how hard this 9 year old works.