• To prevent harm to the sheep, it is important to keep the animal off food for at least 12 hours before shearing.

• Make sure that sheep are caught and contained in a small pen close to the shearing area.

  • My schedule is often tight, if animals have to be caught there will be an extra charge and potentially even a rescheduling (with extra charge, I did travel after all)

• Animals must be dry to be sheared. If rain is in the forecast, shelter the animals.

  • If there is no way to keep the animals dry, then shearing will likely have to be rescheduled.

• Shearing area must be flat and level.

  • Sheep shearing does not require a lot of space, maybe 8' x 8' or so, but must be level/flat.

  • Alpaca shearing will require anchor points for ropes.

• Let me know if electricity is available.

  • I can bring a generator if not.

  • Small numbers of sheep can be blade shorn

• As sheep are brought to me, it can be important to let me know the gender of the animal that I am shearing. Anatomy is different, and this can prevent problems.

Preparing for Shearing