Shearing Services

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I offer shearing services on a limited basis. I work full time and have a small daughter, so I'm only able to shear for happiness. My goal is not to put other shearers out of work, but to help small farms and flocks keep their animals healthy and happy. As Right Choice Shearing says, "Every animal, every year."

I strive to offer both education and shearing services. During a shearing session, I'm happy to skirt fleeces, evaluate quality, and offer advice on best practices for improving clip and general health evaluations.

I also do shearing demonstrations! If you'd like to host a shearing demo day, I have my own PA system and can speak extensively about the shearing process in terms people can understand, and make wool more accessible a topic to those who might not be familiar with it.

I'm located outside of Philadelphia, but am generally willing to travel up to 2 hours away from Montgomery County. Locations outside of that band will require an additional fee, to be determined at time of quote. I also accept payment partially in fiber at my discretion.

A map showing general locations I can travel to (https://app.traveltime.com/)

My price list is as follows. Note that it may change at any time, but once I quote a price it will remain the same unless one of the incidental fees applies (in italics, determined at time of shearing or during).

Pre-Shearing Fees

Setup

• $80/location if you're my only trip that day
• $60/location and lower if you can coordinate with others or I'm already in the area.

Sheep/Goats

Shearing

• $10-15/animal
• Prices are determined on site, and influenced by several factors. I will try to give a range ahead of time
• Do the animals have horns or full tails?
• Are any of the animals lambs, rams, or wethers?
• Are the animals Southdown influenced (i.e., with greater than normal fiber coverage)?
• Have the animals been sheared regularly (minimally annually)? 
  
• $50/hour on site if the animals are not contained prior to my arrival
• Contained means in a small catch pen, next to a location where I can set up my station
• This is for my safety and the animals' comfort, chasing animals means they're less relaxed during shearing, and means they're sweatier which makes it harder and more dangerous to shear
• This is also so I can ensure my timely arrival either back at home, or at the next job!
  

Wellness

• $5/animal hoof trim
• $20/animal crutched

Recycling (NEW!!!) 

If your fiber is unsuitable for further processing or you want an ecofriendly way to deal with fiber I am offering recycling services. I can either take the fiber with me when I leave, or I can do a pound for pound trade with a 10$/lb fee for wool pellets made by Belle Alto Fiber Mill. These pellets can be incorporated into your garden for a boost of organic material, gentle nitrogen, and trace elements and nutrients for your soil.

Note that this does not replace my practice of purchasing wool I want to process or resell!

Example

You have 5 sheep, 4 of which need just hooves trimmed, 1 of which needs shearing and a trim. I have no other appointments in that area that day.

(1 x $10) + (5 x $5) + $80 = $115

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