Alpaca Shearing Service Eastern Switzerland
Professional Alpaca Shearing
Alpaca Shearing Service for Owners in Eastern Switzerland
Annual alpaca shearing is an essential part of alpaca care and crucial for the animals’ well-being. Especially in Eastern Switzerland, it is important to shear animals in good time and professionally to prevent heat stress and maintain their health.
With our alpaca shearing service in Schönengrund, we offer owners from the regions of St. Gallen, Appenzell, Toggenburg and surrounding areas the opportunity to have their alpacas and llamas shorn in a professionally organised setting – calm, efficient and with an experienced team.
Alpaca Shearing Day 2026 in Eastern Switzerland
Our alpaca shearing day 2026 will take place on:
Saturday, 9 May 2026
in 9105 Schönengrund
The shearing day is aimed at owners from the region of St. Gallen, Appenzell, Toggenburg and surrounding areas, and specifically at those who do not participate in the TB health programme.
If you would like to have your alpacas or llamas shorn with us, we look forward to hearing from you.
Early registration is recommended, as spaces are limited.
Why Professional Alpaca Shearing Is Important
Annual alpaca shearing is an important part of alpaca care and contributes significantly to the animals’ well-being. Alpacas do not shed their fleece naturally and therefore rely on proper shearing.
Professional alpaca shearing helps prevent heat stress during the warmer months, allows regular checks of skin and fleece, and enables early detection of parasites or matting.
At the same time, it ensures that the alpaca fibre is obtained cleanly and in high quality for further processing.
Shearing Service
Shearing Day Process – Professionally Organised
Our shearing day is clearly structured and has been refined over the years. An experienced team ensures that the shearing is carried out efficiently, professionally and with a calm workflow.
Professional Shearing System
Shearing is carried out by a professional shearer from New Zealand, supported by a synchronised “Headman”.
Together, they ensure a calm and safe process throughout the shearing.
Efficient and Professional Shearing
A well-coordinated and experienced team enables a structured process and ensures that multiple animals can be shorn without unnecessary waiting times.
The efficient execution supports a calm and professional workflow throughout the entire shearing day.
Clean and Professional Shearing Result
The animals are shorn evenly and professionally:
- clean cut along saddle and neck
- straight “post-style” legs
- wedge-shaped tail
- well-groomed head and cheeks
Fibre Handling and Additional Care
The shorn alpaca fibre is carefully sorted and packed separately, making it immediately ready for further processing.
On request, nails and teeth can also be checked and trimmed during the shearing day.
Insight into Our Alpaca Shearing Day
The video shows our alpaca shearing day in Schönengrund with our experienced team and the professional shearer from New Zealand. This is how our alpaca shearing day works in practice. Link to Facebook
Experience and Who Our Alpaca Shearing Service Is Suitable For
During the 2025 shearing weekend, we successfully shorn around 90 alpacas. This experience allows for a structured process, short waiting times and a calm execution – even with multiple animals.
For animal owners, this means reliable planning, minimal waiting times and a smooth process on site.
Our alpaca shearing service in Eastern Switzerland is aimed at:
- small and medium-sized herds
- Alpaca and llama owners in the region of St. Gallen, Appenzell, Toggenburg and surrounding areas, and specifically for owners who do not participate in the TB health programme.
- owners who want to have their alpacas professionally shorn
- animal owners without their own shearing infrastructure
- animal owners who want to further process or sell their alpaca fibre
Alpaca Fibre and Further Processing
The shorn fibre is carefully sorted and packed separately, making it immediately ready for further processing. During the shearing day, nails and teeth can also be checked and trimmed if required.
You are welcome to watch while your animals are being shorn and enjoy a coffee or a cold beer, which we are happy to provide.
Alpaca Bedding™ project
To support our Best Alpaca Bedding project, we offer our shearing service customers the opportunity to be part of this project by selling us their freshly shorn fibre at a fair price.
This project produces high-quality bedding made from 100% Swiss alpaca fibre, fully processed in Switzerland.
Best Alpaca Bedding™
Quality of the Fibre for Our Project
- alpacas based in Switzerland
- professionally and properly shorn
- clean and dry fibre
- as free as possible from contamination and short cuts that can affect processing
Contact
Request an Alpaca Shearing Appointment
If you would like to have your alpacas or llamas shorn at our shearing day, we look forward to hearing from you.
The earlier you get in touch, the better we can accommodate your preferred time.
We are also happy to answer any questions about the process or organisation of the shearing day.