Hello Alpaca Family,
We would like to interduce ourselves, we are two brothers Tim and Martin Butok of Green Cedars Ranch. We have a small family farm in Lake Stevens, WA. raising many animals, cows, goats, chicken, ducks & alpacas both Huacaya & Suri.
Tim was the one that had the love for the alpacas, and wanted to learn as much as possible about the animals before getting his own. I acquired my first three several years ago, by trading a carpeting job with my Dad for them. Once I got my alpacas home and started learning about the fiber and we were hooked! I learned to spin, knit and then shear from a class with Matt Best, a national shearing champion http://www.bestalpacashearing.com/ , held at the Longneckers Alpaca Ranch. We were able to shear with Matt for the last three years shearing with us over a thousand plus alpacas.
Having my own alpacas, I learned the importance of shearing with the ropes & pulley system on the ground with a tarp under the alpaca, it is the safest, calm & fastest way too. It’s so exciting to have your alpaca blanket in one piece most of the time for processing or show. I have learned how to shear, including caring for their teeth & nails, to date we have shorn over 400 alpacas with great referrals.
We look forward to our 2020 shearing season, please feel free to contact me with any questions regarding our methods, fees, or scheduling.
My first open public shearing is scheduled weather permitting. Bring your alpaca!
Sat. MAY 30th June 6th 2020
9AM -Noon
The Barn at Holly Farm
19515 51st Ave SE, Bothell, WA 98012
Looking forward to meeting you & your pacas,
Tim & Martin Butok
425-418-3322
Email: greencedarranch@gmail.com
Web: http://www.greencedarranch.com/