Shroeder Shearing

Our family has a small backyard flock of 8. All are named. We know their birthdays. They follow us around as we do chores. We’ve never sent one to slaughter — they all live out their lives here. Anne Shroeder has been doing our shearing for many years, and we wouldn’t put our animals in anyone else’s hands. She is gentle and caring, talking to our sheep during the process. While she is highly skilled and competent, and she could certainly handle larger production farms, she seems to be in her element on farms such as ours. Our sheep are family members, and only Anne will ever shear them.

Anne is the best and most reliable shearer I've ever known. She does a great job and treats my animals with respect.

Shroeder Shearing provides excellent service. Beautiful work performed by a beautiful soul, Anne has shown genuine kindness and gentle hands for my small flock of Karakul sheep. She shows genuine interest in her clients and keeps them calm, even speaking to them gently throughout the process. They actually seem to listen to her! This is matched with technical skill, and I’ve been very happy with the quality of the fleeces. Shroeder Shearing is a gem!

Anne is an excellent shearer! She comes prepared and ready to work. She stays in contact and lets know exactly what to expect. She's preparing to keep the the wool clean. Anne is so good with the sheep. She treats them well and does a great job. I highly recommend her!

I've been working with Anne for about 6 years now and she is amazing with my sheep and goats! I have a small hobby farm with 25 sheep and 10 goats. Not only does she do an incredible job with shearing and hoof trims, but there have been several times where Anne noticed something with one of my animals that required a vet follow-up. I'm grateful to have her expertise on the farm twice a year, watching out for the health of my animals! I highly recommend Anne as a professional shearer!

Anne was very professional and wonderful with our alpacas. She did a wonderful job on their teeth. I highly recommend Anne!

Anne is a life saver. I can't believe the skill and patience she has when sheering our difficult angoras. In fact, thanks to her advice, we saved two of our girls from very bad skin fungus and she alerted us to possible mastitis, which we were able to treat at home. She is a mentor and a professional. I would recommend her 100%.

Anne has a lovely way of handling my sheep that is both calming and effective at getting them where she needs them to be. Her clip job is precise and pleasant. Thank you Anne!

I have a special needs sheep that requires very gentle handling when being shorn. Anne did a fabulous job with no stress to my sheep. Phoebe the sheep looks beautiful and is much cooler. What a great experience for both the sheep and me. Thank you Anne!

Anne is a skilled, knowledgeable and compassionate shearer. She has a way with the animals. We look forward to her visit every time. It’s always a peaceful experience!

Anne has been caring for my animals' Shearing needs for a long time. She is loving, professional, reliable and a joy to watch interacting with our lovies. None of the animals is ever reactive, only responsive. On the downside, Anne is high in demand, ger your booking in early

Best shearing experience I can imagine - for both me and my llamas. My girls actually seem to look forward to their annual visit from Anne. She magically instills calmness in my critters and obviously love what she does! My girls and (and I) wholeheartedly recommend Anne!

Shroeder Shearing is amazing! Anne truly cares about the animals she is caring for, and goes above and beyond to provide a good service for them - whether shearing, trimming, or both. My sheep are skittish and I have had very negative experiences with other service providers who were rough and escalated their anxiety. Anne knows how to handle them so that the experience is as stress free as possible, for both sheep and owner!

After thinking we could shear our own sheep by watching a video and realizing most shearers would not work with a small herd of three, Anne came to our rescue. For the past three years she has worked with our challenging schedule, not so well-behaved animals, and less than ideal shearing space with professionalism and skill. Her kind demeanor keeps everyone calm (myself included) during the whole shearing process. We appreciate Anne so much!

Anne is an Alpaca Whisperer. Her and Bree are an amazing team and I felt that my animals were in great hands. I’m absolutely calling them again next year.

Anne at Shroeder Shearing is fantastic. There is a lot of great things I'll say about her, but the most important to me is her care for the animals that she works with. She is as gentle as possible with them while forgiving with them when they are being difficult. She knows that we don't handle our animals a whole lot, so when they go to be sheared, they are on edge and a bit freaked out. She is great with them. She is wonderful to work with, communicates well with any kind of alteration with schedules, and her prices are absolutely fair. I always enjoy shearing days. She gives me good advice about keeping them healthy and happy. She's been coming to my farm for 10 years to shear. I am thankful she does small places like ours.

When we first rescued our sheep, we didn’t know much about shearing at all. We only knew that we absolutely loved our sheep and we wanted to find someone who would care for our sheep with the love we have for them. We eventually heard of Anne Schroeder. Her reputation precedes her as a shearer who is incredibly kind with sheep. When we met Anne, we immediately realized how knowledgeable, skilled, and above all, that she was an experienced shearer with a gentle touch- someone who is absolutely kind with animals, doesn't force or scare, but uses her compassion and knowledge to show sheep that the shearing process can be safe for them. Before the first shear, she educated me about what would need to be done Before after end during the shear. She guided us through the process effortlessly. When she first met our Sheep, they were nervous, but she calmed them by using gentle touches to guide them through the process. Her words and tone of voice were always kind and calm. She called them by adorable nicknames while shearing, like “mama”. The result was that the Sheep had a great experience and understood that they would not not be hurt or scared during the sharing experiences with Anne. And the humans were so happy that we’d found someone as gentle and skilled as Anne, and the sheep looked gorgeous with the cuts she did. We would recommend her to any sheep guardians looking for an experienced, skilled, and above all, kind and gentle shearer!!!

Anne has been wonderful to work with. Many shearers aren't willing to do small flocks (or babydolls) like ours but Anne does and works with us with shearing and hoof trimming. She is incredibly patient with even our most grumpy boy and does an amazing job. She is a wealth of information to help us maintain a healthy flock.

Anne has been coming to shear my sheep, trim my goats’ hooves, and shave my old man Cushings horse twice a year for five years and I can’t say enough good things about what an incredible job she does. She’s so caring and gentle with the animals and does a fantastic job while minimizing stress. Highly highly recommend!

Anne is professional and communicates well with her customers. She is kind and gentle with our alpacas and you can see them become calm as soon as she begins talking to them. She is efficient, has a great set-up for shearing and is always happy to discuss herd health or any other concerns we may have. We highly recommend her services.

I bought sheep that hadn’t been sheared in over a year. She came to us and did an amazing job with them. She was very caring and offered advice to care for them. We will continue to use her for all our sheep in the future!

Anne provided outstanding shearing services for my three ewes. She was gentle, caring, and most informative. Her concern for my three ladies welfare was most evident. I heartily recommend her for the care of your animals. Five Stars to be sure.

We run an all farm animal sanctuary and use Shroeder Shearing twice per year for llamas, alpacas, goats, sheep, pigs (toe nail trims) and the occasional woolie equine. We love Anne and her team. They are always very gentle with the animals and thorough and just generally fun to be around which makes shearing day something to look forward to rather than dread.

absolutely the best person to shear your sheep!!! she cares about them as if they were hers.

100/10!! I cannot recommend her enough! She is so patient with my crazy animals and is always a pleasure to see. You won’t be disappointed!!

I have been using Anne’s shearing and hoof care services for my small flock of sheep for a few years now, and always have a great experience. She is skilled, gentle, and knowledgeable. I have had ewes as old as in their 20s that I would not trust with any other shearer. At times I have learned more from Anne about sheep than my own vets! I would recommend her to anyone who wants the best for their animals.

Anne Schroeder is patient, gentle and so caring with my herd. (Even when they act out!) She is also prompt and professional. Does a GREAT job every year!

Anne and team are wonderful to work with- always kind, accommodating when scheduling, and truly reduce the stress of keeping sheep on our farm. I can’t recommend them more highly.