Sunday, July 7, 2013
Lexington, historically known as the place where the Revolutionary war started, which lead to America’s independence from the British. What a honorable name to our newest herd addition -- Liberty’s Lexington!
Lexington’s sire, TAG Peruvian Nitro -- a dark rose grey champion and 10 time blue ribbon winner along with his dam, Alpaquitas Sorpresa, a light rose grey color champion and ribbon winner have made this beautiful light fawn male with silky, bundled, bright and dense fleece. Lexington i read more...
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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Grade 1-Royal - Less than 20 microns -To wear next to the skin garments
Grade 2-Superfine - 20-22.9 microns - Gently used items such as shawls and baby items
Grade 3- Fine - 23-25.9 microns- Most versatile grade, all purpose
Grade 4- Medium - 26-28.9 microns - Socks, throws, outerwear and felt
Grade 5-Intermediate - 29-32 microns- Batts, duvets, outerwear and felt
Grade 6-Strong - 32.1-35 microns - Batts, insulation and rugs
In comparison:
Merino – 24 microns or less
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Sunday, June 23, 2013
Lining up work for our herdsire....ladies, step right this way! The Black Medallion has a lot of work to do this summer! We have 16 dates lined up for him and he wants more! We are running a great promotion to get him earning his keep!
The Black Medallion has two dates lined up with our friend's at Triple W Alpaca Ranch - Will & Shannon Deckert. They have two nice black females ready to go when the Black Medallion arrives from his "winter" home at White Cloud Alpacas next week!
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Summer is here!
Now that shearing is done, we are anxiously awaiting this year's crop to hit the ground - a very exciting time of year at the ranch! Waiting, wondering, hoping, dreaming, and more waiting!
The alpacas don't find it as interesting as we humans, I'm sure about that. Take a look at what they are doing on their first day of summer. Kind of a sleeper, don't you think? I wonder if they are dreaming alpaca 'happy' thoughts...
I know growing babies takes a lot of energy, and wha read more...
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Ever wonder if the alpacas gather around the water cooler (trough) like humans? Do they exchange gossip or rumors or use the place to assert their pecking order? Funny, maybe I overthink things and they just use it for plain old water. Love hanging out with the herd on warm days (I didn’t say lazy warm days) and enjoy particularly how they drink at the trough. Some sip, some dip their mouth over and over again – making me wonder if they actually get anything in their mouth or it they are bobbing read more...
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
Planning is everything - right? Wow, was Mother Nature on our side this year with over a week of dry weather BEFORE shearing! This is almost unheard of but boy were we glad! We had 19 total this year, as three were off the farm getting sheared elsewhere.
Our shearer did a great job, and we were thankful to get them all done in one day! That included toe nails and annual CDT shots. This year was the most organized, fun and relaxing it has ever been. The pace was laid back, and even though we h read more...
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Making my first stocking hat on the Addi machine was a blast -- easy, fast, simple (right up my alley)! This hat was made with 100% alpaca in two-tone layers of grey and white. Finished weight was 6 ounces and there is no way of getting cold with this wonderful heavy weight stocking hat! This took me about an hour to make, so my goal is to get faster as I make more for this season's markets and holiday events.
I sold this hat at Mother Earth Days within an hour - it's new owner was going camp read more...
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
What a rootin’ tootin’ time we had at the 2013 AOBA Nationals Show, held in Denver! We took four alpacas and brought home two seconds and two thirds! This was a great show for us as it tells us that our breeding program is improving and headed in the right direction!
The Alpaca Breeders of the Rockies folks sure put on great hospitality! We met a lot of new people this year and our push to 'get out there' has paid off. A fun dinner was held at Cinzetti's with a large group too :-) (ps...when read more...
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