Thursday, September 4, 2014
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
Spending any time in Central Oregon is like heaven on earth for this girl. And we were fortunate enough to spend four full days basking in the high desert sun learning more about alpacas, their care, history of the show system and playing a “judge” giving oral reasons on both fleece and halter mock classes.
As always, Crescent Moon & Flying Dutchman really lay out the red carpet for their guests. And for anyone who hasn’t gone to Education with a Destination – you really should grab the oppor read more...
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Liberty’s Allegiance is a stunning jet black female that we are proud to welcome to our herd!
Her sire, Patagonia’s Ernesto, is a 7 time champion is known for his excellence in fineness, crimp structure and most notably, a fleece smothered, chiseled head. He is a proven male that passes these qualities along to his offspring.
Her dam, Patagonia’s Cholena is a stylish dam backed by a beautiful dark fleece, earning her high ribbons during her show career. Cholena shares the magical cross of read more...
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Monday, August 11, 2014
Alpacas and llamas, part of the group of animals referred to as New World camelids, originated from the high elevations of Chile and Peru in South America. Known for their luxurious fiber, these relatives of the camel are equipped for the biting winds and chilly temperatures that are typical in the Andes. But displace these animals to the warmth and humidity of a typical North American summer and you can get problems. These animals are very prone to heat stroke.
At first, an alpaca or llama w read more...
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Saturday, August 2, 2014
Liberty's Gold Medallion
Today, we were lucky to have not one, but two cria born on our ranch! Both share the same beautiful color of fawn – one boy and one girl. Makes one wonder if the hormones were raging since alpacas are such good mothers!
Liberty’s Gold Medallion
This fawn male is from a beautiful Patagonia bred light fawn female and our true black herdsire, The Black Medallion. His fleece, even at a tender age is nothing short of stunning. He has a dark fawn base with vicuna markings, and black skin. With t read more...
Liberty's Soldier of Love
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
The apple doesn’t fall far from the trees. All of them.
Liberty’s Silver Medallion was born and thus begins the start of our cria season here at Liberty Alpacas! We were thrilled to welcome this stunning medium silver grey male to our herd. This is the first grey out of his sire, The Black Medallion, whom we co-own with White Cloud Alpacas.
The Black Medallion hails from grey – McGwire who was a full Accoyo rose grey male. While this cria’s dam is Aleutian Eagle’s Liberty Rose who is a 3/ read more...
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