Sunday, November 17, 2013
Usually, about this time of year, I am looking for photo opportunities to take pictures of the alpacas to put on our Christmas cards. Snow is always good, but have not seen any up to this point. We had some hail on the ground yesterday morning, but melted away before I could get any good pictures. Besides, all the alpacas where very wet! Hopefully we will have a little snow for pictures soon. I have 4 beautiful babies to feature on our Christmas cards! I have attached pictures from past years ca read more...
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Saturday, November 2, 2013
Pedro and our dog Snowy. Snowy is a Maremma
After two weeks of wonderfully dry weather, the rain and wind have returned with gusto! I think that we must have had some wind gusts of close to 40 mph this morning...hoping that our power stays on today! I am not fond of fall/winter because everything is turning brown and dying and the grass stops growing for the alpacas. And...when the alpacas want to give me a hug, I get soaked!
Stocking up the store with gloves, scarves, sweaters and socks for the winter season. Christmas is just around read more...
Kal-El's first Christmas
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Well, the days are going shorter and wetter! Fall is not my favorite time of year - as I love all the flowers and natural beauty of the spring/summer and now it feels like everything is dying away. But, at least my outdoor chore list will be shorter! It is so funny that the alpacas loved to be sprayed with water, but with the first drop of rain, they run for shelter!
So now the process of preparing for the winter months is under way. Putting up a new portable shelter in our one new pasture an read more...
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Angel and her mom, Arianna
Our youngest alpaca, Angel, was born on August 13th to our older dam, Arianna. A little history...Arianna came to us from an auction and is close to 14 years old. We do not know if she has ever had crias before, but suspected that she did. We registered her, but I had not really wanted to breed her. Then last summer decided to see if she would take to a breeding, in order to preserve her bloodlines.
Anyway, Angel was only a little over 13 lbs when she was born, which is small for our farm. We read more...
Auntie Star and Comet
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Monday, September 30, 2013
I have to write a little about our Suri alpaca Joe. We purchased him from an auction almost two years ago and he has made great progress from when we first brought him home. Joe is not registered, but I did get some medical records which show his date of birth and supposedly his parentage. I was hoping to use him for breeding, but now not sure if we can use him as he really does not seem interested in the girls.
Joe was in a stall by himself at the farm where the auction was held....this sho read more...
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