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the first smaller barn we always can see the herd from our front yard           Ariel, Misty, Tempest watch over cria Aidan
Thomas and Amber Herlihy
740 Willardshire Road
Orchard Park, NY, 14127
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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Wintertime on the farm

Day One of Snowvember Storm.

Day One of Snowvember Storm.

The winter of 2014-215 has been very challenging for us at Ambershire Farm. Mother Nature has blessed us with record levels of snow. We had a record breaking snow storm in November 2014. It was nicknamed "the Snowvember Storm". We were snowed in for 7 days. All of the local towns and villages enacted driving bans, so we couldn't get out even if our 800 foot driveway was clear! Getting down to the barn was very difficult. We had 7 feet of snow and had to hand shovel our way to the barn to g read more...
It was hard for the alpacas to maneuver in the heavy snowfall.

It was hard for the alpacas to maneuver in the heavy snowfall.

Hand shoveling and constantly snowblowing!

Hand shoveling and constantly snowblowing!

Small paths were hand shoveled each day to get out of the house.

Small paths were hand shoveled each day to get out of the house.

Heavy snow loads were on the barn roof!

Heavy snow loads were on the barn roof!


Thursday, March 13, 2014

What's happening at Ambershire farm

cria Kieran standing to nurse after being born

cria Kieran standing to nurse after being born

The day to day activities at an alpaca farm are always exciting. Like the time our foundation dam Shakira gave birth to her third cria right in front of me. The first thing that Kieran saw was me looking at him! What a trip that was to witness! Then there was the time that I was late getting to work, but Ariel gave birth to Aidan right in front of me. Since it was October and a very cold morning, I had to stay and get him into his cria coat. Of course it had to match the blue in our farm read more...
Aidan in his cria coat

Aidan in his cria coat

Shakira, Tempest and cria Kieran

Shakira, Tempest and cria Kieran

Ariel, Shakira, Kieran meeting Aidan

Ariel, Shakira, Kieran meeting Aidan

Best Buddies, Kieran and Aidan

Best Buddies, Kieran and Aidan

         
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