Saturday, April 6, 2013
Our 6 yr old female with visiting retirement community residents
Raising alpacas isn't all just going to the shows or utilizing the fiber; there is so much more that alpacas have to offer. They are such personable animals and truly have personalities that make everyone feel better. For us we like to share the relaxation of being around alpacas with others and often make trips out in the community with them. We have been to local nursing homes and also have spent time at our local feed store. It's a great chance for people to meet these remarkable read more...
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Happy Girl in her hat
Even in a herd of sixty we are still able to keep track of birthdays. Today is one of our foundation females, WRSR Peruvian Brandywine’s, 12th birthday. She has been a great mother and always a good milker; which results in good size crias. Her 2012 cria was her tenth, Brandy’s Biondi; he is five months old and already 75 lbs. This was his second time on the halter and he did wonderful walking with his mother.
Brandy is very special and important to us. She was the seco read more...
Brandy & Biondi
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Brandy's Biondi & Rachel Alexandra
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
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Friday, November 30, 2012
Lorraine's Cria at 24 hrs
When you look at our herd now gray isn't an uncommon color to find. This year has been some remarkable gray break throughs for some foundation females in our herd.
It all started in September when our Balboa daughter, London's Lilly of Northern Lights, delivered her first cria. We had high expectations from our dark silver gray girl, but we were still very thrilled to discover that she delivered a dark silver gray tuxedo female!
Then in October, our first e read more...
Lilly's Cria November 20, 2013
Ebby 24 hrs old
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Sunday, July 8, 2012
Pre Dx and Treatment
Summer’s Sander is a beautiful true black herdsire. He has great locks, luster, confirmation, and personality; but his life started out very rocky.Sander was born August of 2008, a month early to a maiden dam. He didn’t figure out right away how to nurse, and his dam being a new mother didn’t understand how to help. We started milking his dam, and amazingly she stood patiently for us to milk her and watched as her new baby boy got her bottled milk. Sander had a plasma transf read more...
At 8 Months of Age
First Time Standing After Treatment
One Month Post Treatment
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
2006 Cria, Causeway's Locks
It just takes time for even the most awarding winning alpacas to start to age, but is that always a bad thing? One thing that we have noticed in the many years of raising Suri Alpacas is that the older the mother the better the cria.
Although that might not be the case for every alpaca, we have noticed it in our herd specifically with Brandywine's crias. Brandy is a ten year old and has a great conformation, lock, luster, and density for her age. Brandy has been bred to Sandu read more...
2008 Cria, Chesapeak's Locks
2009 Cria, Jordyn's Locks
2011 Cria, Cape Blanco's Locks
2010 Cria, Brody's Locks
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