Tuesday July 10, 2018 The two white girls, Marcella and Allegra are now joined by Minnie our black girl in the race to the finish line for delivering their babies. Then we’ll be done for this year. Family is arriving … Continued
Monday July 9, 2018 So 2 of our pregnant mamas are past their alleged due date by about 3 weeks. It’s one of the mysteries of alpacas that they can have such a wide window of acceptable time for delivering … Continued
Friday July 6, 2018 The winds shifted near the Dollar Ridge fire and the smoke was everywhere last night. I understand that the fire is growing by 5 miles a day and at this time only 4% contained. Not good numbers. … Continued
Monday July 2, 2018 We’re still waiting and watching for more babies to arrive but now the focus has changed. Since the family will be out here on the 4th, they’ve requested that the girls wait so they can witness a … Continued
Saturday June 30, 2018 Today we’re hosting a class for potential new alpaca owners. The amount of misinformation out there is staggering so I decided to try to help the situation. We have a good size group coming! Then one more private … Continued
Friday June 29, 2018 Our grandson spent the day here yesterday and was so hoping to see a birth. No luck. We did see the babies kicking and squirming inside their mamas but certain things, like alpaca births cannot be forced. … Continued
Tuesday June 26, 2018 The strangest thing happened with the power in the house yesterday. I was making soap, using my stick blender to mix the oils, and all of a sudden the washer and dryer went on, the computers turned … Continued
Monday June 26, 2018 All 3 babies are doing great and play together often. Ciara, the new mom, is still a little nervous about this and it’s sweet to watch her. Eventually she’ll relax but she for now cannot let her … Continued
Sunday June 24, 2018 Birthing season is stressful for me and I suppose it’s because I’ve seen things go wrong every once in a while. But when I look out my window and see these 3 healthy babies running together, … Continued
Saturday June 23, 2018 Geneva’s birth was a perfect textbook case, except for one thing. The placenta did not come out in one piece. (If talk of these things makes you squeamish, stop reading now and come back tomorrow for a … Continued
Friday June 22, 2018 We had a solstice baby! Ciara, a first time mom did a great job. It’s always an adrenaline rush for me because I have seen so many crazy things with first timers but this time was … Continued
Thursday June 21. 2018 Happy Summer Solstice! What will you be doing on the longest day of the year? I’m doing pasture clean up today and maybe helping another baby or two greet the sun on this first official day … Continued
Wednesday June 20, 2018 We have another baby! Zariah picked a perfect day to deliver her daughter. It was sunny enough to dry her, but not hot enough to ever have to move her into the shade. 21.6 pounds and … Continued