Tuesday June 19, 2018 No babies yesterday, and the waiting continues. Jett has convinced some of the younger girls to race with him at night so he’s just fine. The 4 moms we’re waiting on are huge and getting uncomfortable but … Continued
Monday June 18, 2018 Jett continues to do well and is patiently waiting for those playmates I told him about. This part of the birthing season is hard on all of us little guy! At least I have mountains of stuff … Continued
Saturday June 16, 2018 No new babies yesterday and Jett (he now has a name) is looking all over for a playmate. With a fleece sale happening this morning and a private tour group this afternoon, I don’t know if … Continued
Friday June 15, 2018 All’s well at Blue Moon today. I was able to have a nice tour group without having a cria born at the same time. Miranda’s boy is doing solo laps around the pasture waiting for a … Continued
Thursday June 14, 2018 We have a new baby!! Thank you Miranda and Silver Lake. A little anxiety got my heart racing in his first few hours of life. This time instead of just sharing the cute baby pics, I’ll … Continued
Monday May 21, 2018 Next on our agenda will be shearing day. And then we’ll start the waiting for babies game. Since we had no babies born last year I’m ready and excited to have some arrive this year. I’ve … Continued
Wednesday March 14, 2018 I do love standing out among the girls checking bellies for signs of movement. I missed doing it last year so I’m enjoying it more than usual 🙂 We used to send in blood tests and … Continued
Sunday January 28, 2018 It’s a cloudy dreary morning at the ranch but all is well. Actually overcast skies are the best for photography so I might just take advantage of the situation and try for some new photo opportunities. … Continued
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Today I need to test some of the alpaca pregnancies that we hopefully started a few weeks ago. I prefer behavior testing to see how the female reacts to the male. Sometimes that can get rather … Continued
Monday, June 26, 2017 We started raising alpacas in 1998 and every single year since then we’ve had babies born in the summer … except for this year. So how does it feel? Do I miss those adorable babies and … Continued
Friday April 28, 2017 Every year I choose one word to be my word of the year. For me, it works much better than making resolutions each January and it puts out an intention or focus for the next 12 … Continued
Sunday, August 28, 2016 Mercedes finally delivered a tiny baby girl yesterday, so the birthing season is officially over at Blue Moon! The new baby is doing great and her owners happened to pull in the driveway a few seconds after she was born! They … Continued
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 The high today will be around 75°, I think I’ll take advantage of that perfect weather and attempt to finish skirting the 2016 fleeces. I am almost finished so it should be easy. The bounty at the Farmer’s Market is irresistible this … Continued
Saturday, August 20, 2016 The new babies look good this morning and all animals seem to be enjoying our 37° morning. Me too! I am ready for fall! Summer and bugs be gone! lol One more baby left to arrive from Mercedes … Continued