Wednesday, July 13, 2016 We have another baby!!! Our second cria has arrived and the first baby we’ve seen from our herdsire SilverLake. She is perfect! Minnie is a great mom and we couldn’t be more thrilled with this little gray girl. Who’s next? I’m … Continued
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 We have a baby!!! Zariah decided not to wait til the middle of the night and delivered a gorgeous little boy yesterday afternoon. He’s a full brother to our Moonshine (sold last year) and yes General Patton is his … Continued
Monday, July 11, 2016 No babies. And maybe that’s a good thing – it’s 34° here this morning. That’s a little too chilly for a newborn! Although we have plenty of little coats to keep them warm if they arrive on chilly … Continued
Sunday, July 10, 2016 No babies yet. Maybe today? When the barometric pressure drops births are much more likely and we are expecting some thunderstorms this afternoon. Charlotte has done so well since she joined the Blue Moon Ranch family … Continued
Thursday, July 7, 2016 The new plan for trying to get my legs to heal is to keep them elevated for 40 minutes of every hour. Not an easy task while managing a farm! So I’m grateful that my sis is here this week … Continued
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Well, the dogs survived the night of explosions and they all look fine this morning. My sister arrived from Chicago and I’m so glad to have her here. Now we watch for babies to arrive! Zariah … Continued
Monday, June 27, 2016 Madeline, in the photo of the day below is one special alpaca. First of all, she’s an excellent mother, very nurturing, with abundant milk. I love that about her. Secondly, she has given us 2 of our … Continued
Thursday, June 23, 2016 Another hot day today is in store for us today, we’re so lucky that all the animals have access to the creek to cool off if they need to. Some of the very pregnant moms prefer to spend most of the … Continued
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 So when are the 2016 babies coming? Well, our first babies are “due” July 4. But if you’ve followed us for any previous birthing season you know how unreliable due dates are. So we wait and we watch and … Continued
Sunday, March 20, 2016 Happy First Day of Spring! Spring seems to come much later to Woodland than to lower elevations around here, but that’s OK with us. It will warm up eventually. We’re expecting our shearing day will be in early … Continued
Friday, March 18, 2016 I’m hoping it’s warm enough for me to sit outside this afternoon to do some checking for cria movement. We have a bit of warming up to do – it’s 27° as I type. I have great hopes for Roxy Rose … Continued
Wednesday, February 24, 2016 I saw Minnie’s baby kicking yesterday! How fun, this will be a cria from our handsome SilverLake who is currently in California but should be on his way home soon. We’ve had some beautiful gray crias from Minnie when bred to gray, so we will see if the trend continues. Minnie is … Continued