Barn cams
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Lots of good rain and snow overnight kept the alpacas in their barns once again. The dogs were out from time to time and I can see their footprint in the snow but 99% of all … Continued
And we wait
Friday, July 16, 2021 Ahh birthing season. I wish I could take a more casual approach to it all and go about my normal life but I have not been able to do that, ever. It’s true that most … Continued
Barn cameras!
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Many years ago we invested in a barn cam system that allowed us to share what was going on here with anyone who wanted to visit our website. My version of transparency I guess you could … Continued
Missing the alpaca cam
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 I thought I might be over it by now but I’m still really missing the alpaca cam. I’ve spent hours perusing the options out there and my head is still spinning. I think my first requirement … Continued
Melting snow, let’s go, and the Alpaca Cam
Tuesday November 17, 2020 It’s a perfect day for a testicle festival and all I need to do is move some fencing to create the surgical suite. No more snow expected until Thursday so I hope they’ll be fine by … Continued
Alpaca cam?
Wednesday June 3, 2020 The alpaca cam stopped working Monday night, and I tried to get it working again yesterday morning, but then decided it might be appropriate for #blackouttueday , so I left it. But I’ll try to get … Continued
Event update and a pretty sunset
Friday January 31, 2020 It’s a chilly 12 degrees here this morning and I see lots of cud chewing on the alpaca cam. It generates heat inside their bodies in addition to fully digesting all their food so it’s always … Continued
First frost
Thursday September 12, 2019 It’s 32° at the ranch this morning and we have a big white dog sleeping in the hay feeder as proof. lol They only do that on cold nights and it makes me smile when I … Continued
A resting day
Sunday September 1, 2019 Today will be one of the hottest days of the summer here and we’re going to try to just keep it cool. I’ll let the alpacas into the creek or they can stay in the shade … Continued
Shearing day!
Saturday June 1, 2019 It’s shearing day! I got a phone call form our shearer yesterday that he was stranded in South Dakota after the transmission on his van died. Oh boy. But he did find us another crew, who … Continued
Almost ready
Friday May 31, 2019 We’re almost ready. I tested out the barn cam inside the barn and was disappointed to see that it’s not working. ughh Seems some mice decided to taste the wiring over the winter. So I will … Continued
Why I blog every day…
Friday February 22, 2019 As you might have noticed, I do a blog post every single day. Do you know why? It all started back in Herriman Utah where we first started growing Blue Moon Ranch. I had installed the … Continued
The cats did it!
Thursday January 3, 2018 The alpaca cam has been fixed! The cats apparently had quite a party inside the barn and loosened some wires in the tack area. Lil stinkers. No other animals have access to that area, but it … Continued
A trick for the alpaca cam
Monday October 8, 2018 With temps in the 30’s and wet snow/rain falling I think it’s a good day to spin some yarn by a fire and check on the alpacas with the alpaca cam. It looks like they are … Continued