Sunday June 30, 2019 My hopes were for 4 babies to arrive in early august. But I’ve had enough experience with breeding alpacas that I know how rarely things go like I hope. However, I have seen proof of pregnancy … Continued
Wednesday October 24, 2018 Another gorgeous fall day awaits us with a full moon tonight to keep things wild. lol I’ve been leaving gates open to allow the alpacas as much wandering time as they like during these easy weather … Continued
Friday October 19, 2018 He set a new record for the longest gestation at our ranch at 399 days. That’s one year, one month and 3 days, or a very long time for his mom to be pregnant! It was … Continued
Thursday September 13, 2018 I’m going to take a few days off to enjoy some time with some very special people and also get recharged after this birthing season. I’ll be back with a fresh outlook on Tuesday Sept 17 … Continued
Monday August 12, 2018 Today is the only day this week that I don’t have something on my calendar and I plan to enjoy that. 🙂 There is always work that needs to be done when you care for this many … Continued
Tuesday August 7, 2018 An interesting thing happened after Claire was born and I forgot to share it. She was weak and struggling those first 2 days as you might remember. What I didn’t share was that she got help … Continued
Sunday July 15, 2018 Thank you so much to everyone who sent prayers and healing thoughts to baby Claire. I am so happy to report that she is feeling better. Her temp was normal and her weight stayed the same, so … Continued
Friday July 13, 2018 Well I can’t be 100% sure your positive visualization helped get this last cria to arrive yesterday but I will thank you again nonetheless because I believe it did! 🙂 . Whooo hoo! And she is … 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
Sunday June 17, 2018 Today we honor all the fathers who care for the little ones in their lives. To the step dads and grand dads and all around hardworking dads, thank you. I miss my dear dad every day … Continued