Wednesday, August 17, 2016 I’m just going to have to stop watching these last 2 pregnant girls. My dear dad used to tell me “the harder you watch them, the longer you’ll have to wait”. The problem is I know what can happen … Continued
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 It’s a Yaya day today, will our grandson get to witness a birth? Our last 2 moms are sooo close, so it might happen! Little Grenada (photo below) is making small gains now and is up to 20 … Continued
Monday, August 15, 2016 Hey Linda, you’ve hardly posted anything on Facebook in a week, no photos on Instagram, what’s going on? Well, I’ll tell you. Our last cria born was to a maiden mom and her milk isn’t sufficient for him …. yet. … Continued
Sunday, August 14, 2016 The fleeces are coming along, the garage has been emptied and I found some fabulous roving that I hid away a few years ago for a rainy day that I’m now spinning. No, it’s not raining but it’s too nice … Continued
Saturday, August 13, 2016 One of the moms we are watching for delivery now is Smiley. This will be our last General Patton baby. There’s a big somebody in there for sure! I didn’t name Smiley, we bought her as an adult, but … Continued
Friday, August 12, 2016 We asked our fiber processor to try an experiment with a fleece and she made us a felt pelt! It looks like the pelt of an animal except it did not involve taking the skin from that animal, it was all done by … Continued
Thursday, August 11, 2016 We finally got some rain here! If we weren’t able to use the creek water for irrigation, our pastures would have been crispy a month ago. There is a most welcome chill in the air this morning too and I’m … Continued
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 All alpaca babies look good this morning, that’s the way I like to start my day! I promised Ed that he could have his garage back by the end of this week (it’s filled with fleeces) and since I am … Continued
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 We have another new baby! I’ve been hovering over Selena since Saturday when I thought she started early labor. Well, she finally decided it was time for that baby to come out. A big 22 pound baby is no easy feat for … Continued
Monday, August 8, 2016 We have another new baby! Madeline decided to wait until after our event on Saturday and delivered a sweet baby girl Sunday afternoon. She’s perfect and looks a lot like Madeline’s first daughter Zariah. Madeline is one of … Continued
Sunday, August 7, 2016 It truly makes my heart so happy to see all the people who love to come to Blue Moon Ranch when we have our events. We have our faithful friends who show up every time we’re open and … Continued
Saturday, August 8, 2016 We’re open today! Come see us between 1 and 4 if you’re in the area. Abby the guardian dog is ready for some belly rubs and Chief loves to hear how handsome he is. Charlotte, our newest guardian is getting more used to … Continued
Friday, August 5, 2016 No new babies yet. We have a private tour scheduled today for 10 people – I wonder if they’ll get to see a birth? We’re also getting things ready for our Open Barn event on Saturday and I … Continued
Thursday, August 4, 2016 We’re still watching anxiously for our last few babies to arrive. I hope we’ll have some brand new ones for our event on Saturday. But the 4 babies we have here now are enough to make it fun. We got … Continued