Happy helpful hay hauler
Monday, June 20, 2022 He’s 12 years old and trying to build muscles, I’m well over 70 and need someone to move a stack of hay – a perfect match! I had a stack of about 30 bales from last … Continued
Ranch help available
Saturday, June 18, 2022 Our grandson is staying with us for the next week and we’re so happy to have him here. He’s going to learn the meaning of the words functional fitness, or farm fitness this week. Ha. He … Continued
Blue’s agreement
Friday, June 17, 2022 Blue and I made an agreement. He will be still and let me groom him as long as I stop when he says “enough”. 5 – 10 minutes is about all he likes and I have … Continued
A perfect afternoon
Thursday, June 16, 2022 I should have started to open the fleece bags yesterday but I had zero and a half ambition to do so. But you know what? The fleeces aren’t going any where and I felt one more … Continued
Full moon barking
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 The full moon last night had all the dogs on full alert. For what? I don’t know, but Juno was especially vocal. Our guardians are both young, but I have to trust them to bark when … Continued
And you are…..?
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 For the next few days I need to relearn 45 alpaca faces. Oh some are obvious of course like Smiley and Roxy Rose, but some of the family groups look so similar that I need to … Continued
Whew, all done!
Sunday, June 12, 2022 Whew! Best feeling ever is when shearing day is over and it’s all gone smoothly. The shearing crew we had this year was excellent and the animals all look great. Our volunteer helpers were wonderful as … Continued
Shearing day!
Saturday, June 11, 2022 The big day is finally here and we’re ready! As my sister pointed out to me, the reason the day goes as smoothly as it does is that we put in a lot of effort into … Continued
Shearing Video!
Friday June 10, 2022 Almost ready! Barn was clean, and all beans were removed from the areas around the barn. Labels are ready for bags and brownies have been baked. The girls got a bonus beach day at the creek … Continued
Keepin’ it cool
Thursday, June 9, 2022 I don’t feel quite as out of control as I usually do the week before shearing. And I figured out why. Farmer Ed is is here helping! Oh he’s been here as along as I have … Continued
Does your dog eat dandelions?
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 I’ve mentioned before how good dandelions are for alpacas but they must also be good for dogs! Or at least Banjo thinks so. I watched him pop the yellow tops off quite a few yesterday and … Continued
Countdown continues
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 Countdown to shearing 4 days. This year, we are sandwiched between two other farms so I need to make sure the shearers have food they can just grab and go. These crews do thousands of alpacas … Continued
Shearing preparations and busy weavers
Monday, June 6, 2022 Countdown to shearing, 5 days. Some check marks are done, more yet to do. We like to get the fencing set up a few days early so that the alpacas have time to get used to … Continued
Where is the Manatee?
Sunday, June 5, 2022 You can always count on dogs for entertainment. The saga of the manatee continues. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. I’ll let you read about part 2 in the photos below. It’s a … Continued