Smart babies
Friday, July 30, 2021 Another rainstorm that wasn’t in the forecast doused us during the night. 🙏Thunder and lightening woke us at 2:00 am and I got up to check that the babies went into the barn. I could see … Continued
Keep your eyes on the skies.
Thursday, July 29, 2021 We’ve been having brief but welcome rain most afternoons lately. But yesterday the clouds were fading and I announced, “it’s not going to rain, I’m opening the gate to the new property”. The alpacas including the … Continued
Life goes on
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Thank you so much for all the comments on the loss of our big boy Chief. The hurt is deep but to know how many people shared feelings of sadness helps. The rain that came shortly … Continued
Rest in Peace Big Boy. Job well done.
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 You have no idea how much I do not want to write this post, typing through tears. But we lost our best boy Chief yesterday and he has quite a few fans out there who deserve … Continued
Good Boy Blue
Monday, July 26, 2021 So far I am very pleased with the way Blue is acting around the new babies. Experienced LGD owners would recommend NOT having a pup under 2 in with babies because they just don’t have enough … Continued
Life is good
Sunday, July 25, 2021 Blue was quite upset with the local fireworks last night, but he’s found a hiding place and lucky for us it’s on the property and not a mile away. Poor pup doesn’t like thunder either and … Continued
Pioneer day? 🥧 and 🍺 day?
Saturday, July 24, 2021 If you live in Utah like we do, you know that today is a holiday. For the rest of the world it’s just another Saturday in July and you might wonder what the fuss is all … Continued
He just wants to play. 🐾
Friday, July 23, 2021 We enjoyed a bit of unexpected rainfall last night and this time I was so pleased to see that the new moms and babies had tucked themselves in the back of the barn without any interference … Continued
Taking care of babies
Thursday, July 22, 2021 Both babies are gaining weight, Yay! Bottle feeding baby alpacas might sound like fun, but trust me it’s not. It’s been too hot for them to do much running yet but I have no doubts they … Continued
They have names!
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 After great discussions and much deliberation we have come up with names for the babies. It used to be a hot topic of conversation for Ed and I, but now we also need to involve our … Continued
But wait – there’s more!
Tuesday, July 28, 2021 We were outside checking on baby boy and I said to my grandson, “Get ready for round 2, Aspen is in labor.” Of course now he’s experienced so knows what to expect. 😉 But #1, this … Continued
We have a baby!
Monday, July 19, 2021 We have a baby! Ava started labor about 9 am yesterday morning and had delivered her baby by 10:15. And our alpaca lovin’ grandson got to see the whole thing. The whole event consumed every minute … Continued
Just keep waiting
Sunday, July 18, 2021 I must admit, It is quite fun to have someone just as focused on the births as I am. This 11 yr old boy checks alpaca butts with more frequency than I do! Yesterday he ran … Continued
Yay for Hay!!
Saturday, July 17, 2021 Midway through pasture clean up yesterday morning I got a text that we had a load of hay on the way! Alrighty! When you’ve been as close as we were to out of hay, that was … Continued