Pregnant or not?
Saturday, May 31, 2014 This time of year everyone asks me which ones are pregnant. And you might think it’s a simple answer, but it’s not. I can tell you what female was bred to which male on exactly what day … Continued
Perfect weather?
Friday, May 30, 2014 Thanks for all the kind words and thoughts sent for Delilah. She is eating although still staying near her ‘towel’. Each day will be a little easier for her. Even though it was in the low 70’s … Continued
Shearing is set!
Friday May 23, 2014 We finally have a firm shearing date! June 7 is the day, we’ll stream the event live on our alpaca cam so you can see how it’s all done. We will have a few raw fleeces … Continued
Dating age ;)
Thursday May 22, 2014 A question I am often asked is ‘at what age are alpacas ready for breeding?’. As with most things alpaca, it’s not a simple answer. With females, I look at their months of age similar to … Continued
A very special baby
Wednesday May 21, 2014 I love it when I see crias kicking inside their mamas. I really do. 🙂 And one of our new girls, Miranda, has a very active baby. But wait…there’s more! This is not just any baby. … Continued
Spring Open Barn Today!
Saturday May 17, 2014 Today is our first ever Spring Open Barn Day! The weather will be perfect, and alpacas all look great and we hope you will stop in for a bit today. We’ll be open from 10 – … Continued
We’re almost ready!
Friday May 16, 2014 Just a few final touches for setting up today and we’ll be ready for our first ever Spring Open Barn Day tomorrow! I remember when we first decided to hold and Open Barn day in the … Continued
What are you doing this Saturday?
Thursday May 15, 2014 The forecast for the weekend looks perfect! We’ll be open on Saturday from 10:00 – 4:00. I sure hope you will come out to enjoy a beautiful day at Blue Moon Ranch. Today I’ll be adding … Continued
A very cold Monday
Monday May 12, 2014 It’s a very chilly 21 degrees outside here! I’m so glad we see a warming trend before our Open Barn event next weekend. I’m moving more fiber out to the Yarn Barn today and tomorrow I’ll … Continued
Is it green … or white?
Friday May 9, 2014 More snow is likely today, so I guess my pasture vacuuming will have to wait. It’s pretty wet out there but also turning such a nice green. Hay consumption now is about half of what it … Continued
Thursday May 8
Thursday May 8, 2014 Bits of snow yesterday, more rain this morning, but for some reason most of the herd wanted to stay out of the barn last night. It wasn’t a downpour and they do have lots of fleece … Continued
Happy introductions
Wednesday May 7, 2014 The new girls have been introduced to the rest of the herd and it all went very smoothly. These two will have their babies in early June, so my main concern now must be to keep … Continued
Storms a comin’
Tuesday May 6, 2014 It seems a storm is moving in. And they are even predicting snow for tomorrow! :0 I have run fecal tests on the 2 new girls, they look fine, so I might let them in with … Continued