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
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
“recycled beans”
Tuesday May 20, 2014 It’s pasture vacuuming day today. If you see someone zipping around pulling a big power rake with a tractor, being slightly covered with “poop dust”, that’ll be me. 🙂 Having the beans pulverized as we pick … Continued
For the birds
Monday May 19, 2014 It’s time to get the camera out and record the way every alpaca here looks before shearing. It goes in their records and well, you know I love taking their pictures anyway. 🙂 But lately, wow, … 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
And they’re off!
Wednesday May 14, 2014 With all the rain and snow we’ve had and now that it’s warming up a bit, the grass is exploding! Yay! If the grass gets too long, the alpacas will avoid it, just in case there … Continued
A bright orange visitor
Tuesday May 13, 2014 It’s still very cold in the early morning here but should be warming up with lots of sun expected today. I opened up new grazing areas for the girls yesterday and they were happily munching out … Continued
Saturday May 10
Saturday May 10, 2014 I checked the forecast this morning and in big red letters it says “Winter Weather Advisory!” As in 12 – 18 inches of new snow! It can’t be an April Fool’s day joke, so I’ll go … 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