Saturday, January 21, 2023 A public service announcement to all my alpaca friends, especially those newer to the game. Get your shearer booked now! Most shearers will be finalizing their schedules this month and the longer you wait the harder … Continued
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
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
Tuesday April 3, 2018 It’s 8 degrees in Woodland this morning! There was some talk of shearing early in April, and I didn’t think it was a good idea. It was mornings like this that helped me make that decision. … Continued
Wednesday, June 14, 2017 We’re expecting a perfect 72 degree day today. I’ll take it! Time to start opening the bags of fleece and get them ready for processing. Yarn, roving or maybe felt, it all starts on my skirting … Continued
Monday, June 4, 2017 The new kittens Bogart and Brando ventured out of the barn yesterday for the first time. They are so full of kitten antics it is a lovely distraction. How to remember which is which? We have … Continued
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