38° in July?
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Chilly morning at Blue Moon Ranch – 38° !! When I first looked out the window at dawn, Austin and Boston were racing like crazy, so I wasn’t too worried about them being cold. No … Continued
Any day now….
Monday, July 27, 2015 Angelica should be the next to deliver, but her “due date” is not until Early August. She is looking HUGE and getting rather uncomfortable. She’s eating non stop all day – which I see often right … Continued
Cock a doodle dooo!
Sunday, July 26, 2015 Last April, we decided to add a few new hens to the flock to ensure that we’d keep a good supply of fresh eggs. They are finally integrated in with the old hens and all is … Continued
Pioneer or Pie and Beer?
Friday, July 24, 2015 If you live in Utah like we do, you know that today is a holiday. But for the rest of the world it’s just another Friday in July and you might wonder what the fuss is … Continued
Fussin’ over the wee ones
Thursday, July 23, 2015 Our evening thunderstorms always make me concerned about any of the newest babies wandering out of the barn and getting soaked, so I have been putting little coats them at night. Why all the fuss you … Continued
Another baby!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 Yay! Smiley finally delivered her cria on a perfect day – right at noon. This is the first cria out of Stetson that we’ve seen here and I am thrilled. Packed with blinding bright white fleece … Continued
Piper’s Surprise
Monday, July 20, 2015 While I was busy skirting fleeces in the driveway, Piper delivered her baby without any encouragement from me at all! The funny thing is I’ve been wondering if she was actually pregnant. I saw no fetal … Continued
It’s a good life
Sunday, July 19, 2015 The weather this week has been so delightful, not too hot with clouds rolling in during the afternoons to make it interesting. I’d like to empty the fleece shed today and this weather will be perfect … Continued
What do you do with the fleece?
Saturday, July 18, 2015 Today we’re having our annual fleece class. One of the main questions we hear about alpacas is, “What do you do with the fleece?” So that is what we’ll talk about. We’ll also skirt some fleeces … Continued
It takes a village
Friday, July 17, 2015 Roxy Rose, as you know lost her baby. It was a pretty light fawn little girl. And if ever an alpaca wanted to be a mom, it’s Roxy. This week, I almost thought I was seeing … Continued
Thursday, July 16, 2015 Oh those babies. They are so fun to watch! The first week, they pretty much hang by their moms and maybe run a little at night with the other babies. But by the time they are … Continued
Happy Birthday!
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 One of our older residents had a milestone birthday in June and I forgot to mention it here! Our dear old Bonny turned 20 in June and is really doing pretty good for a gal her … Continued
We ❤️ our website visitors!
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 There is a flag counter that I installed on this web site a few years ago. Well, yesterday the USA flag went over 100,000 visitors! Not to mention we also have had visitors from 128 different … Continued