Thursday, July 10, 2014 Breeding season has begun for the 2015 babies. We started with bringing over General Patton of course, and the ladies were happy to see him. Since we sold little Brigadier, I’m hoping to have a few … Continued
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 We had 4 little boys born here last year and they have all finally been moved into their “tweener zone” near the bachelor barn. But they’ll only be there for about a week …. because they’ve … Continued
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Taking care of the alpacas and running the alpaca business consumes most of my time around here. And I like that! But we also have six large dogs that need lots of attention too. Keeping them … Continued
Monday, July 7, 2014 The 3 babies are now a little tribe and provide so much entertainment. They look for their moms when they get hungry but spend most of their time exploring together. We’ll be having visitors this afternoon, … Continued
Sunday, July 6, 2014 Another hot day is forecasted for Woodland. We are so fortunate that we can use the water in our creek to irrigate the pastures or they’d all be brown by now. I can’t even remember the … Continued
Saturday, July 5, 2014 Whoa it was warm here yesterday! So of coursse the alpacas were in and out of the water all day. At one point I was concerned because I couldn’t find Minnie’s new little boy Baron, but … Continued
Friday, July 4, 2014 Happy Fourth of July! Parades, cookouts, fireworks and fun. Be safe out there as you celebrate America. Two of our six dogs get quite upset by fireworks so I’ll be administering rescue remedy well before dark … Continued
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 It’s July? How did that happen? LOL Barely a week ago it was snowing here! Temps will heat up this week so we’ll be keeping the alpacas in the shade as much as we can. The … Continued
Monday, June 30, 2014 After a very busy weekend with lots of interesting guests we will get back to alpacas today. The 4 little boys who are nearing their first birthday have a “suite” all ready for them in the … Continued
The Solstice babies, Scarlett and Mojo, celebrated one week of life by doing some racing last night. I had my phone with me, so I tried to capture some of it.
Saturday, June 28, 2014 If you’ve been here you know I have basically 2 groups of alpacas, females and males. Sometimes when we have new babies intoduced to the herd the 1 year old females are so curious and excited, … Continued
Friday, June 27, 2014 This probably is a perfect place for a 4 year old to hang out for a day. Complete with puddles for splashing (thanks to neighbors flood irrigation that spills over into our pastures), gentle animals everywhere, … Continued
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Which mom will be next to have her cria? I’m thinking it will be our black mom, Minnie. Minnie is one of those beautiful blacks that is almost blue black from the skin all the way … Continued