sad news
Thursday, May 29, 2014 A little bit of sad news today. About an hour after we got home on Tuesday, Delilah delivered a tiny black cria. The problem is she was not due until 8/7/14. No way could one born that … Continued
We’re baaaaaack!
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Seriously, I did not fall off the face of the earth. 😉 But the internet was giving me fits. However, it was the internet in Florida, not Utah. We needed to pay an up close and personal … 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
“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
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