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
Happy Mother’s Day
Sunday May 11, 2014 Happy Mother’s Day! To all the moms who have loved a little someone more than you loved yourself, we celebrate you today. To my mom, living in Kentucky, (the best mom ever) thank you for all … 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
Thursday May 8
Thursday May 8, 2014 Bits of snow yesterday, more rain this morning, but for some reason most of the herd wanted to stay out of the barn last night. It wasn’t a downpour and they do have lots of fleece … Continued
Happy introductions
Wednesday May 7, 2014 The new girls have been introduced to the rest of the herd and it all went very smoothly. These two will have their babies in early June, so my main concern now must be to keep … Continued
Storms a comin’
Tuesday May 6, 2014 It seems a storm is moving in. And they are even predicting snow for tomorrow! :0 I have run fecal tests on the 2 new girls, they look fine, so I might let them in with … Continued
Cinco de Mayo!
Monday May 5, 2014 Happy Cinco de Mayo! Monday is probably not a party type day for most people, but it’s perfect for me! Saturday and Sunday are almost always busy here so Monday is my “weekend”. 🙂 It will … Continued
New Arrivals!
Sunday May 4, 2014 We got our new arrivals yesterday! They are settling in nicely and they look wonderful. Those big bellies have very well bred crias kicking in them and those babies will arrive in about a month. The black … Continued
Are they lawn mowers too?
Friday May 2, 2014 The big barn is all clean and ready for shearing! (Or a barn dance, LOL) The alpacas got to spend time mowing the back yard while we cleaned it out so they were happy. I should … Continued
Growing fleeces
Thursday May 1, 2014 Happy May Day! Today the plan is to finish the big clean out of the girls barn. So if you see some big equipment in the cam view, that’s what’s happening. We do need to have … Continued