Wednesday April 16, 2014 Even though it gets pretty cold overnight, the herd has decided it’s time to sleep out of the barn. I know being out makes them happy and they do feel safer outside so why would I … Continued
Wednesday April 15, 2014 OK, so it sounded like a rooster in the hen house. I do know what a rooster sounds like, and I heard one crowing … I had just stepped out in the dark to take a … Continued
Monday April 14, 2014 Brrrr, it’s 16 degrees here this morning. Most of the alpacas are out of the barns, but then again they are covered in lots of very warm fleece. Not so with me, who will be spending as … Continued
Sunday April 13, 2014 I really think alpaca poop is awesome. Really! We don’t give it away, we use it to fertilize pastures and plants here, and we sell any leftovers. But, it was getting to be time for the … Continued
Saturday April 12, 2014 Yesterday I decided to open the gate to the creek area for the girls since it was really warm (almost 70!) and oh my did they love that. Lots of running and jumping and splashing around in … Continued
Friday April 11, 2014 What a beautiful day we had yesterday! It was dry enough that I was able to get the entire girls pasture vacuumed, and the alpacas were enjoying sun bathing and dust bathing. Even the hens were … Continued
Thursday April 10, 2014 Thirty years ago today I gave birth to a little boy who during the pregnancy had “no chance” to survive. We showed ’em, didn’t we Nate. Happy Birthday to my sweet son, a genuine nice person, … Continued
Wednesday April 9, 2014 We’re scheduled for the warmest day of the year so far today, so I might have to cave in and let the girls into the pasture by the creek. The boys have already been wading and … Continued
Tuesday April 8, 2014 We have visitors coming every day this week. Must be spring! I think the alpacas enjoy visitors to a degree, it’s a little bit of change in the routine for them. They are somewhat wary, but … Continued
Monday April 7, 2014 My handspun yarns look handspun and I like that. But they all sort of look the same too. Two ply, sport weight, every skein. When you do something so often that your brain does it … Continued
Sunday April 6, 2014 The weather wasn’t so bad after all on Saturday. We had plenty of time for being outside and enjoying all the the ranch has to offer to a 3 year old. This morning it’s all white out … Continued
Friday April 4, 2014 It looks like we’re in for a wet weekend with a storm that comes in tonight. The alpacas all prefer to eat out of the barn but I’ll probably have to keep feeding them inside the … Continued
Thursday April 3,2014 Well I got some good suggestions yesterday on how to deal with the pesky magpies, mostly from our Facebook page. I’ll let you know if anything works. The thing is I really love birds, and I always … Continued
Wednesday April 2,2014 They eat the cat food I put out for our barn cats, they try to eat the dog’s food right along side the dogs, they pick at newborn alpacas before they stand up, and now they are … Continued