What a week!
Friday, July 15, 2016 What a week! Too bad farmers don’t get weekends. LOL. All the babies have been named; you can check out our baby page to see what they all are. When will the next baby arrive? It could … Continued
Am I dreaming?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 Somebody pinch me! Am I dreaming? Or have we really had three beautiful babies born over the past three days? Another daughter for Silverlake and Miranda arrived yesterday. All three babies were nursing with gusto from their … Continued
It’s a girl!
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 We have another baby!!! Our second cria has arrived and the first baby we’ve seen from our herdsire SilverLake. She is perfect! Minnie is a great mom and we couldn’t be more thrilled with this little gray girl. Who’s next? I’m … Continued
We have a new baby!
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 We have a baby!!! Zariah decided not to wait til the middle of the night and delivered a gorgeous little boy yesterday afternoon. He’s a full brother to our Moonshine (sold last year) and yes General Patton is his … Continued
No babies yet and a kitten update
Monday, July 11, 2016 No babies. And maybe that’s a good thing – it’s 34° here this morning. That’s a little too chilly for a newborn! Although we have plenty of little coats to keep them warm if they arrive on chilly … Continued
Charlotte’s final test
Sunday, July 10, 2016 No babies yet. Maybe today? When the barometric pressure drops births are much more likely and we are expecting some thunderstorms this afternoon. Charlotte has done so well since she joined the Blue Moon Ranch family … Continued
Getting some family time :)
Saturday, July 9, 2016 My brother-in-law has now joined the group here for the weekend and we are expecting more family tomorrow. Will they get to see a birth? Only the alpacas know that. Everyone here understands that I need to … Continued
It’s rough out there
Friday, July 8, 2016 So hard to read the news this morning. 🙁 So much hate. So much violence. When I post my animals photos and relate stories of simple happenings on the ranch, please do not think I am ignorant of … Continued
Thursday update
Thursday, July 7, 2016 The new plan for trying to get my legs to heal is to keep them elevated for 40 minutes of every hour. Not an easy task while managing a farm! So I’m grateful that my sis is here this week … Continued
Wednesday July 6
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Another round of unexpected fireworks sent this house of dogs into a tizzy last night, other than that all is well. No baby alpacas have arrived on the scene yet. We’re enjoying some quality sister time here and … Continued
A lovely quiet Tuesday!
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Well, the dogs survived the night of explosions and they all look fine this morning. My sister arrived from Chicago and I’m so glad to have her here. Now we watch for babies to arrive! Zariah … Continued
Happy 4th of July!
Monday, July 4, 2016 Happy 4th of July! Or in our house “Happy scare the crap out of the dogs day!” lol Poor Matilda is having a really hard time with the fireworks this year. Abby is bothered a bit, Bodhi just … Continued
Dogs and Fireworks
Saturday, July 2, 2016 Lots of celebrating going on in this neck of the woods today. We’ll have parades, rodeos and of course, those dreaded fireworks. Several of our dogs are absolutely terrified of those loud noises. We don’t know how Charlotte will … Continued
July 1, 2016
Friday, July 1, 2016 It’s July! I remember when I had my leg surgeries done in April and May thinking how good I’d feel by the time July rolled around. Sadly that’s not what has happened. I switched to a new … Continued