Farm magic ✨
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Earlier this week the boys were wading in the creek because it was too warm so I guess our 15° morning is making them happy. ha The snow yesterday didn’t faze the alpacas who were outside … Continued
Black Gold
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 My Kubota tractor is not very big and I am not a “spring chicken”, but together we got most of the winter bedding out of the barn yesterday. Whew. It served it’s purpose to make cozy … Continued
Too warm already?
Monday, April 4, 2022 You know that wonderful feeling when you no longer need to zip up your big winter coat when you go outside? Well alpacas never know that feeling. They wear their heavy winter coats right up until … Continued
Our favorite visitor
Sunday, April 3, 2022 Some of our favorite people popped in for a visit yesterday to enjoy some spring weather at the ranch. And by favorite people of course I mean family. Afternoon temps in the 50’s are just perfect … Continued
Looking forward
Saturday, April 2, 2022 We had our official “staff meeting” last night. And now we have a plan for reopening dates and prices. We will start accepting requests for tours next week and our first tour will be May … Continued
My Blue Heron
Friday, April 1, 2022 Haha, I know it’s April Fool’s Day but things are crazy enough in this world without pranks from me so just beware of other jokesters today. Instead I’ll share with you the story of my favorite … Continued
Any babies?
Thursday, March 31, 2022 People are asking me when we’ll be having babies born in 2022. Sorry my friends, there will be none this year. Birthing babies takes more focus and energy than any other part of the year and … Continued
Guardians at work
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 The guardian dogs were busy with warning barking for something or someone last night. <yawn> I considered getting up to investigate but #1 my bed felt so warm and comfy and #2 I could see the … Continued
Grateful for the rain
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 We had a lovely rain over night with more expected today. The trees and pasture need all the water we can get so we’ll take it. It’s also nice to have a rest from the work … Continued
And the cat says…..
March 28, 2022 The pastures here were very well established in old river bottom soil so they were able to put up with years of alpaca wear and tear. Every year I would broadcast some new pasture grass seed and … Continued
Gate is open – let’s run!
Monday, March 27, 2022 We had to get the alpacas out of our way for fencing and tractor work yesterday so we decided to open the gate to the new property. The grass there is quite abundant and we can’t … Continued
House dogs 🐾
Saturday, March 26, 2022 I don’t post as much about our house dogs because, well, this blog is supposed to be about the alpaca farm. But they are a huge part of our lives and we love them dearly. Banjo … Continued
Scheduling
Thursday, March 24, 2022 We have a very tentative date for shearing 2022 on June 18. Much later than I’d like, but we’ll focus on keeping them all cool until that date if we have to. And things can often … Continued