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
Wednesday April 30
Wednesday April 30, 2014 A warming trend starts today , I think I’m ready for it. I also think it will be a perfect day to try a halter on a few of the wee ones. I’ll ask friends to … Continued
A special birthday!
Tuesday April 29, 2014 Happy Birthday to my most awesome little grandson who turns 4 years old today!! I love being your Yaya. ♥ I hope this year is full of love and learning. We’ll have a party for you … Continued
Trust the process
Monday April 28, 2014 Well how do you like that? We woke up to 4 – 5 inches of new snow this morning! It really is pretty and I know it will all melt soon , so why would I … Continued
A rainy Saturday
Saturday April 26, 2014 It looks a little dreary outside but we’re still having class today. The rest of our big barn clean out, which we were hoping to do after class has been postponed until the weather improves. … Continued
Knitting with alpaca on a snowy weekend
Friday April 25, 2014 Rain today, snow tomorrow? Our class tomorrow is on setting up a property for alpacas. We’ll be inside for a part of the class, but we’ll have to be outside to understand catch pens, buffer … Continued