The North American Alpaca Show will once again be hosting a silent auction to support Quechua Benefit. This organization is a non-profit whose mission is to provide care and support to the indigenous Quechuan people of the Peruvian Highlands. Quechua Benefit provides dental, medical and optical care as well as … Read More
For some reason (insanity?) I was looking forward to a spring-like weekend. I mean, the forecast didn’t sound THAT bad… But when the town plow wakes you up at 6:30 am, you know the weather is not going to meet your expectations. We picked up about 3 fluffy inches last … Read More
After many requests from customers and just a bit of procrastinating on my part, I am getting ready to launch an e-newsletter featuring Alpaca Fiber & Yarn from Snowshoe Farm. I plan to use this platform not only to announce the addition of new yarns or other fiber-related products, but … Read More
The girls are cautiously making their way outside via the newly opened path through yesterday’s snowfall. At least the sun is trying to come out and the temps are fairly mild. It sure doesn’t feel like the first day of spring, but that’s not unusual here in northern Vermont. By … Read More
And a big “Thank you!” to the folks at Blumenau Alpacas in Indiana for their purchase of Jubellita’s Jinx. This young, ribbon-winning male has extremely fine fiber and is the offspring of our 10x Champion/Reserve Champion herdsire, Snowshoe Aristides. Jinx will be two years old this summer and ready to … Read More
Finally! Our online farm store is live again after months of inactivity. The fall fiber festivals depleted our inventory and we’ve been working hard to skein, wash and dye yarn. You can now purchase alpaca yarn, alpaca roving, knitting needles, crochet hooks and dyes from our online store at www.VermontAlpacaYarn.com. … Read More
Now that we’re experiencing some milder days, it’s time to get out the camera and update our sale photos. This is also a good time to do a little lead training while getting better shots of individual alpacas. The other day we took Electra out for a little walk and … Read More
Most of us who have owned alpacas for any length of time have experience treating skin conditions. Diagnosing skin conditions has been difficult and there are a number of theories out there about the cause – or causes – of skin conditions. The symptoms we generally see are hair loss … Read More
This time of year usually find us beginning to halter train last year’s crias, especially those we plan to show in the spring. Only one of the crias we are currently training will be shown in the upcoming season – Snowshoe Ginger. This 9 month old fawn female is a … Read More
While much of southern New England continues to dig out from the feet of snow dumped by the storm some have dubbed “Nemo”, it wasn’t a remarkable snow event up here. We received about a foot of very light snow and that gives us a total of only about a … Read More