It’s herd health day at Snowshoe Farm, our monthly day for dectomax shots and body scoring. If the weather cooperates, we’ll also finish up weights and toenails on the “big boys”. It’s hot and very humid today and the forecast is for a chance of thunderstorms, so we’ll try to … Read More
Hurricane Irene spared much of the northeast part of Vermont, thank goodness! Many towns in other parts of the state sustained heavy damage from flooding and will be cleaning up for a long time. The day after the storm, skies cleared and it’s forecast to be a beautiful week. Today … Read More
Today was a busy one at Snowshoe Farm. With 70+ alpacas in four barns, we scrambled to prepare for Hurricane Irene’s arrival tomorrow. Like many people in rural areas, we depend on a well for water and if we lose power, we lose our water. So we filled 5-gallon containers … Read More
Time is running out to take advantage of our special offer for the month of August. Buy any female and receive a half price breeding to our White Male Color Champion, Snowshoe Aristides, to use on a female of your choice any time through Dec 2012. That’s on top of … Read More
We like to shear our crias before the end of summer. This removes the discolored, often tender, tips of their fiber and gives us a better fleece at shearing next spring. This week we sheared the nine crias that have been born so far here at Snowshoe Farm. This is … Read More
We received histogram results (fiber test data) for our yearling males. All seven tests came back under 20 microns – with the lowest at 13.8! That’s some fine, fine fiber! We also had Aristides, our 3 year old champion herdsire, tested and his histogram is 18.5/3.8/20.7/0.6! And his fleece weight … Read More
We’re been working on herd health this week. Each afternoon, we pick a group of alpacas and check each alpaca’s weight and body condition, trim its toenails and give it a dectomax injection. It’s been good to see some of the alpacas that were skinny during the winter (like moms … Read More
It’s a beautiful day! Perfect for a visit to Snowshoe Farm. All alpacas are 50% off. Last two Days!
Come to our Mid-Summer Sale this weekend and enter a drawing to win a free breeding to your choice of Snowshoe Farm herdsires including our White Male Color Champion, Snowshoe Aristides! You will also have a chance to win a $500 credit towards a breeding or purchase of a breeding … Read More
Personality plus! Esther Rose is extra friendly and a bit of a brat, but definitely not boring! Everyone who comes to our farm gets to know and love Esther Rose. This eye-catching rose gray female has excellent conformation and lovely fiber. She performed well in the show ring: 1st – … Read More