Only one month of shearing left to go! Let’s hope Ron’s schedule doesn’t extend too much beyond that; it’s time for him work on a few projects at home. We have fence to install, at least one shelter to build and many cords of firewood to cut and split. And … Read More
Our first day of shearing and we have a barn full of shivering alpacas! Here’s the view out our front door this evening….
…is not starting out very well! We have a winter storm warning through tomorrow afternoon. Rain changing to snow and 2 to 6 predicted for tonight. Alpacas are in the barn where we hope they will stay dry, but know they will not stay warm. We’ll be shearing for … Read More
Our fellow alpaca breeder, Karen, from Moonacre Farm, picked up our champion white male, Snowshoe Aristides, early this morning to take him to the MAPACA Eastern Alpaca Jubilee in Harrisburg, PA. Ron is too busy shearing this time of year to travel to a show, so Karen will show Ari … Read More
We woke to 20’s and snow this morning! This spring has been warm and the pastures have been greening up nicely. We knew it was only a matter of time before mother nature threw a wrench into the works. That’s what we get for taking the chains off the tractor! … Read More
We had a scare last night with one of our prized herdsires, Nibblewise. Just before 7pm, Ron noticed Nibbles was cushed and groaning and salivating. He was obviously in pain. Our first thoughts, of course, were “worst case”: intestinal torsion or impaction or something like that. Our wonderful vet was … Read More
The first alpaca show of the season plus a family gathering for Easter made for a very busy weekend! Aristides, our champion white male took a respectable fourth in his class. It was one of the toughest classes we’ve seen with several champions in the line-up! Just making the cut … Read More
We’re busy this morning with last-minutes preparations for our first show of the season, the North American Alpaca Show, which is held in Springfield, MA at the Eastern States Exposition. Ron will be showing our champion white male, Snowshoe Aristides. After several days of rain, Aristides is not looking his … Read More
More and more often other breeders are requesting that we sell their alpacas on a consignment basis. Some of these folks are getting out of the business and others simply want to downsize their herds, but have little time for or experience in the marketing side of the business Ron … Read More
It’s another beautiful day in the Kingdom! Cold nights and warm sunny days are perfect for sugaring, skiing and drying up muddy roads. The ‘pacas are happily eating hay out in the sun and we are starting to eliminate hay bedding and, hopefully, getting their fleeces cleaned up a bit … Read More