We’ve been shearing our herd of alpacas all week here at Snowshoe Farm. Though we’ve had quite a bit of unseasonably warm weather this spring, this week it feels like winter is back. We now have 51 naked and shivering alpacas in the barns. Oh well…we worry more about the … Read More
This is our show string for the Northeast Alpaca Expo. Fortunately, we have a couple weeks for them to clean up. These alpacas are WHITE! Looks like they both stayed out in the rain last night…
We’re so proud of Snowshoe Aristides – Reserve White Male Color Champion, North American Alpaca Show 2012! His show photo arrived today and I can’t help wanting to share… Aristides is available for breeding and we are keeping his stud fee at a low $2000 for 2012!
Our multi-champion herdsire, Snowshoe Aristides, won a second place ribbon in his class (behind the color champion) and also won RESERVE WHITE MALE COLOR CHAMPION at the North American Alpaca Show today!! This is Ari’s 7th banner, making him a 3X Color Champion and 4X Reserve Champion – yay!! … Read More
The North American Alpaca Show will be held in Springfield, MA this coming weekend. This show always kicks off the season for us. Getting ready for the first show is a bit of a challenge. Our show supplies have been packed away since fall and it’s time to drag them … Read More
The first day of spring and it feels more like summer! This stretch of warm weather is so unusual for northern Vermont. We are generally sitting in a sea of snow and mud at this time of year. But most of the snow is gone, the roads are nowhere near … Read More
After the craziness of fall alpaca shows and fiber festivals, we always have big plans for all the “free” time we’ll have during the winter. Well, March is here, the first spring show is in just three weeks, then shearing starts start soon after. And all those big plans for … Read More
We have a number of husbandry tasks that are done on a regular basis. Today we took advantage of the relatively mild weather and weighed and body scored our 2011 crias and weanlings. We weigh young alpacas more often than adults as a way to keep track of their growth. … Read More
Yep – it’s that time already. Has been for a while, actually. I finally sat down at the computer and entered our spring show string for two shows: North American Alpaca Show and Northeast Alpaca Expo. Those are the only two alpaca shows we’ll do this spring due to the … Read More
This time of year is as close as we get to “down time” on the farm. Outdoor chores are limited: no gardening, no mowing. Breeding chores are limited; no breeding, no birthing. We stick very close to home in the spring and summer, but this time of year we have … Read More