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
Weaning, in some ways, is one of the more difficult things we have to do here on the farm. Generally, we wean crias that are at least 6 months old and at a good weight for their age. We time weaning for late winter – when the temps are not quite … Read More
I’m back from a great fiber weekend in Freeport, ME at Spa, Spin & Knit. Depsite heavy, wet snow, high winds, power outages and such, many fiber enthusiasts made the trek. We arrived in Freeport at noon on Friday to almost 50 degrees and sunny – that was quite a … Read More
Well, it is still only February, despite the mild, dry weather we’ve had over the last few weeks. This is the one week that I have to travel – to Freeport for Spa – and snow is forecast for the rest of the week! It’s gonna be a long ride … Read More
Our next fiber gathering will be Feb 26-28 at Spa, Knit & Spin in Freeport, ME. I’m busy winding skeins and washing sock yarn and hope to have time to do a bit more dyeing. I’ve ordered the needles that have sold out and put in a large order for … Read More