Penny Lane’s new cria
A new cria was born here yesterday. Penny Lane, owned by New Millennium, had her first cria, a male who will be named Lennon. He is small – just over 13 lbs, but spunky. He’s nursing well and Penny is being a good mother.
Nibblewise’s newest cria
This lovely rose gray little girl was born yesterday at Sunset Alpaca in Barnet, VT. She is the second cria born this year sired by Nibblewise, a gray herdsire we co-own with Elfenwood Alpacas. Her dam, Pensamiento’s Rose, who was born on our farm, is also rose gray and is … Read More
Special prices on alpacas!
Check out our “Solstice Special” pricing on breeding quality alpacas. Take $3000 off the price of any alpaca listed at $5000 or more! Offer applies only to alpacas owned by Snowshoe Farm. And don’t forget…we are NOT going out of business, dispersing our herd or reducing our herd. We are here … Read More
Male alpacas
It can be very convenient to have your own herdsires at your farm for breeding. And most of the time, the males aren’t much of a problem. But every so often they get to fighting. Like tonight. One male was taken away to do a breeding at another farm and … Read More
Back to work!
After a week of family visitors (5 nieces and nephews!), we’re home alone again. It’s fun to have the kids here, but every day’s a work day on the farm and we get behind when we have company. This week, my goal is to skirt fiber and get a few … Read More
Welcome New Millennium Herdsires!
We very pleased to announce that four outstanding males from New Millennium Alpaca Farm are now boarded at Snowshoe Farm. All four males are for sale and, in the meantime, are available for breeding. The four males include the well known Jedi Knight, sire of champions, B Dylan whose first … Read More
Spring chickens
I picked up 15 chicks at Morrison’s Feed Bag today. I ordered 6 Barred Rocks, 6 Araucanas and 3 Golden Comets. They are soooo cute! The chicks are living in a large dog crate in the girls’ barn. Of course, they have the required setup: heat lamp, feed, water, bedding. I … Read More
Double the fun
We had two crias born this morning! The first was to Hannah’s Julie. That birth, as usual, was a production. The head and one leg presented along with the placenta. Not good. I lubed up and went in to try to reposition with other leg with no luck. I put … Read More
First cria for NM B Dylan
A beautiful fawn cria was born on our farm this afternoon. Her dam is NM Mustang Sally and her sire is NM B Dylan. This is the first cria for both of them. The alpacas are owned by New Millennium Alpaca Farm and are boarded here. We will be offering breedings … Read More
First cria of the year!
Yesterday we welcomed (finally!) the year’s first cria. At 358 days gestation, this not-so-little girl weighed in at 20.2 lbs. There was a bit of difficulty with the birth – the cria’s elbow was back and trying to come out at the same time as the shoulders and wouldn’t fit. But … Read More