Shut out!

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The last of the crias owned by Snowshoe Farm was born on Sunday.  Our final count is nine boys for nine crias.  Overall, we’ve had 22 crias born so far on the farm this summer and only 5 of them have been girls.  Three more crias are due soon.  We … Read More

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After 11 years of raising alpacas, we finally have a bottle baby.  And no – it’s not a good thing.  Alpaca crias can become bottle babies for any number of reasons – mother’s lack of milk, loss of mother, etc. This happens to be an orphan. This cria, Phylicia, was … Read More

Busy, busy!

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The last couple weeks have been pretty hectic here at Snowshoe Farm. First, we prepared for our Mid-Summer Sale and our efforts were worth it.  We had beautiful weather and a good number of visitors. A number of alpacas were sold and will soon be going to new homes. Thank … Read More

Mia’s cria

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This male cria was born on Saturday to Mia, a female who is owned by Starry Mountain Alpacas and boarded at Snowshoe Farm.  The not-so-little guy weighed almost 20 lbs and was standing and nursing 45 minutes after hitting the ground!  Now that’s what we call an easy birth… ten … Read More

Cria #9

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Our newest cria was born yesterday morning. We’re not sure yet if this young male is fawn or rose gray.  His grandsire is gray and he does have a gray tint to his fiber. We’ll see how it looks over the next few weeks. The gray fibers seem to grow … Read More

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