We love this little girl! Temperance is a young rose gray female owned by Twilight Ridge Farm (who took the photo). She was born and currently boards at our farm. We’re looking forward to seeing her in the show ring come spring. We think she’ll do well!
Warming trend
The temp is above freezing already this morning and the forecast is for several mild days with rain and snow showers. Bummer. Melting and freezing make such an icy mess. But I will take advantage of the warm weather and spend time in the barn skirting fiber. My goal is … Read More
Good morning!
It’s a beautiful, sunny and mild day. Perfect for spending time in the barn (unheated) and skirting alpaca fiber. I have way too much fiber still in the barn for this time of year. I need to continue to skirt and send the fiber off to the mill for processing … Read More
Happy Thanksgiving!
This is some of the first “down time” we’ve had since shows and fiber festivals started in late September. Ron and I are doing NOTHING for Thanksgiving (turkey dinner with friends on the weekend). We’ve kept the day open in case of good weather so we can finish up more … Read More
Moving more alpacas…
This has been a busy weekend of delivering alpacas. Seven alpacas were delivered to their owner yesterday. Today we delivered five alpacas to one farm and six alpacas to another farm. These are all wonderful homes with good facilities, livestock-experienced owners and room to grow. We’re very careful about making … Read More
Moving alpacas
Today we delivered 7 alpacas to their new home here in northern Vermont. A cozy new barn awaited them at the family dairy farm which sits near the top of a hill and has a stunning view of the mountains. Since this was a new area for livestock, the paddock … Read More
Wrapping up before winter
This weekend is our last alpaca show of the season. Ron is in Syracuse with three alpacas, including Snowshoe Aristides, our white male color champion. We’re hoping for another good showing for Ari! Back at the farm, it’s time to clean up and prepare for winter. We’ve been working on … Read More
Herd Health Day
Yesterday was our monthly herd health day. All our alpacas – except the youngest crias – received their deworming injections. The advantage to this monthly routine is that it forces us to put our hands on every alpaca every month. We can check body conditions and keep our eyes open … Read More