Here in northern Vermont we received over a foot of heavy, wet snow earlier this week. The temps have hovered right around freezing and the snow is sticking to all the trees and lines and weighing them down. There are widespread power outages. At Snowshoe Farm, We’ve been without power … Read More
It’s not quite mid-November and we already have a good snow cover thanks to the almost-foot we’ve received so far today. It’s a little early, but the snow and the cold seem here to stay. There are a lot of things we do on the farm to get ready for … Read More
We’re busy packing up to head to the 30th Annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival this weekend in Tunbridge, VT. The weather forecast looks like it will be a nice fall weekend, perfect for a fiber festival. Snowshoe Farm will be in the Animal Barn. We’ll have lots of alpaca … Read More
We’ve had requests from time to time for details regarding the design of the feeders in our alpaca barn. Back in 2002 or so we built a new barn for our females. It’s a center aisle barn with hay feeders dividing the pens from the aisle rather than using panels … Read More
The weather dictates much of the work we do here at Snowshoe Farm Alpacas. It’s been a very wintry spring in the NEK, as you can see by the picture below (that was taken today) of alpacas and the snow on our pastures! But today – almost mid-April – was … Read More
Recent conversations with new and prospective alpaca owners prompted me to think about how we manage our farm during the winter months. Things vary quite a bit seasonally on a farm and winter has its own challenges. Staying warm is challenge number one – not for the alpacas, but for … Read More
This is the kind of winter’s day we live for…sorta. It’s mild and sunny and the snow is perfect. But we know what comes next. Tonight’s forecast is for snow, then freezing rain, then rain. Things are gonna get ugly. So we take pics while things are lookin’ good. … Read More
Ain’t that the truth! We woke to the sound of mowing in neighboring fields this morning. After a week of hot, humid and showery weather (not good for drying hay!), today is cooler, clear and dry. And the forecast is for more of the same. Three consecutive days of dry … Read More
I’ve been watching this big poplar tree for the last few days since we’ve had some heavy rains and wind. Had it always been leaning this much and I’d not noticed? Guess not. This morning the tree was down on the perimeter fence around our male alpacas’ pasture. But no … Read More
