That is the term of endearment around these parts for our crias as they approach 6 months of age and continue, often without real need or cause, to suck valuable calories off of their dear mothers. While we know that there are many alpaca folks out there who wean based upon a cria’s weight, we prefer to…
So one of the trickier aspects of putting animals into spring auctions is getting great promotional photos of them in the middle of the late winter or early spring. The choice for backdrop in northern New England this time of year, is usually either snow, mud, or maybe the best of both worlds: muddy snow!…
Holy baby boom Batman! Jen started the tradition several years back of taking the farm’s staff out to the local Chinese buffet for lunch any time that we have had 3 or more crias born in a given 24 hour period. The reality of late though, is that we had that happen days ago and frankly…
The Herdsires here at CCNF have been working at full bore for about a month now. Though we normally don’t get things going in that regard here until around the 1st of July most years, with the family’s decision to take a quick early summer vacation to the UK at the end of June, yours truly…
She is known simply by my better half as “my Opal.” And may the powers that be rise to protect you if you are foolish enough to speak ill of her in Jennifer’s presence! CCNF Opal, a 2-time black Futurity Champion is one of the small group of dark Snowmass Nova daughters that we still…
1. Fortuna, lot #54, is the daughter of our prepotent Herdsire, CCNF Royal Ring of Fire. The unique thing that many folks don’t tune into but which we have always known, is that key to the Ringo kids’ quality, is not just that he has Royal Rose and Hemingway in his pedigree but also his…
