The Lutz family is not currently home at CCNF. In fact, minus the odd text back and forth between Jen and Kim who is holding the fort as always, as well as a couple of token blog posts by yours truly, we’re not really even thinking that much about the farm or even alpacas in…
Jen headed up the hill Christmas morning at 6 AM to do the same thing we had been doing for the last month: check on our final due female, Ascension, who had been living in the Arena’s warm room since November. Within minutes the phones were ringing down at the house, phones which I was…
We are thrilled to announce that for the 2nd year in a row we have animals consigned to the Priority alpaca auction! Coming up on the 17th & 18th of January in Las Vegas, NV, the Priority is an event not to be missed. Though last year was our first time there as sellers, we’ve…
We’re grateful to those of you who often come up to me or Jen and mention how much you enjoy reading this blog. I have to say that I’m always amused by the small percentage of people who can’t imagine that I’m the one sitting behind the keyboard on this little enterprise of ours. Don’t…
I can often measure the hormonal maturation process of our yearling males anecdotally, just by looking out of my office window. In the spring, when those feed groups of young boys (we usually have at least 2 different ones) are still just approaching their respective 1st birthdays, there is of course the odd jostling here…
With apologies to Ms. Swift, we call this meeting to adjournment. We’re done, we’re out. If you are a female alpaca on this farm that did not get bred yet as of late last week, well then no offense to you, but I officially don’t care until after shearing day in May at the earliest,…
