Those of you that have followed us for some time now will know that we have always preached quality and consistency as the hallmarks of our breeding program. The ability to create consistent results and finishes in both the halter show ring (insert your own pandemic-related gag here, as we haven’t walked in circles at…
We are gutted to announce the passing of Snowmass Matrix Majesty, just shy of his 14th birthday. I’ve quite honestly been trying to write his obituary for almost 2 weeks now and it is the sort of thing that hangs over one’s head. As a livestock farm with over 250 animals, we constantly witness the…
I woke up yesterday morning in our bedroom here on the farm, with only the gentle chatter of our ceiling fan and the first early-morning birdsong permeating my consciousness. As I made my way to the kitchen for coffee — two hungry kitties bounding ahead of me as always in eager anticipation of their breakfast…
As I have covered before in this space, the infrastructure here on our farm means that the act of weaning crias from their dams here, when it finally does take place, is done in one move, with the youngsters leaving their dams’ side at the Arena and moving down and out of sight and ear…
Over the 24 years that we have been breeding and selling alpacas, we have had 2 or 3 genetic lines that have just shown again and again, generation after generation, their ability to consistently produce quality. It doesn’t mean they always hit (to wit: 3x Futurity Herdsire of the Year, CCNF Elixir, has 3 maternal…
I hope everyone reading this has had a safe and enjoyable Holiday season given the challenges and realities of the world as it currently stands. The most recent (and in relative terms, welcome) drama around these parts, was going from having 41″ of snow fall on 12/17, leading to what could have potentially been the…
