We have just been through what has undoubtedly been one of the driest summers in recent memory. Easy evidence of this can be found in our pond here on the farm, which is down perhaps almost 4′ from its top level. Last summer by comparison that pond was overflowing well into July, if not August….
So after 55+/- births we are down to our final 10 due females of the 2010 birthing season. We still have a few late August girls (using 11 months as general guideline) that are holding out on us but births have otherwise been generally arriving on schedule, with the last stragglers due in early November….
Given that we have known each other for less than a decade, we have quickly amassed quite a history with our friends Ryen and Ursula Munro of Tripping Gnome Farm. Though the professional and the personal don’t always blend well, we feel very blessed that in this case they have. There are times of the…
This is the story, seen from Cas-Cad-Nac’s perspective, of how a superlative young Herdsire came to join our ranks. For the other side of the same story, one that is admittedly missing the elements of darkness and loss, check out Scott Young’s excellent narrative here. When we lost our beloved and iconic Herdsire, SuperNova, this…
As many of you know, since 2007 we have co-hosted the National Elite Alpaca Auction with our partners at Virginia Alpaca Farm & Breeding Co., for the first few years at their beautiful place in Leesburg, VA. For 2010 though we have changed things up quite a bit and the event, to which we have…
Nothing gets judged quite as harshly on this farm as a white male alpaca. From the moment one of those little guys is born they are subjected to incredible scrutiny, far far more so than their female counterparts. Remember that the goal is to look at one of these guys and say “yeah, give me…
