Our farm is located geographically in an area of nearly unmatched beauty. We are surrounded by almost as much wilderness as it is possible to be without feeling disconnected from the outside world altogether. Things feel balanced here. Admittedly the advent of broadband internet access and satellite TV obviously play no small part in that…
Some of the more frequently asked questions we field from other breeders and prospective alpaca owners, particularly this time of year, relate to the shearing of crias. Do we do it? If so, at what age and what are the benefits of doing so versus the downside of just leaving the tui fleece (the fleece…
So yesterday we completed a two day slog of trimming the toenails of roughly 200 animals, 2/3rds of them by yours truly. We do toenails every other month along with monthly Ivomec shots, routine vaccines, and body scoring on the entire adult herd. Though the pace is often quite blistering when we are starting out…
Admittedly it’s not always with a hop, skip, and a jump that we drag one of our carcasses up to the Arena each early morning during birthing season to see what gifts our due girls may have bestowed upon us. Having said that though, even my half awake, uncaffeinated self gets a little slack jawed…
Hi All, My good friend, Blogmaster, and fellow alpaca breeder, Terry Miller of Snowshoe Farm Alpacas, has just helped me set up an RSS feed (see buttons on the left hand side bar) for the blog here. I quite honestly don’t have a very good grip on how an RSS even works but am hoping that…
So the learning curve for the young man pictured here might be a bit steeper than most before he reaches maturity. Admittedly there are working Herdsires on this farm (who’s identity shall be protected for the sake of their reputations) who have, in their enthusiasm, tried a similar stunt as adults. Sorry boys, the females…
