I have seen a lot of different behaviors over the years while managing the breeding of this herd but it’s a rare occurrence that I come across something genuinely new. This evening at 6PM while tending to the second half of a Matrix Majesty double session (something which may seem like a better idea now…
The farm today feels and looks a bit like my imagined vision of Ireland: very wet and very green. Unfortunately it’s missing the fun-loving carousing and singing from the local pub. Perhaps there’s something that can be done to address that? The yearling boys that were kicked out of the Main Barn late last week…
Days like today on the farm quite literally make you happy to be alive! Perhaps it’s partly still the affect of post-shearing euphoria — as in “naya, naya, naya: we don’t have to do that again for 12 months” — but with the birds making their spring symphony, a wonderful breeze, 60 degrees, and nary…
Part of the deal last year that brought Snowmass Elite Legend into the fold both here and at Tripping Gnome Farm (EL is co owned by CCNF/TGF and Quechua Enterprises) also involved a straight-up partnership between ourselves and Snowmass Alpacas on their Champion fawn Herdsire, Snowmass Matrix Majesty. Elite Legend was pretty much the perfect…
The simple truth is that this blog had existed for 9 months without a Fozzy the Bear reference, something which could not stand. That situation has now been remedied. So yesterday was spent by myself and the Birthday Girl trying to work some of the kinks out of the rookie show animals. Magnanimous for his…
Just this morning I was saying to Jen that we really shouldn’t be surprised by the speed of seasonal change any more after living here for 16 years. It still takes me aback though that we could go from what felt like an almost intractable winter less that a week go to then losing 75%…
