Cas-Cad-Nac Farm Chronicles
News from the Farm
Fall Transitions
Jen and I got to spend an amazing 5 days with Ole Erik and Laila Sjøli and their wonderful kids in Norway last week. Their farm, Alpacajoy of Norway, had purchased several animals from us over the past couple of years and this was a chance to both hang with our new friends as well…
Late summer meanderings.
Random musings from a long neglectful alpaca blogger as the leaves show their first little twinge of color here on the farm… 1. Had a great time at the Breeders Edge auction 2 weeks ago now, though I will freely admit that I mostly wimped out on wearing the long wig that I had brought…
Maestro: another potential puzzle piece comes online…
We are happy to announce that as of earlier this week, our young Herdsire, Spirit Wind’s Maestro, now has his first confirmed pregnancy here at CCNF! We originally purchased Maestro from Jerry and Karin Young of Spirit Wind Farm & Fiber Studio, after being really impressed with him at his first ever show, the 2013…
CCNF Abby Rose, Lot #9 at the Breeders Edge Sale
It seems to be every couple of years now that we have to dust off the old, “Cas-Cad-Nac Farm doesn’t really breed greys alpacas, do we?” line as we then go on to either privately list or consign to an auction, what is actually a pretty spiffy animal! This year’s entry in this little sub-plot…
CCNF Defiance = Love Machine
The decision, now over 2 years ago, to give up our partial interest in Snowmass Elite Legend, was not one we took lightly. To this day, EL remains one of the most prepotent Herdsires we’ve ever come across. Just as an individual, he was always a joy to work with too, a real gentle soul…
Rocky Mountain Fever, Part #2
Amid the chaos that was Cas-Cad-Nac Farm in the month of June, Jennifer spent several weeks trying to carve out the time to properly skirt our 45 entries for the National Fleece Show in Denver. Something that would have normally gotten done weeks in advance — we sheared at the end of April/beginning of May…