Cas-Cad-Nac Farm Chronicles
News from the Farm
Seraphim update
Just a quick one here updating you on the status of our c-section girl, Seraphim. 24 days after the rather dramatic birth of her little girl, Avalon, both mom and cria seem to doing fantastically well! Though they will be living for several months yet in our warm room because of Seraphim’s surgically sheared left…
On to bigger and better things!
If you were expecting a post about big life changes from your truly, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Our client Diana Fiorey from Crescendo Acres Farm sent me the photo below yesterday of two of our former boys, now ultimate PR geldings, in their natty crafts fair best. I almost splooged coffee onto my monitor when…
Rounding into form: CCNF Wayfarer
Amongst the many gratifying results we achieved last weekend in Syracuse was the win by our Ring of Fire son, CCNF Wayfarer. Though he had always been in the mix so to speak since he first joined our show string as a juvenile in the spring of 2010 (lots of 2nds and 3rds to go…
Empire state of mind
I really do enjoy being at alpaca shows once we’re there at a given event, all setup and actually doing our thing. Not only is showing alpacas perhaps the easiest marketing exposure one can get but the opportunities to hang out with friends and network with other breeders, both new and experienced alike, are really…
Avenger’s first cria at CCNF
While we were off last weekend walking in circles at the Green Mountain Show, our four year old Herdsire, CCNF Avenger, very quietly wrote his name in the annals of our breeding program. Avenger is a son of Archangel and CPeruvian Stacey, a rather grumpy but nonetheless highly valued member of our foundation herd that’s…
All In
Well, that was fun! We got home last night after a weekend away at the Green Mountain show in Essex Jct., just a short hour and forty minute drive north of us. Though we obviously take pride in our show results (2 Champions, 3 Reserves) what was even more gratifying than winning colored nylon was…