Weaning, in some ways, is one of the more difficult things we have to do here on the farm. Generally, we wean crias that are at least 6 months old and at a good weight for their age. We time weaning for late winter – when the temps are not quite … Read More
There’s nothing more depressing in mid-winter than a warm rain. The 40+ degree weather and heavy rain yesterday took us down to bare ground in all our paths and drives, but the unplowed ground is still white. Temps are below freezing this morning, so our fields are all ice. No … Read More
Join us at the Vermont Farm Show next Tues. Ron will be there all day at the Vermont Llama & Alpaca Assoc display with a couple of our alpacas. The show is held at the Barre Auditorium. Jan 26-28.
Registration for the North American Alpaca Show opened this morning. Spring is on the way! We’ll reserve our pens today for the two males we’ll be showing: our white multi-champion, Snowshoe Aristides, and our juvie male, Snowshoe Pharoah. We’ll also reserve space for a suri male, Christopher, owned by our … Read More
Check out this article about our friends and fellow alpaca breeders at Foggy Bottom Ranch in nearby Landaff, NH. Kathy and Tracey have worked so hard to build a really beautiful farm!
This is the worst kind of winter weather – rain! It’s been raining all night and should start turning to snow this afternoon. Then everything will be covered with ice. And snow is moving in tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be a substantial amount – enough to cover up the ice. … Read More
We wish you all a wonderful holiday and a happy and healthy 2010!
Our usual routine is to get the barns all cleaned out in the morning. It’s a 3 -4 hour job for one person. Today, after I fed and watered the alpacas, I decided to clear snow from one of the paddocks in the girls’ barn. It’s warm today (above freezing) … Read More
It finally looks like winter! The recent mild weather has been a real treat, but lulled us into complacency in terms of the realities of winter. Looks like that’s over! A few inches of snow last night and cold this morning make it feel like a different world today. Time … Read More
Our friend Claudia sold her farm and her alpaca herd is now for sale and boarded at Snowshoe Farm. She is selling six breeding females, two crias and two males. These are some very nice alpacas for sale at very reasonable prices.