Spring is a very busy time on the farm for many reasons, but mainly because Ron is busy shearing at other farms every day. Now that shearing is winding down, we are starting to catch up on all we let slide for the last few months…like posting to our blog. … Read More
Only one month of shearing left to go! Let’s hope Ron’s schedule doesn’t extend too much beyond that; it’s time for him work on a few projects at home. We have fence to install, at least one shelter to build and many cords of firewood to cut and split. And … Read More
Our first day of shearing and we have a barn full of shivering alpacas! Here’s the view out our front door this evening….
…is not starting out very well! We have a winter storm warning through tomorrow afternoon. Rain changing to snow and 2 to 6 predicted for tonight. Alpacas are in the barn where we hope they will stay dry, but know they will not stay warm. We’ll be shearing for … Read More
We sheared five of our “big boys” yesterday. They were warm when we sheared them, but the temps dropped last night and they were shivering this morning. That’s the way it always goes. It’s OK; we worry about them being too hot, but not about them being a bit chilly. They … Read More