Vermont Farm Show
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.
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We have a number of husbandry tasks that are done on a regular basis. Today we took advantage of the relatively mild weather and weighed and body scored our 2011 crias and weanlings. We weigh young alpacas more often than adults as a way to keep track of their growth. An alpaca – even an…
Very special alpaca for sale
Aussie Colorado Philly. We’re so pleased to have this girl in our herd. Philly is dam to multi-champion, Spirit Wind’s Maestro, now owned by Cas-Cad-Nac Farm. But there’s more… We now co-own, with Spirit Wind Farm, Xanadu P Concerto, the sire of Maestro. Yes, we’re thrilled to have this breeding pair in our program. As much…
Alpaca Shearing 2013
It’s over! And with the help of very good friends, shearing not only was not painful, it was actually fun! Many, many thanks to Larry from Twilight Ridge Farm, Jane from Berry Hill Alpacas and, last but not least, Kathy and Tracey from Foggy Bottom Ranch who went above and beyond to help us. For…
Alpaca in distress
We had a scare last night with one of our prized herdsires, Nibblewise. Just before 7pm, Ron noticed Nibbles was cushed and groaning and salivating. He was obviously in pain. Our first thoughts, of course, were “worst case”: intestinal torsion or impaction or something like that. Our wonderful vet was out within the hour, checked…
Breeding Fees – $500
It’s time to finalize breeding decisions for 2018 and we’re making it easier by lowering all stud fees to $500 for drive-bys. We do have room to accommodate your female, if desired, for an additional low daily fee. We offer you a choice of herdsires in a variety of bloodlines and colors. All, except Snowshoe…
Happy Father’s Day Snowshoe Aristides!
We’ve been waiting for several crias to be born and Izabella finally gave birth to a beautiful white male this morning. The dam is our Dom Lucilio daughter, Izzy, and the sire is our champion male, Snowshoe Aristides. Both Izzy and Ari have some really nice offspring, so we’re looking forward to seeing how this…