We’re having a mild spell, so we decided to wean a few of our older, larger crias. Today each of them had a brief halter training session as we weighed them and walked them to their new pen. Looks like this group is going to need a little more work…
The first day of spring and it feels more like summer! This stretch of warm weather is so unusual for northern Vermont. We are generally sitting in a sea of snow and mud at this time of year. But most of the snow is gone, the roads are nowhere near as muddy as most years…
Here at Snowshoe Farm we are looking back at 2011 and counting our blessings. Despite a down economy, we’ve managed to sell quite a few alpacas this year; we had a beautiful crop of crias – mostly female (yes, that’s a good thing); our homegrown herdsire, Snowshoe Aristides, won another Championship (his sixth banner) and…
We’re having a stretch of very hot and humid weather that’s a bit unusual for us. Thank goodness! Neither Ron nor I like this weather. And the alpacas don’t like it much, either. We spend a lot of time trying to keep the alpacas cool in this weather. Of course, they have access to the…
Yes, the AOA National Alpaca Show is underway this weekend, but the idea of traveling from Vermont to Nebraska in March did not tempt us even slightly. So Snowshoe Farm will kick off the 2015 spring alpaca show season in the usual way and much closer to home at the North American Alpaca Show on…
We spend a lot of time in the summer waiting for crias to be born. The length of an alpaca’s gestation is quite variable. We always assume 11 months as a “due date”, but we’ve seen gestations almost 3 weeks short of that and we’ve seen others over a year long. We currently have four…
We love to show you how some of our customers are using alpaca fiber from Snowshoe Farm to create beautiful garments, accessories and home decor. Sky Like Snow, based in Bellows Falls, Vermont, produces one-of-a-kind artisan hats. The alpaca and wool fibers for the yarn are sourced from local farms. The yarn is hand dyed…
Oh, that is hilarious!!!
Oh, how well I remember that pose from a stunned alpaca!
I love the look or lack of,on Ron’s face!
You guys are awesome
Oh don’t we all have days like that-when we just want to lay down on the job?!
Too funny ! Aliesha and I couldn’t help but giggle when we saw this picture. Oh the fun of halter training. Love it !