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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Herd Health
We’re been working on herd health this week. Each afternoon, we pick a group of alpacas and check each alpaca’s weight and body condition, trim its toenails and give it a dectomax injection. It’s been good to see some of the alpacas that were skinny during the winter (like moms that were nursing big crias…
Show prep
This coming weekend is the second of three alpaca show weekends in a row. That means today we’re busy packing so Ron can head out tomorrow morning. This weekend’s show is in Vermont, so travel is easy. We have what we call our “show box” that’s filled with the supplies, marketing materials and such we need for…
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…
- Alpacas | Breeding | Shows | Uncategorized
Spring Alpaca Shows
It’s that time again. Registration paperwork went in the mail today for the two spring alpaca shows we’ll be doing this year, the North American Alpaca Show and the North East Alpaca Expo. Both will be held on the same weekend, April 7 & 8, 2018, at Eastern States Expo in West Springfield, MA. We’re planning…
- Alpacas | Fiber | For sale | Herdsires | Histograms
Fiber Testing
We received histogram results (fiber test data) for our yearling males. All seven tests came back under 20 microns – with the lowest at 13.8! That’s some fine, fine fiber! We also had Aristides, our 3 year old champion herdsire, tested and his histogram is 18.5/3.8/20.7/0.6! And his fleece weight was 11 lbs! The boys…
Champion Herdsire for Sale!
You heard it here first! We are offering our multi-champion herdsire, Snowshoe Aristides, for sale at the Showtacular Pen Sale in Syracuse, NY on Oct 23-25. We are so proud of Aristides. At seven years of age, his presence, his fiber and his temperament are still as impressive as ever. This is a male who…