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 were warmed up by afternoon….
Today I saw a cria kicking (in utero). Hannah’s Julie, one of our best females, is due in mid-May and her baby was kicking up a storm this afternoon. We always see a lot of “action’ with Julie’s crias. This is the first I’ve seen this year and reminds me to get my “cria kit”…
I started planting our vegetable garden today. We still have a few snowbanks here and there, but our raised bed have dried out nicely. I cleaned up a few weeds, raked and planted the first five raised beds. I sowed seeds for lettuce, spinach, chard, collards, kale, carrots, beets, sugarsnap peas and dill. It might not look like much…
We’re back from our first alpaca show of the season. Our alpacas did well. Falcon, our brown male, took 5th in a class of 13. That’s about what I expected of him. Esther Rose took a 2nd in her class; she has done well in past shows, also. Aristides ended up with a 3rd in…
Our pastures are still partly snow-covered and pretty wet. Normally, we would let the pastures dry out fairly well before putting the alpacas out on a regular basis. But today was such a beautiful day, that I let the girls out into their pastures for a few hours. They loved it and the younger ones were running…
The only thing predictable about our weather in March is that we’re sure to see a little bit of everything before the month is over. We’re grateful for the beautiful, sunny days we’ve had, but today was more like what we’re used to in spring – 40’s and raining. And the forecast is for a…
What a great day! Warm and sunny. The first snowdrops are poking through the mulch around the big maple tree in the front yard. Rhubarb is poking up from an open spot in the garden. Most of our yard and fields are still covered with snow, but it’s melting fast. And so far, mud season…
Well, I decided to move my blog to a different address and managed to lose my earlier posts in the process. Oh well…. nothing to lose sleep over. We have a new dog in the house. Cutler is a 3 year old male corgi. What a hoot! He’s a little overweight and, wow, does he…