Merry Christmas to All!

From everyone here at Ambriel Acres Alpacas we want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year!

Enjoy our Holiday greeting to all starring:
Ron, Tara, Sammie, Deja and Aurora!

SNOWBALL FIGHT!

The Second Coming

The 2nd wave of alpacas came in today. OK, it was more like a ripple. Three more of our animals landed here at the farm this morning. Ruth Hussey, with cria Romeo by her side and Trellianna, the big white girl. She is our biggest girl weighing in at 160 lbs. She's fresh off a breeding last month to Wira Cocha, and we'll be expecting her cria in the fall of '08.

I gave my first shots to the alpacas this morning. I injected their monthly dose of Ivermectin which is a broad-spectrum anti-parasite medication, used in prevention against meningeal worm. Additionally, I didn't jab my finger with the needle which was a bonus.

Everyone is fine and have settled in nicely. The dogs are protecting and doing their job which makes mine easier. I snapped a couple of photos of the new additions and you can see them below:

"Hussey & Romeo"

"Anna"

Farm Living is the Life for Me!

We are officially alpaca farmers now and it has been an enjoyable 2-1/2 weeks. I have settled into a routine with the feeding. The LGD's understand what role they play and things are running smoothly thus far. When you only have six alpacas to care for, it's pretty easy. Factor in the 6 dogs, 2 birds and 1 cat and it gets a little more hectic because each one needs their attention. But all in all it's been great here at the zoo..... I mean farm.

I sent off some hay samples to the University of Tennessee for analysis. I should have the results in about a week. I am almost finished with the construction of the boy stalls as well.

Here's a couple of shots I took this afternoon:

"The line-up!"

"The View"

"Up all night, sleep all day!"