Spring has Sprung, The Grass has Ris.....
I wonder where the alpaca is?
It has been two months since the last post. Sorry I took so long but not much happens in the winter months. Winter is a time to get caught up on paperwork such as year-end stuff, scheduling our shearing date, sending off fiber for analysis, trimming toenails and getting prepared for spring breeding and birthing. We have also joined Alpacanation which is a great website to market our business so I have been working on the design of our farm listing. I thought it would be fairly easy to do but there is a lot more work involved than I thought. I want to do it right the first time so I’m taking my time gathering as much information as I can to use in the listing. I have been working on it for two weeks and probably have another week or two to finish. I will link it here when I conclude that project.
I needed to update photos of our animals because they grow so fast so Tara and I took about a hundred photos this afternoon. Here are a few from today.
Argento is our silver girl, she'll be 2 years old in June and she is as sweet as can be. Her fleece was sent off for analysis to Yocum-McColl Testing Labs and her micron count came back AFD 25.5 SD 5.3 CV 20.8 %>30u 14.4
Still learning what the numbers mean but I think her fiber is gorgeous. She has great staple length and real soft handle. Her fleece looks lavender in the sunlight.
Ron & Otto
Otto's Fleece
Otto's fleece is very dense, just like his Dam. He has Peruvian Victor genetics. His numbers were AFD 25.6 SD 5.6 CV 21.9 %>30u 17.4
Juliet's Fleece
Juliet will be a year old in June. She has never been shorn just scissor cut when born. What amazes me is how long her staple length is. It's close to six inches in length with nice lustre and crimp. She is Otto's sister and also has Victor genetics.
Come to Daddy!
Thor & Ron
Trellianna's boy Thor is now just over 4 months old. He is very sweet just like his Mother!
It has been two months since the last post. Sorry I took so long but not much happens in the winter months. Winter is a time to get caught up on paperwork such as year-end stuff, scheduling our shearing date, sending off fiber for analysis, trimming toenails and getting prepared for spring breeding and birthing. We have also joined Alpacanation which is a great website to market our business so I have been working on the design of our farm listing. I thought it would be fairly easy to do but there is a lot more work involved than I thought. I want to do it right the first time so I’m taking my time gathering as much information as I can to use in the listing. I have been working on it for two weeks and probably have another week or two to finish. I will link it here when I conclude that project.
I needed to update photos of our animals because they grow so fast so Tara and I took about a hundred photos this afternoon. Here are a few from today.
Argento's Fleece
Argento is our silver girl, she'll be 2 years old in June and she is as sweet as can be. Her fleece was sent off for analysis to Yocum-McColl Testing Labs and her micron count came back AFD 25.5 SD 5.3 CV 20.8 %>30u 14.4
Still learning what the numbers mean but I think her fiber is gorgeous. She has great staple length and real soft handle. Her fleece looks lavender in the sunlight.
Otto's Fleece
Otto's fleece is very dense, just like his Dam. He has Peruvian Victor genetics. His numbers were AFD 25.6 SD 5.6 CV 21.9 %>30u 17.4
Juliet will be a year old in June. She has never been shorn just scissor cut when born. What amazes me is how long her staple length is. It's close to six inches in length with nice lustre and crimp. She is Otto's sister and also has Victor genetics.
Thor & Ron
Trellianna's boy Thor is now just over 4 months old. He is very sweet just like his Mother!
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