Cria Watch
We have two girls expecting, Sammie June 12th and Marilyn June 13th. Sammie hit her target date right on the button last year so we'll see if she can do it again. For Marilyn this is her maiden voyage so we'll see how she handles her first birth. Sammie is a bit irritable but seems to be doing just fine. Marilyn seems a bit uncomfortable which is understandable for her first birth. She reminds me of how Trellianna was last fall, showing signs of discomfort and probably wondering what the heck was going on.
The month of May brought tons of rain. It rained for three straight weeks which wreaked havoc on our hay baling schedule as well as shearing. We had to re-schedule shearing day to June 6th because the weather was nasty on our scheduled day plus the girls fleeces were a muddy mess. You don't want to shear a wet alpaca as it will ruin the fleece. Luckily it hasn't been too hot and I have the fans going so everyone is fine. Tomorrow they're all getting haircuts.
After weeks of rain our 11 acre hay field is finally cut. I won't square bale this first cutting as it is not up to the quality that I would like. Instead, it will be round baled this weekend and the good thing is that every bit of it is sold. This makes more room in the hay barn for the second cutting which should be very good quality.
I have been trying to get a decent picture of our true black male Massimo. And I'm still trying. A black alpaca is the hardest thing to photograph. Massimo is developing into a gorgeous young stud and he has filled out an application for stud row. He has the softest, finest fleece you could imagine and would be a spinners dream to spin his fiber. He just might make the cut!
Sorry, but this is the best I could do:
It not all about alpacas here on the farm. It's never a dull moment around here with all of these animals. Here's Koko, the maniac Hahn's Macaw that keeps me company when I'm doing paperwork or working on the web site. She will "Hello Koko" you to death!
Here's Oreo our farm cat that thinks he's a dog. He just strayed up one day when he was about 8 weeks old and he liked it so much he thought he'd just stay. And we're glad he did because he is the best. He is a real man's cat and likes to hang out with the guys. He even comes to you when you call him. As you can see he has it very rough here on the ranch.
The month of May brought tons of rain. It rained for three straight weeks which wreaked havoc on our hay baling schedule as well as shearing. We had to re-schedule shearing day to June 6th because the weather was nasty on our scheduled day plus the girls fleeces were a muddy mess. You don't want to shear a wet alpaca as it will ruin the fleece. Luckily it hasn't been too hot and I have the fans going so everyone is fine. Tomorrow they're all getting haircuts.
After weeks of rain our 11 acre hay field is finally cut. I won't square bale this first cutting as it is not up to the quality that I would like. Instead, it will be round baled this weekend and the good thing is that every bit of it is sold. This makes more room in the hay barn for the second cutting which should be very good quality.
I have been trying to get a decent picture of our true black male Massimo. And I'm still trying. A black alpaca is the hardest thing to photograph. Massimo is developing into a gorgeous young stud and he has filled out an application for stud row. He has the softest, finest fleece you could imagine and would be a spinners dream to spin his fiber. He just might make the cut!
Sorry, but this is the best I could do:
It not all about alpacas here on the farm. It's never a dull moment around here with all of these animals. Here's Koko, the maniac Hahn's Macaw that keeps me company when I'm doing paperwork or working on the web site. She will "Hello Koko" you to death!
Here's Oreo our farm cat that thinks he's a dog. He just strayed up one day when he was about 8 weeks old and he liked it so much he thought he'd just stay. And we're glad he did because he is the best. He is a real man's cat and likes to hang out with the guys. He even comes to you when you call him. As you can see he has it very rough here on the ranch.
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