A few of our alpacas (lft. to rt.)Siege, Minette, Portia, Caesar, and Tapioka.
Alpacas are members of the camelid family. The alpaca is a fiber-bearing, domesticated animal, considered to be livestock. They are very gentle animals. Alpacas have large, expressive eyes and are easy to care for. They are easy on the environment because [...]
This is my cup. I start each and every day with diet coke in my insulated cup. The colorful sequins put a song in my heart, a little pep in my step. Occasionally I will borrow my son’s cup which has the Mardi Gras colored confetti. (He is a nut about Mardi Gras. More on [...]
When I was on my walk this morning, I came upon this site. Hmm. What’s wrong with this picture? (Note: Luminescence sees nothing wrong as he gobbles his breakfast.)
Dillon looks back, as if to say, “Well, would you look at that.”
Oopsie Daisy!
(that leg had been giving us trouble, rusted screw/bolt whatever)
“We did NOT do [...]
Every morning I walk my house dogs (beagle and collie). Why? Because every time I have a pen where I could possibly put them outside, I put alpacas in it. This morning I took some nature photos so you might join me. The sun was just coming up so it was still rather dark.There a [...]
As a new breeder, I usually selected males for my open females based on how attractive they were. My idea was to choose a male that I would like my cria to look like. Often the sire’s owners would make suggestions, but I was never clear exactly WHY they were suggesting that particular male. Back [...]
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They look like big teddy bears
Once pregnant, the girls spit at the boys (helpful and humorous)
No need to bathe them – EVER
Great fertilizer
Over 95% of the time they birth unassisted
They potty in a community poop pile
Tax advantages
Those big, beautiful eyes
They hum
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People often ask me how I determine which alpaca goes into which group. We break the larger herd up into smaller groups for several reasons. We like to have animals of the same sex and age together for feeding and management purposes. We might have one group with show animals in it that we try [...]
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