This guest post was written by Caroline Mixon of Carodel Alpacas.
Twas the glorious day of Christmas 2008
Being up very early was the Carodel Dona.
The guests slowly left; only after they ate
but the greatest gift this day, a cria for Dona!
Yes you guessed it, we had our first Christmas present; a Christmas morning cria [...]
It starts with not being able to sleep…
or, in my case, early morning awakening.
You know that feeling when you are so excited about what’s going to happen the next day that sleep evades you? Like when you were a kid and you were going to Disney World the next day?
That’s what Alpaca Syndrome feels like. [...]
Every year, Florida Alpaca Breeders walk their alpacas on New Year’s Eve in downtown Lake Placid, FL. They also plan to have alpacas in team jerseys appear at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, the Capital One Bowl in Orlando, and the Orange Bowl in Miami. Read the story here.
Love this publicity for alpacas. And I [...]
After a rough week with Beloved’s stillborn and losing weanling Ella, it was a wonderful surprise to find PHAR Lily’s new female cria, Merry, right outside the barn Christmas Eve morning. Merry Christmas, indeed! I am supplementing her with a bottle so Merry and I are becoming fast friends.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Alpaca Farmgirl and Fairhope Alpacas! Check out our special Christmas Sale, and don’t miss Tracking Santa on NORAD on Christmas Eve. I always experience a feeling of wonder as you see Santa fly over Machu Picchu, ancient home of the alpacas.
Over the weekend, we went to see Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath Gardens. It was lovely, and a great way to tire out the kids (and adults). If you want to go, plan to be there as it gets dark. It gets really crowded the later you go. Merry Christmas!
Pictured here are our Fall cria. Ice Cube (white), Eisenheim (grey with white face), Colt McCoy (brown), and Claire (dark brown). They are so cute and curious! They chase each other all around and play all day. It’s fun to watch.
On December 7th, we held a Holiday Open House at the farm. It’s always nice to meet new people and share the joy of alpacas. There were knitters and fiber artists shopping for themselves, as well as those on a mission to find the perfect holiday gift. The scarves, pictured above, and knitting kits to [...]
No, I’m not breeding for blindness. lol. However, I have three wonderful alpacas with eye problems. Read My Home for the Blind – Part I (SiSi)
Beloved
This story begins with a wonderful fawn herdsire named Tre. After we had been breeding alpacas for a few years, we realized that we needed to beef up the density [...]
Tapioka was due on Thanksgiving. We had to wait another two weeks to meet this beautiful little girl. I can’t complain. She was worth the wait. Sired by our Champion grey herdsire and Shaquille son Fleecy Dale Luminescence, we decided to name her Claire de Lumi, loosely borrowed from “Clare de lune” which means Moonbeam [...]
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