The other day the kids & I went to my mother’s house to celebrate her birthday. Before I left I checked on the alpacas. The two girls who were (over)due looked fine so we left and had a fun day with my parents in Gulf Shores. I intended to be back before dark, but got [...]
This little beauty was recently born to Sonyadore and our 5x Champion herdsire SCA Peruvian Shawnee. Congratulations to our friends and clients the Lees on the birth of this lovely little girl. Thanks to Cindy Labbie for sharing the photo.
Ultra’s cria
Ultra had her first cria on Tuesday. With first time moms – you’re never quite sure what you are going to get. Most take to mothering well, some need a little more time to figure out what is expected of them. Ultra did a great job. She loved her cria from the beginning, and [...]
Welcome Tiana!
We recently welcomed this little cria (baby alpaca) to our herd. Dam, Isolde, is a good momma to this precious Magnum daughter. The last picture above is one of my favorites.
It is the nature of babies to be in bliss.
~Deepak Chopra
Yesterday a cria was born on our farm. (A cria is what you call a baby alpaca). It comes from the Spanish word for “creation”. This little bundle of joy belongs to our friends, the Bowens, whose farm is Humming Star Alpacas. A few of their alpacas are being boarded with us while their barn [...]
Sunday morning we found this handsome little cria out in the field with his mom, Nevoso. He wasn’t due til the 18th of November, but he made his appearance ten days early.
He is so pink! This is the first cria for his sire, Horatio, who is a Magnum son. His dam, Nevoso, continues to produce [...]
Lucky for me I was out of town at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair. That way I could not be blamed for bringing yet another animal into our home. We already have 3 cats. I’m allergic to cats. Yet I love them. All were rescued or were stray kittens who found us.
Here’s the story as [...]
Actually, you DO NOT WANT to imprint your cria to humans. He needs to imprint on his mom and realize that he is an alpaca. We did some imprinting by accident, and we have since fixed the problem. Here’s what happened.
I was going to the barn to prepare Merry’s evening bottle when I saw this [...]
I think Dottie was waiting for Beth to visit to have her cria. What a great surprise, and it’s a rose grey girl! But how did Beth know to wear a grey alpaca sweater when she came for her visit that day? Kismet.
Our little princess has a droopy left ear. Sometimes they are smushed in [...]
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