The passing of the big name alpaca herdsires late 2008 to summer 2009: Legacy, El Nino, Pedro, and Silver Celebration.
Archive for June, 2009
Farewell to Giants
Posted in Alpaca News, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, alpaca studs, herdsires on June 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
For New Breeders: Planning Your Fencing
Posted in Health & Herd Management, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, fencing, herd health, paddocks, pastures, ranch planning on June 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Helpful hints for planning out fencing for new alpaca breeders.
Cria Watch Pound Cake
Posted in Recipes, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, Alpaca Life, alpaca musings, baking, cria, cria watch, pound cake, recipe on June 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last month I wrote a post Is Breeding Like Baking?. Trapped at home for over three weeks during a cria watch that eventually resulted in the birth of Thisbe (See Exhaustion Redux, The Story of Thisbe, and Thisbe at Two), I turned to comfort baking and one of my favorites: Old-Fashioned Poundcake. I received a [...]
Herd Maintenance Recordkeeping
Posted in Health & Herd Management, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, Alpaca Life, herd health, recordkeeping on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recommended recordkeeping for a small alpaca herd owner.
Thisbe at Two
Posted in Alpaca Life and Musings, Health & Herd Management, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, Alpaca Life, cria, thisbe on June 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
…Two weeks that is. People have been asking me this question nonstop since I posted Exhaustion Redux and The Story of Thisbe: How is Thisbe doing? With a birth so difficult that she was not strong enough to stand until the next day, they were wondering if there had been any improvement or if I [...]
A Starter Alpaca Library
Posted in Alpaca Industry and Business, Health & Herd Management, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, alpaca books, alpaca breeders, alpaca handling, camelid training, herd health on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good books to start your library with as a new alpaca owner.
The Perfect Summer of Alpacas
Posted in Alpaca Life and Musings, Country Life, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, Alpaca Life, alpaca musings on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m dreaming of a perfect summer here in Colorado. In my dream, spring lasts for months instead of weeks and we enjoy cool days and gentle rainy afternoons. The weather forecast is right for once and a week of rain is accurately predicted in early May, with temps in the high 60′s. I spread all [...]
The Story of Thisbe
Posted in Alpaca Life and Musings, Cool to Know, tagged alpaca, alpaca breeders, alpaca delivery, Alpaca Life, cria, dystocia, herd health, Pyramus and Thisbe, thisbe on June 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thisbe was born on Thursday, May 28, 2009 through the painful efforts of her dam, my vet, and my own hapless assistance. It was a difficult delivery to say the least and that episode was detailed in my last post Exhaustion Redux. A few people asked me about her unusual name. It comes from a [...]
