http://twosonsalpacafarm.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:47:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, what a summer!  We have four beautiful crias, two males and two females.  I enjoy watching them pronk around the pasture in the evenings. The Alpaca Camp has been a huge success, the kids and I have had a wonderful time with the animals and their fiber.  I have sheared ... http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=273 After we got our shearing done, it was time to prepare for upcoming births.  Jade gave birth to a 19.6 lb male on May 8th.  A farm visitor was able to be there for the birth.  Archie was up and going within an hour and nursing well.  His ears were ... http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=269 It seems that spring has arrived but I think that old man winter still has something left in him. Anyway, we are taking advantage of the good weather and cleaning up around the farm. We are busy getting ready for shows, shearing, fiber events and more. Here's ... http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=195 June 2009 The shearing has been completed and the fleeces have been sent to the mill. We had a great day on May 17th. Jay Mariacher is our shearer and we had help from our neighbors, friends and family. Looking at the fleeces and seeing our beautiful harvest really made me ... http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=59 North American Alpaca Show 2009We headed down to NAAS on Thursday with Flo, Otto and Nemo.  It was very warm, near 70 when we arrived.  This created a challenge for keeping the alpacas dry.  Nemo and Otto were very nervous and sweating a lot.  Friday morning, Otto was the first ... http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=48 October 20, 2008 We had another successful weekend over Columbus Day.  The alpacas enjoyed the visitors as much as we did.  They came up to greet the visitors and were very interested in the children.  With the cool crisp air, we have started to get the barn ready for winter.  We ... http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=35 This page will be used as a resource for new alpacas owners.  Keep checking back. http://twosonsalpacafarm.com/?p=34