Shearing alpacas is a unique experience- the first time I saw the critter stretched out between posts I was a little horrified, being the animal softie I am. But, after seeing that they do not get hurt, and how much better they feel on a hot day with that huge blanket gone, it helped. We now have 9 animals to shear, and we start the preparations about a month early.
Sherri is a GREAT cook. Read the rest of this entry »
Mini pigs are smart. Everyone has heard that.
Merle and Pearl, the two at the ranch, use the dog door and sleep in the house. The thing is, they can also get into the kitchen-therein lies the problem-
After several months of taking care of our 3 fiber (non breeding) females we felt we were ready for a breeding female. We had our hearts set on Carmelita with her ET-Whoville looks and superior lineage. 
She was pregnant when we purchased her and within several weeks of having her cria, so we took our mentor’s advice (Lynn and Jim Roy of Klamath River Alpacas) and waited until after the birth to move her.
We got the call in early June Read the rest of this entry »
Mt.Shasta
Sitting on the porch at certain times of the day is lovely. On an early evening, the mountain glows in the setting sun and all is well with the world.
As I talked with my visiting sister, we heard a cat howl. Not unusual, since I have 9 cats. The longer we listened, the louder it became- a cat in trouble. Read the rest of this entry »
Evanrude
So the new kitten (whole other story) is drinking milk and one of the 10 other cats, Will-his name is Willful, one of the Fat Boy Brothers- wants it.
What to do? Read the rest of this entry »
We waited for weeks. It’s a bit tricky to know the exact date the cria will be born. Normal gestation is 335 days. It felt like we would just be on permanent cria watch. Finally on the morning of June 3rd Read the rest of this entry »
