Alpacas & Hats

1-1-2007 We have five Alpacas, three white females - Azalea, Sweet Pea and Begonia, one black male - Paladin and a four month old light fawn/white male - Cosmos. This last December, 2006 will start our third year in caring for these beautiful and gentle animals. We shear their fleece once a year in the late spring and I use that fleece to felt hats. Below you will see some pictures of everyday life on our farm with our alpacas. I also have a page for hats, check it out!

2-4-2007 Our Girls, Sweet Pea, Begonia and Azalea are pregnant. We will see this fall how many crias will be born. Azalea shows a lower hormone level than her girls but it is still possible for her to be pregnant.

4-26-2007 We sheared our alpacas in March and I have some pictures of them looking long and lanky. They will be at the bottom of this page if I can get them posted.

6-13-2007 Well Begonia, our little maiden, lost her cria early this year and we have been working (or she has) on getting bred for a 2008 spring cria. We believe she is pregnant by her behavior and will get her tested in a month or two. Her mom, Azalea and her sister, Sweet Pea, are expecting in late August or early September this year.

8-20-2007 Daphne, our first brown cria girl was born today in the rain. She is doing very well and is beautiful.

10-20-2007 Daphne is 2 months old today. She received her shots and we weighed her, 57 pounds, wow! All the information I have read says that crias should be weaned at 5 months or 50 pounds. Well, she is really too young to wean right now.

8-14-2008 Piangee, a boy whose fleece looks like brown sugar, was born this morning. Sadly, his mom Begonia, rejected him soon after birth. My friends, Gail and Lori, came over to help try to get Begonia to bond with her cria. It didn't work, so I am his mom for the time being. He is a beautiful little boy - it's so sad that his mom can't raise him.

9-10-2008  Escallonia (Essey for short), another beautiful girl, with a charcoal top and medium brown underbelly, was born to Azalea.  I took Piangee out to visit with his family again today and he really likes Essey.  Essey is kind of curious, but shy.  Piangee is slightly aggressive in his curiosity of everyone else and Azalea is trying to teach him the ground rules.  She is pretty gentle, but firm, and I appreciate her.  I try to watch how they interact with each other to learn how to handle Piangee.  He is a hand full and I think he is spoiled too.

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