We are pleased to announce the arrival of our newest addition to Casa Alpaca and Fiberworks. Gabriel was born on Friday, July 9th to our girl Harmony. He is an adorable little light fawn boy with lots of spunk and attitude. Gabriel has a beautiful light fawn fleece with both curl and density that you won’t believe until
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We finished planting the garden last month and now comes the wait. Summer is a time of waiting here on the ranch. While we are enjoying lettuce and radishes from the early garden, the rest of the plantings have to grow and develop. Our potatoes, squash, corn, beans, peas, and tomatoes are growing like crazy
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Two weeks ago, we added six baby chicks to the Casa Alpaca family. Meet Patty, Maxine, Laverne, Stella, Betty, and Mabel. These adorable little Buff Orpington chicks will provide the ranch with fresh eggs in a few months. Until that time, they are living in a brooder box housed in the weaving studio. I spend
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We have had around a foot of snow in the last two days, but the sun is shining and warm. The alpacas are uniquely adapted to cold weather, so they love to play in the snow. Earlier in the week, we had bitter cold weather with -24 wind chill. I did lock the herd in
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