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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With the pandemic delaying the actual opening of our ranch and shop, we have spent the past few months setting up a shop online as an alternative to visiting the ranch for now. The online shop carries all of the handspun yarns, handwoven rugs, runners, scarves, and home decor items that we have in the
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Winter is a magical time here on the ranch. We get snow here in Northern New Mexico from the end of October until late April or sometimes early May. The ranch turns into a winter wonderland of white snow and evergreen pine and juniper trees. As the temperatures drop, the humans tend to spend more
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