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Approaching one year of age is my lovely sweet Grace. She threatened to be some kind of feisty character. I trained her to behave for a halter show when she was just about six months, and she proved to be very smart. She cannot be shown about, as there is no time for travels inContinue reading “With Grace”

Kestle Peggy Nenette. Beautiful, graceful… and definitely fiery. I wanted to take one prefect picture for my good friend Nigel to see. I wanted him to see her lovely crimp, her pretty face, her shape and size maybe. Just because I chose Nigel’s stud for our lovely Ivory last year, and I’m really happy withContinue reading “We have a Peggy”

Hablar con mi madre cada mañana, cada tarde y cada vez que queremos encontrarnos a cada lado del teléfono. Me da paz ver crecer a mis hijos, y la manera en que crecen, que me sorprende a veces, y me llena de orgullo siempre. Me da paz la eterna presencia de mi compañero de camino,Continue reading “Me trae paz”

Last year, pregnancies seemed to last longer than ever. Most of them carried on for over twelve months. This year, that is not the case. Charles came up at 48 weeks. White. Peggy Nenette was born at 51 weeks. White again. Well, let me introduce you to a little gem that we had on aContinue reading “Stardust”

One of the challenges of breeding alpacas is the uncertainty of pregnancy. Alpacas carry their cría (normally just one) for around eleven and a half months. They can provide only one cría per year. That makes the breeding process more costly than many other farmed animals.. If the females happen to not to be pregnantContinue reading “Is she?”

As we were starting to get bored of the wait and confused, checking the dates once and again, it finally happened. Ivory kept us all observant and amused most of the day. She kept the whole herd entertained too, following her around as she was looking for the peaceful perfect place to bring her cria.Continue reading “To those who wait.”

This morning I went to see the girls. Some are due to give birth. But they’re just keeping us waiting, as they do. I looked over the fence, the girls were all spread, making their way to the lower part of the field, to the shaded area along the oaktrees. It was 7am and alreadyContinue reading “Visiting the paddock”

I have lost count of the number of lists I have gone through in the last few weeks. Fully ticked, re-written, new list halfway through the day, some items left to the following day… However, in the last couple of days, everything has gone on standby. While topping the fields, we have been keeping aContinue reading “Busy days”