A change is as good as a.....?

The other morning I thought I would change the order of the morning chores in the barn.

Up until now I always dished up the sweet feed first then the hay and then the clean up. Problem was, I was usually ready to do the clean up before the barn breakfast was over.

My new method is hay first, then clean up and the feed last.

The first time I tried the new order I was met with a barnful of confused looking faces. You could almost hear the critters thinking "What??? No sweet feed?? This means revolution!" Even the cria had woeful looks on their faces when I entered their part of the barn with only an armload of hay.

Hopefully in time they will adjust. In the meantime......

Shearing 2012

Shearing Day will be 19 May. Helpers are always welcome!

Farmer's market

See you at the Halifax market on January 28!

Winter....

So far the winter has been easy, warm and no snow so the chores are easy. The critters are outside most of the time nibbling on what ever grasses they find.

A week in Cuba helped, Cayo Santa Maria is lovely and very quiet. Just the place to let go and relax.

Alpaca Sale

Check our website for new alpaca pricing. Now is the time to add to or start your herd.

Picture Day at School

Last summer's cria are in school now, learning to walk on a lead and getting used to handling in anticipation of the spring shows.

Today we led them outside for "class pictures".

First are Domino and Donatella, then Diablo and Dolce Vita, Damascus and Dartanyan.

Alpaca Teddy Bears have Arrived!!

Alpaca fibre teddy bears have arrived. These scrumptious bears are hand crafted in Peru and each one is unique. We now have 16 inch, 9.5 inch in stock. All white and other natural colour combinations are available. Visit the webstore for more information or to order. Our next expected Halifax Seaport Market day is January 28th. Stay tuned.

Last chance before christmas

We have had great success at the Halifax Seaport market and the Wolfville Market on the Saturdays in December.

While stock is getting limited we do still have a variety of socks, knitted and woven products. This week we will be at the Seaport Market on Thursday Dec 22 and Friday December 23

Merry Christmas

Halifax Seaport Market

Starting November 12th we will be at the Halifax Seaport Market every Saturday till Christmas. You will be able to find us in the Pavillion section which is at the south end of the market.

Products we are bringing include: socks, insoles, teddy bears, scarves, mitts and samples of the Alpaca Duvets.

Come visit us!!

The new truck

Well the old truck finally died and we have spent about a month looking for a new one. New to us, that is....finally we found what seems to be a good one in our price range. The dogs love the back seat.

October Nor'easter

We were hit with a surprise storm this week. The forecast was for a bit of rain and some wind so the resulting storm caught us by surprise.

We had a deluge of rain, some flurries in the air and of course incredible winds.

The Boy's summer shelter was blown upside down, broke one fencepost and was impaled on another. Just after it happened the guys gathered on the tent floor looking around with puzzled expressions, wondering where their house went.

Out I go in the gale force winds to take the sides off the tent as they are acting like giant sails in the wind. The sides came off, and in the final ravages of the storm the remainder of the tent was blown across the field and came to rest upside down.

We are expecting summer weather on the weekend; the first job will be cleaning up the mess.

Wwoofing season over again

Many, many thanks for all the volunteers who helped out on the farm this past season. Without your help we would not have had completed all the fencing, the haying was an easier job and the gardening and firewood were put in good order. The list of other accomplishments is longer than I can list.

Thank you again.

Diablo

We stopped hand feeding Diablo in the middle of September and he is continuing to do well. Still smaller than the rest, and fiercely attached to his mother.

Dyed rovings

All the rovings are dyed now. What a big job, and I was grateful for the help getting it done. Now they just have to dry! It's a riot of colour.

Toblerone's cria

Dartanyan is the first offspring of Toblerone Ben. He shows good straight confirmation and a lovely fawn colour. Here he is just a few hours old. He is the final cria of the season.