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Full Moon Tonight - Babies Coming?
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that is so awesome! so glad the little one survived. yay! and Phoenix is the perfect name.
4 hours ago
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It started out a glorious morning. My beloved herdsire Magnum was coming home from a long breeding engagement in Colorado. Another of our herdsires, Firecracker, was on trailer as well. IN addition there were three other alpacas who belonged to me…
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well said indeed.
September 2
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Farming is a metaphor for life. Everything that happens on a farm – birth, growth, harvest, successes, failures, and eventually death – happens in real life as well. In most jobs, we expect to have things go well. And when they don’t – we have a b…
September 2
aww these little guys/gals are so adorable. love them.
August 17
so adorable! love that golden fur.
August 17
so pretty. our area hosts an annual "Azalea Trail" event where young women dress in antebellum costume and pose near the azaleas at big fancy houses along the trail.it has been an annual event here for many years hosted by the area garden club.
August 17
I have 2 Great Pyrenees and would have a dozen more if I could. My female had never been handled by people and I got her at 4 months old. At 6 months, she was already running the livestock out of the barn to be able to see them so she could go after…
May 27

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What is your crafting or art specialty? (Put none if none)
I am a beginner needlefelter. I also love needlepoint and scrapbooking.
Do you live in a small town? (Less than 30,000)
Yes
Do you raise any livestock? If so, what?
Alpacas
Do you raise any of your own food? If so, what?
Tomatoes, blueberries, blackberries, and the occasional vegetable garden.
Visit me on the web at www.alpacafarmgirl.com

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Little Alpaca Phoenix Rises


It started out a glorious morning. My beloved herdsire Magnum was coming home from a long breeding engagement in Colorado. Another of our herdsires, Firecracker, was on trailer as well. IN addition there were three other alpacas who belonged to me but that I had never seen in person – Guardian Angel (our Archangel daughter) and her male cria by side, and Foxy Lady who we had gotten in exchan… Continue

Posted on December 22, 2009 at 3:26pm — 1 Comment

Katy Spears

Farming Is Like A Disney Movie


Farming is a metaphor for life. Everything that happens on a farm – birth, growth, harvest, successes, failures, and eventually death – happens in real life as well.

In most jobs, we expect to have things go well. And when they don’t – we have a bad day. We’re disappointed and hope the next day goes better. The same thing happens on a farm, but in more of a Man vs. Nat… Continue

Posted on September 2, 2009 at 8:29pm — 1 Comment

Katy Spears

Alpaca Shearing Day



We shear the alpacas once a year. Since we do a large number (77 this year), it works best for us to have a professional shearer come in and to do it all in one day. Our shearer is Mark Loffhagen who lives in Colorado. Mark and his team travel around the USA and shear over 7,000 alpacas a year. Each year he brings a “head man”. This year it was Jason from Wisconsin. The head… Continue

Posted on March 26, 2009 at 1:49pm — 1 Comment

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Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival



Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday! Visit the site and view lots of great Fiber Artisan's work and find new blogs to read.

If you have a blog post or a webpage that highlights your Fiber Artwork, we want to see it! All you have to do is post your link in the Mr.Linky widget… Continue

Posted on March 6, 2009 at 3:56pm — 1 Comment

Katy Spears

I'd Been Waiting for Rusty



Our first two alpacas were scheduled to be delivered soon. I wasn’t sure how we would keep them safe from predators. Our fences were new and strong, but I knew I needed to find some livestock guard dogs.

Enter Beverly Coate. This wonderful old country woman had been raising and breeding Great Pyrenees for dozens of years. Since I was 8 months pregnant at the time, I told… Continue

Posted on January 27, 2009 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

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At 5:08pm on December 2, 2008, Naomi Michelle said…
Chickens are great! If noise is any issue, Americaunas are really quiet!
cheers!
~Naomi
At 4:41pm on November 26, 2008, Tina Wilson said…
we are hoping it's fun for everyone that joins in and that folks will share and become friends online and learn from each other.
Have yourself a great Thanksgiving day too.
Tina
At 11:27pm on November 25, 2008, Tina Wilson said…
Hi katy!
So glad to have you join in!
Feel free to share photos, start a discussion about alpacas, whatever suits your fancy.:0)
Also feel free to invite others that you feel would enjoy a forum of this type.
We also have a chat room that you can utilize to "live" chat with others.
So glad to have you here.
May you have a lovely Thanksgiving.
Tina
 
 
 

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