This weekend was our chance to do the herd health on the alpacas.  Saturday I get off work at 8am, but I hung around talking to my relief for a bit.  When I got home, we took our time getting ready to go to the barn, making sure we had all the medications, syringes, and needles we needed.  Get down to the barn and start things off by feeding the ( Read more... )

I am not sure when I last updated the doggies around the house.  I know we have lost 2 in the last year.  King, our black shephed passed due to a liver tumor.  Macy was a 15+ year old hospice foster that was given a max of 6 months to live when we got her.  She lasted 18 good months under our care ( Read more... )

    4 petting zoos in just over 2 weeks... umm... never never again.  Even the llamas did not want to get on the trailer for the last one.  We were all wiped out!

In the last month, to 90 days, I have added a few animals.  We now have 3 llamas, 30 - 35 alpacas, 3 sheep, 3 goats, 30+ chickens, 2 mini donkeys, 2 standard donkeys, 17 pigs, 2 ( Read more... )

Overall pic of our standard petting zoo setup.  As one friend asked today, we bring everything associated.  We also attempt to remove all poop and hay when we leave.  You can never get it all, but we remove most of it.


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If you heard on the news about tornadoes in Alabama, they did touch down near us. If you heard about Jacksonville State University and the damage in the surrounding town of Jacksonville, that was about 4 miles north of us (as the crow flies).  Our little town where I work was spared severe damage.  Some trees down but nothing major at all.  Our ( Read more... )

All of the alpacas are SOAKED.  Thank goodness they dry out quick ( Read more... )

I was hoping 2018 would be a better year than 2017.  We lost so many alpacas last year, 1 doggie (hospice dog but still), had to have the water lines replaced on the house (and got fleeced), etc etc etc. Our farm help poofed, then we found another part timer.

So far this year we have had a water leak of over 80k gallons (thanks plumbers for messing ( Read more... )

      So in a moment of slight insanity last year, I decided to do a Christmas on the Farm event.  Laid back, easy going.  Come meet the critters and have some chili and make s'mores.

Fast forward to this year.  And we are doing it again.  I am not sure what has gotten into me, but we are doing it again.  And this year we will have vendors.   ( Read more... )

This has been a rough time.  We have had issues with parasites with the alpacas, lost 3 of them.  The cria, Paddy, is not doing well.  We have had piglets... and lost all but 3 out of a litter.  Drove 1500 miles in a weekend to get 20 new alpacas (rescues).

Up to 13 dogs, whee.  And no farm help.

I was out of commission for months due to breaking ( Read more... )

We now have a mini ton of alpacas...

One year ago we had 3...

Now we have 14?  I think...

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