The Vet Visited Encore Alpacas…again!
We have gotten to know our vet pretty well this past couple of weeks. It is not always like this with the alpacas but like with any animal there are times when they have their share of needs. Today the vet came to stitch up a cut on our little girl, Brianna’s eye. She cut it a week or so ago but the staples the vet put in didn’t hold so today we stitched it. It is always amazing to me how resilient animals and small children are. They put up with things that would bring your average adult to their knees and just keep going. In Brianna’s case, in order to protect her...
Read MoreCria’s and Their Mothers
It is a cold night here at Encore Alpaca Farm. I still could not resist standing outside and watching the mothers and their new cria. Each mother just like human beings have different ways of watching over their babies. Sarah who is a first time mother has decided to live by the motto, “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”. She, although a great mother has found that the other females in the herd do an excellent job of watching her baby when she is away from mom. In fact, some days “Sima” spends so much time with the other in the herd that I think she has...
Read MoreFarm Day at Encore Alpacas
Thanks to everyone who can to the farm for Alpacas Farm Days. We had a great crowd in spite of some rainy weather on Saturday which slowed things down. Our young boy Shooter had the best time of anyone. He fell in love with the people who came and could not get enough of them. In spite of the fact that alpacas are by nature very shy Shooter decided that he wanted to live a more social life He ran up to almost everyone who came up to his pen and even let the small children rub his neck and pet him. I was surprised to say the least having never really seen this side of him. He was voted...
Read MoreAlpaca Fiber by Mike Safley
Alpaca Fiber from the Textile Point of View By Mike Safley Once alpaca fleece is in the bag, what is it worth? The textile manufacturer could not care less whether the fleece available for sale came from a prize winning stud or the herd’s ugly duckling. Understanding what qualities the buyer desires most is the key to getting maximum value from alpaca fiber production. All natural fiber falls into one of two categories, carpet or apparel. Carpet is coarse, apparel is fine. Apparel fiber is more scarce than carpet fiber and sells for considerably more money per unit of measurement on the...
Read MoreAlpaca Fiber Symposium in October
Save the date! October 23-25, 2009 will be the next Alpaca Fiber Symposium to be held in the Denver area. Registration is now open!
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