Stubborn with an attitude
Marrisa is a girl out of the foundation herd. She is one of the original girls here on the farm and is in no uncertain terms the leader of the herd. She recently returned from being bred at Avalon Alpaca Farm who co-owns her. In their herd of 80 or so I don””t think she makes the impression she does here on a small farm. Here her attitude and stubborn determination makes her the leader of the herd. I love this girl. If you watch her she knows just what she wants and goes about getting it without the rest of the herd ever questioning a thing. If she thinks it is...
Read MoreI am my Brothers Keeper
Shooter is a young male alpaca who was born last summer on the farm. From the very beginning he was the kind of independent cria that would drive a mom crazy. No matter how much humming or clicking Lilly would do Shooter had his own thoughts about how his life should be spent. Most days you would see him wander away from mom to explore the world on his own. That plan continued for Shooter until fall came around and a little cria named Brighton was born. Brighton has lived his life with caution. He spent the first weeks glued to his mother with little thought of what might be...
Read MoreAlmost Winter
It is almost winter here at Encore and we have begun to prepare for the cold winter winds. Even the animals seem to know that the warm sunny days are numbered and they try to enjoy every moment that they can. Do they really have a sense of what is coming? Do they feel the days shorten and sense these cool nights mean no more lush pasture for months. I think they do. They just don’t talk about it as much as I do… The cria’s are now eating grain in the cria pen and loving every min of it. They think dinner time is now great fun since they get to act like the rest...
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