Journal Entry 11; Spring crias begin to appear!
By Marian Davis
Tryphon's Dream made her appearance right on schedule Wednesday morning, March 18th. Dam Dreaming of Roses took her usual competent, no fuss approach to birthing and nursing, but this time she gave us a girl!
Journal Entry 9; Turning "Try" into triumph--everyday!
By Marian Davis
Taglines are a frequent topic of conversation for me now. With family, friends and other breeders I find myself in discussions that lend themselves to humor and hype, but also to thoughtful reflection on what we are about here.
Journal Entry 8; Alpacas go to school!
By Marian Davis
Four of our huacaya boys took their first trip to school last Friday. Daughter Leanne and I had great fun sharing this experience with younger sister Maria's "Critters" class at Leaves of Learning in Loveland, Ohio. Students and teachers alike enjoyed asking questions and getting a close encounter with these marvelous critters!
Journal Entry 7; Late Summer HEAT!
By Marian Davis
With apologies to those bailing out from record rainfalls, we could really use a cooling rain shower! Late summer and early fall bring days of hot, dry, calm weather...Not terrible really, except for the four months of fiber growth our alpaca friends have produced since shearing. We are breeding for density, of course, but it does seem to bring them a good deal more discomfort this time of year. Even with all the floor fans and
Journal Entry 6; Babies and Breeding, EPD's
By Marian Davis
All but one of our crias for 2008 have arrived. Miss Adelaide is due in 8 days, and I feel bad for her in this heat, though she seems to be handling it okay. Her cria will be our sixth of the year--one male (Cobie) and four females (Camille, Coletta, Charlotte and Cassidy) so far. Yes, we have an alphabetical pattern to our naming of crias!
Journal Entry 5; Crias Arriving!
By Marian Davis
Tryphon Farm's first crias of the season made their appearance this week.
Journal Entry 4 April Follies!
By Marian Davis
April Fools' Day has long been my favorite of the second string holidays. This year, to celebrate, we have concocted a promotion that is designed to provide
quality alpacas at bargain prices for our friends and customers (this means you!).
Journal Entry 1
By Marian Davis
Before the price of barn steel rises soon, we decided to take the plunge and put up another small barn across the creek for our boys. We elected to go with National Barn Company again, and we were not disappointed.
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