The alpacas are doing fine in their temporary quarters, but since you cannot see them here are a couple photos. Come and see them on October 20 when the Farmyard reopens. Read more
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Painting the Roses Red
Patches, the goat, decided to add his own artistic touch to the freshly painted barns. Who needs thumbs or a prehensile lip to hold a paintbrush when you’ve got a tail?Read more
Time For a Tune-Up
Now that we’re 1 month away from the grand re-opening of the Farmyard, it’s time to trade-in your well practiced sheep “baa” and try out your newly acquired alpaca “hum.” Here’s Retro, short for “Retroversion,” one of our new alpaca moms– and by far the most vocal– giving you a lesson in alpaca communication. So get practicing and in 30 days you will be ready to welcome the humming quartet into their new Farmyard home. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUVKqObrlvM[/youtube]Read more
Chummix the goat/duck/rabbit
Earlier you would have seen the rabbits in their outside enclosure. However, a lot is going on in the farm yard. The rabbits have moved to the other side of their barn and when the duck goes in for the night he now stays on the rabbits old side. This morningChummix had to temporarily go into the ducks enclosure because of all the new construction and repainting that is going on in the farm yard. Chummix didn’t seem to mindRead more
More alpaca photos
The Alpacas received their pre-shipment physical on Sunday. Dr Cannedy and I, along with lots of vet school students, went to the Farm to check out the whole herd. They arrived on grounds Monday morning in this trailer. The trailer was so large and our access so narrow that we walked the girls to their pen the last 50 feet or so. This is their quarantine pen and they will live here for about one month.Read more
QuikPic: Alpacas
It’s been a flurry of activity the past few days, but thought I would share a few quick photos of our new Museum members. We’ll post more soon. Retro (short for Retroversion) is Ray’s mom. She’ll be 6 years old in October. Below is Equinox and her cria Emily. Cria is what baby alpacas are called. Equinox will be 6 years old on Friday and Emily is 5 months old. You can meet them on October 20th when they joinRead more