We used to have naked sheep once a year- check out last year’s sheep shearing. The four of them lost about 21 pounds of wool. Much less than the 35 pounds the 4 sheep took off last year This is our first year shearing alpacas and today was the day. They no longer look like this: Jonathan lays the alpacas down, straightens them out, and ties their legs. It goes pretty quickly and easily. We’ll get some video andRead more
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Another Difficult Goodbye: You’ll be missed Chummix
We started the blog over 5 years ago. Our goal was to bring you into the life of a Keeper at the Museum. Death is a part of life. Some animals die on their own, others are euthanized. In fact our very first blog post was about saying goodbye to Moo. As we’ve written previously, some days are tough and some days suck. Today has been one of those days. I’ve written in the past year about Chummix and his “old goat disease“. We’ve been monitoring him and the keepers have been workingRead more
QuikPic: furry alpacas…last chance
The girls are going to be sheared on April 23 (weather permitting). Get a last look for now at ful coats. Make any hairdo requests in the comment section.Read more
Funny opossum photo
Katy has been going through her photos and came across this one of Galileo which made us both laugh. Annie was terrified when she found Galileo in the ball so the ball now looks like this But, since the opossum got out of the ball just fine, Katy and I think the ball should not be labeled “not for opossum use” but rather “not for Annie use” Read more
When You’re Tired…
…you sleep. Henry does it better than most.Read more
QuikPic: Happy Passover
I’m not a big fan of Matzo. I usually have leftover after Passover so I bring it in for the critters. Jill uses it for training and treats with the pigs. This year, Henry is celebrating and eating matzo during Passover. Enjoy the last few days of Pesach!Read more