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

A wool-ful good-bah

This Saturday, we say good-bye to Mutton, Lambchop,Wilco and Woolworth Sheep. They are retiring to a farm where they will be able to graze and have a nice quiet retirement pasture. I know that I will really miss them. The sheep have been here longer then I have been a keeper.As I have focused more of my keeping in the farm yard area, the sheep always are sure to greet me when they see me. They know I feed themRead more

Alpaca Love

Sherry and I recently visited the Carolina Alpaca Celebration to learn a bit about alpacas. Neither one of us really knew what to expect. We learned about their husbandry, their birthing needs, their food requirements, and just how many things you can make out of alpaca wool. But the best thing we learned is that THEY ARE DARN CUTE and THEY TALK TO YOU (well, sort of). In short, we like them. In fact, I even learned how to kissRead more