You know the deal. Advance prep for the day: Review all the log books and check in with Keepers about any specific things to note. CHECK Christmas present for Security Guard. CHECK Headlamp and tasty food for me on desk and ready. CHECK New batteries in Camera. CHECK All’s ready for the day. 5:00 AM arrival with the only issue being I startled the security guard. I arrive set to have no escapes, even though Sarah commented itRead more
Posts tagged: #Equinox
Naked Alpacas
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
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
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