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Tour de Fleece 2010

Fiber Arts Friday - Alpaca Fur Blanket

Hello Fiber Arts Friday followers!

A while back I told you about the unfortunate passing of my alpaca Miracle.  We ended up processing her hide and sent it off to be tanned and made into a lap robe.  Well the good news is our Miracle Blanket is finished!  I picked it up from Sivko Furs, Inc [...]

Shredded Straw Bedding

Recently we purchased a Wallenstein BXM Chipper Shredder to help with chipping all the trees and scrub brush we took down in our soon to be new orchard area. When considering buying a chipper we thought about going all out and getting the shredder to see if we could make our own livestock bedding.

If you’ve [...]

Preparing for Alpaca Shearing Season

Welcome Fiber Arts Friday Folks! 
This weeks article has been brought to you by guest writers Chris and Jody Hatch of Salmon River Alpacas . 

LOCATION OF SHEARING

Clean, dry and out of the wind, rain, and sun    Garages or work areas in the barn work great for shearing. Shearing in the hot sun or in a manure pile [...]

Alpaca Death - Preserve an alpaca hide into a fur

Warning: If you’re a vegetarian, vegan, or think that the killing of Bambi’s mom was cruel you do not want to read this post. 

The beautiful alpaca in the photo above is named Miracle.  She was a sterile female and a huge one at that.  Unfortunately a combination of her age and mammoth size [...]

Miracle Alpaca

Unexpected Loss

I have a love hate relationship with my barn cameras.  I love the fact I can watch the alpacas from my “day job” and see what they are up to.  I hate that I can see when they are in trouble and am helpless to do anything about it.

Tuesday I noticed my moose of [...]