Paul Hetherington – 31 January 2023
Mud and pregnancy testing Cumbria has had more than average rainfall over the last month so, like many people, the ‘choke points’ where the al...
Ken Freivokh – 10 January 2023
Last October I wrote a blog about our first ‘alpaca specific’ trip to Peru in 2011 and, running out of space, mentioned that I should perhaps f...
Elaine Clarke – 1 November 2022
This Autumn, I had the most amazing opportunity to travel to Australia as Roger was invited to judge the prestigious Melbourne Royal Show. Followi...
Paul Hetherington – European Tour
It’s a busy time at the moment. We are currently in Germany on the third leg of our European Tour 2022 judging a two-day halter show. The ...
Ken Freivokh – 18th October 2022 – A trip to Peru in 2011
Board members keep sharing events at their farms, and I thought to stretch time and location to reach beyond the local patch and, in this blog, go ...
Sue Loach – 14th October 2022 – Poo
As alpaca owners we are constantly being told that the biggest issue we face is the risk of parasites in our herds. I have to confess to having ha...
Clara Boulton – 30 September 2022 – What better way to keep warm than making alpaca hats?
With birthing well and truly done, and all of our cria looking extremely well grown (some are looking like small adults!), it means we have slightl...
Neil Payne 15th September 2022
11 years and we are finally in! In 2011 our entire family moved in to two mobile homes on our farm here at Wellow on the Isle of Wight, a real sho...
Elaine Clarke – 15 August 2022
Like many others at this time of year, farm life is very busy! Births and matings can be time consuming, yet filled with excitement and anticipation....
Judith Newman – Board Blog 12 August 2022
I can’t avoid mentioning how hot it is and how difficult some of us find that and how hot it is for our alpacas. Checking them and feeding ...
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