Paul Hetherington – 1 August 2022
Last week saw the return of the annual Cumbrian ragwort pull after a two year absence due to Covid. This is an ancient ceremony that has been depict...
Sue Loach – 18th July 2022
Well, its over halfway through the year and I am sure for a lot of us the birthing season is well underway with its joys and heartaches (well it cert...
Kate Brookes – 7 July 2022
It always seems like everything alpaca seems to happen in the months of May and June. We now try to keep the diary as clear as possible in those mon...
Clara Boulton – 22 June 2022
Clara Bouton - 22 June 2022 This time of year can definitely be described as ‘chaotic’. We are taking in the last few bookings for summer, which...
Elaine Clarke – 30 May 2022
Spring is my most favourite time of the year. The weather typically gets better, the grass is growing, the garden is coming alive but the most exciti...
Judith Newman – 24th May 2022
Judith Newman, 24th May 2022 When I started out with alpacas, I was keen to learn as much as possible about them both to ensure that I was able to l...
Paul Hetherington – 16th May 2022
This week I saw something I’d never seen before. I went out at 9pm to do the last check of the birthing paddock and caught some movement at the edg...
Clara Boulton – 3rd May 2022
A Tangled Tale One of our beautiful girls, Chamonix, started labour the other day. Known for her easy births and big strong cria who are trying to s...
Kate Brookes – 19th April 2022
The power of the internet amazes me! A few weeks ago, an alpaca contact messaged me a picture she had spotted on Pinterest - an alpaca playing the b...
Ken Freivokh – 14 April 2022
A Fishy Tale When I first met Liz at the Royal College of Art, I was finishing my master’s degree, which happened to involve a revolutionary hi-fi...
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