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Friday, October 6, 2017 What they don’t tell you about owning alpacas

Five years ago we bought our first four alpacas: Nobody (that you believe) tells you why not to buy alpacas. So that is my reflection for today. Mistakes that we have learned from.

Our first three girls were half sisters. The seller wanted to keep them together so offered a buy one this price, two with a discount or three for a bigger discount. Yes, I could understand why she wanted to keep her pride and joys together. They had always been together. And it was a bargain price. Wha

Saturday, September 30, 2017 Fall Reflections on the Alpaca Farm

Gone are the 90 degree days of summer. Our alpacas are enjoying cooler days. There is much more frolicking on the farm. It is expected from our two crias, born this summer. North Star is now three months old and Dazel is two months old today. The babies are constantly running and playing. Occasionally, the big girls get a burst of energy and join in on the fun. It is hard to believe that babies North and Daz need to be separated soon. We will start weaning North in a couple of months. Then h

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Spring on an Alpaca Farm

Spring on the Alpaca Farm

There are many changing seasons in life. Spring for us on the alpaca farm means: it is time to shear the animals before it gets to hot, it is time to clean the barn and get the fans down; And the anticipation of new life is just around the corner.

At Alpacas of Chambana, we are expecting two new babies. Baby alpacas are called Crias. They range from 15 to 20 pounds when they are born. They look like they are all legs. Within 90 minutes they u

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Why do you want to have alpacas anyway?

Grandma Ruth,
Why do you want to have alpacas anyway?

Good question. My first response is because they are so darned cute.
Well there are a lot of cute animals out there so that must not be the
only reason. Puppies are cute, but they bark, come running with their
tail wagging and give you puppy kisses. Alpacas are not like that.
They only have a few sounds they make. Mostly they just hum. If you
listen closely, the hums mean different things.