Farm News
12/4/11 - Well it's official, I am terrible at updating this site! I've been doing better with my new blog though, be sure to follow the farm activities there! This summer was relatively boring, after the Allen County show we just attended the Indiana State Fair and Lama Fest. Ralph did great at the state fair, Lama Fest was a bit of a bust. But I did come home with a cute new gelding llama to show next year, CNS Mr. T. Winter should be pretty slow too, but once April hits we'll be back in force! Bluff is due the day of the Hillsdale Hobo Show (April 21, 2012), so we will kick off breeding and show season at the same time!
6/26/11 - Wow, it has been awhile since I've updated the site! A lot has happened too... Taz has moved to a new home in NY. Bluff has been rebred in hopes of getting another Lily. We went to the Hillsdale Hobo show and really cleaned up! Annie got 1st in halter, Bluff got 3rd in halter and helped me get 3rd in showmanship. We also went to the Allen County Open, but we managed to come home without a single ribbon! Out in NY Rainier cleaned up at a show too...he got 2 Grands in halter, and placed in novice performance! Up next is the Indiana State Fair and Lama Fest. And for more up-to-date farm news, check out my new blog!
2/2/11 - These past couple weeks have been pretty hard on the farm. Our beloved Lily was attacked and killed by a neighbor's two "pet" Saint Bernards on 1/13/11, one day past her 3 month birthday. It has been really hard not to see her adorable little face on the farm, but I'm hoping to breed her dam, Bluff, back to Ridge in the spring. We're excited for spring shows though, and hope to attend the Hillsdale Hobo Show and the Allen County Open with Ralph, Annie, and possibly Bluff.
11/7/10 - Well, it really has been a long time since this web site has been updated! Sorry about that...computer troubles as usual... A lot has happened in the past 6 months! Rainier placed 1st in halter at his debut show in NY, and little Annie was 1st and Reserve Grand in halter at her first show!! She also made us proud at the Ohio State Fair, winning a very competitive halter class! And Ralph cleaned up in halter and performance at the Indiana State Fair. April and Ralph even got to go to Lama Fest...a show we haven't attended in a very long while!
But the most exciting news is the arrival of our newest and possibly last cria, Autumn Hill's Iliamna (aka Lily)!! Bluff delivered her sometime in the afternoon of October 12th. She's growing like a weed with all of Bluff's milk, and has already outgrown two cria coats! She is sweet as can be, just like her mom, and I can't wait to show her in the spring, unless someone wants her for themselves! Unfortunately, Taz was fooling us so Lily is our only cria this fall.
5/22/10 - Rainier has finally gone to his new home! He will debut at his first show in NY in early June! I know he will make us proud. In other news, the rest of the herd will get shorn the week of Memorial Day. Watch our Etsy site for details on fleeces that will be available. Every llama/alpaca's fleece, other than Ridge's and Annie's which will be shown this summer, will be for sale!
4/24/10 - It's been awhile since the last update! With the arrival of spring came the time to start shearing! Bluff and Rainier are both sporting new haircuts, but everyone else has to wait til June to get shorn.
1/17/10 - We're happy to announce that Moreo & Al have found a new home with Linda Snodgrass and her family in west-central Indiana. The boys will be shown by Linda's daughters in 4-H this spring and summer!
Our 'little' Annie is also growing like a weed!
