Chapter 1
Be careful what you wish for It began with the farm. A lot of us dream of moving out to the country to live in a more picturesque, slower-paced setting, with cows and trees, and fields of corn...
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Chapter 2
The incredible duck caper It is a truth universally acknowledged, that persons possessing a small farm must be in want of free livestock. If you recognize the paraphrased first line of a famous novel...
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Goatterdammerung! Heidi goat queen of Mount Airy Judging by the frequency with which one sees their image represented on cozy, “country” décor, ducks and chickens can be seen as charming. So...
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Chapter 4
The Storm Comes watercolor painting of Lewes Delaware by Tom Benson “Why?” This is the question on everyone’s mind when they find out that you will have, do have, or have had an alpaca farm. How do a...
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Chapter 5
Alpaca Research Rant Casey and Nick visit a Suri alpaca at The Great Frederick Fair Mention alpaca farming to a group of random people and several of them will immediately lose their minds and begin to...
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Chapter 6
The Hand of Fate alpaca fleece for hand spinning “Why breed alpacas?” This is the question that you will have to answer over and over if you own alpacas. In the U.S. the answer will invariably be,...
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Chapter 7
The Stud the Bred and the Cuddly or: Mother Nature does not do politically correct. Latte and the “Don King” hairdo Despite the “it’s all about the fleece” hype, no one makes enough money on alpaca...
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Chapter 8
Tractors and Tiaras Tom and my brother admire the ongoing barn construction With the actual purchase of our first alpacas accomplished, it was time for us to finish our fencing, barn building and the...
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Chapter 9
Spit Happens! new neighbors Latte, Primrose, Polo and Lindy check each other out While we wait for our first four alpacas to be delivered, we continue to visit alpaca farms and look at their herds....
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Chapter 10 – Saving Cher
Casey hugging cria Cher January 1st of the year 2000, has come and we still have no alpaca cria born out of our girl Latte. We spend a very quiet day on the farm, checking on the alpacas every hour...
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Chapter 11
Gifts and Trials of Winter on the Farm Cher and Latte continue to bond, and Cher is nursing well and growing. I could go on, but that’s the thing about the alpaca farm. You imagine yourself...
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3 Goatterdammerung! Heidi goat queen of Mount Airy Judging by the frequency with which one sees their image represented on cozy, “country” décor, ducks and chickens can be seen as charming. So...
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Chapter 4
The Storm Comes watercolor painting of Lewes Delaware by Tom Benson “Why?” This is the question on everyone’s mind when they find out that you will have, do have, or have had an alpaca farm. How do a...
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Chapter 5
Alpaca Research Rant Casey and Nick visit a Suri alpaca at The Great Frederick Fair Mention alpaca farming to a group of random people and several of them will immediately lose their minds and begin to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chapter 6
The Hand of Fate alpaca fleece for hand spinning “Why breed alpacas?” This is the question that you will have to answer over and over if you own alpacas. In the U.S. the answer will invariably be,...
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Chapter 7
The Stud the Bred and the Cuddly or: Mother Nature does not do politically correct. Latte and the “Don King” hairdo Despite the “it’s all about the fleece” hype, no one makes enough money on alpaca...
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Chapter 8
Tractors and Tiaras Tom and my brother admire the ongoing barn construction With the actual purchase of our first alpacas accomplished, it was time for us to finish our fencing, barn building and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chapter 9
Spit Happens! new neighbors Latte, Primrose, Polo and Lindy check each other out While we wait for our first four alpacas to be delivered, we continue to visit alpaca farms and look at their herds....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chapter 10 – Saving Cher
Casey hugging cria Cher January 1st of the year 2000, has come and we still have no alpaca cria born out of our girl Latte. We spend a very quiet day on the farm, checking on the alpacas every hour...
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Chapter 11
Gifts and Trials of Winter on the Farm Cher and Latte continue to bond, and Cher is nursing well and growing. I could go on, but that’s the thing about the alpaca farm. You imagine yourself...
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