Has the rest of the country been dealing with unusual Winter weather this year? It’s April 21st and I was watching snowflakes fill the sky this morning. It’s been snowing off and on the last week and I’m ready for Spring.

We couldn’t wait any longer and moved the herd to our lower pastures yesterday. The grass was getting long and the fields off the barn need a rest.

It’s one of my favorite times of year. After a long winter, moving the girls to a new field of Spring grass and watching them kick up their heels. With the day of steady grazing, they’re already acting very full and content.

These pastures are also my favorite for cria patrol. When we built the house, I bought the best pair of binoculars I could find. When I have a free moment, you can usually find me at my favorite window just watching. I think I’ve learned more about their care by observation, especially the first year, than by any other way. Raising alpacas and running an alpaca farm is an on-going learning experience.

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We’re in the middle of show season and learning something new at each one. A couple of the alpacas haven’t done as well as we thought they would and several have surprised us with very good results.

We were thrilled with the Tequila offspring at Alpacapalooza. They won white male color champion (our own Solono), white female color champion (she’s now at her new home in Idaho, Sun Kissed Alpacas) and white female reserve color champion (a beautiful girl from Newaukum Creek Alpacas). Look for Solono and Moonstone at AOBA Nationals.

Also, I want to tell everyone that if they get an opportunity to visit the stalls of Morning Sun Alpacas, take a look at the yearling Tequila male that they have this year. His name is MSA Peruvian Tequila Sunrise and you won’t be disappointed. He’s broken the 13 micron barrier with a test result of 12.9 at almost a year old. You’d think with fleece that fine he’d suffer in density but just the opposite is true. His coverage is spectacular and we’re thrilled that Morning Sun has created such a truly Magnificent example of what we knew Tequila is capable of.

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