Thursday, November 14, 2024
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Sunday, June 16, 2024
Nambar is waiting on the transport
Our Sawdust JC's Nambar (aka Harvest Host HaRVey) is headed for his new Harvest Hosts home in Bowling Green, KY. We will miss this beautiful gray at our ranch. Thank you Kristian Thordarson for the transport to KY.
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I think Mom will miss me
Dad is helping to the transport trailer, Not too sure I want to get in there
But we are off to Bowling Green, KY
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Monday, April 22, 2024
Garryana is checking out the kids while Glenn is talking
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Monday, March 11, 2024
Thunder loves to give kisses
Wow, I don't know where the time goes lately. Seems like we had our last cria of the year a few days ago but no. Sawdust's Albizia (AKA Moose) was born 10/4/23 - 10 days after Sawdust's Tulip. Moose is about twice the size of miss Tulip. Linden (born 5/12/23) and Moose have joined the yearling-2 year old boys now.
We are again getting ready to take a few boys to a show. This time Great Western Alpaca Show and the Rocky Mountain Alpaca Showcase will read more...
Tabasco at Gold Country Gathering
Albizia (AKA Moose)
Linden before shearing in November 23
Linden's fiber - WOW!
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Friday, August 18, 2023
Asphalt shaving delivery
8/17/23
As you know, we are 5 acres of sand and sage brush in the middle of the desert. So, we have been trying to slowly remove sage brush and add some shrubbery and trees to different areas. And we have added some alphalt shavings to the drive way. Fortunately we have super helpful neighbors that are willing to help remove sage brush, mow, etc. We have great neighbors!
There is an area between the street and the girls pens that is approximately 150 ft. wide by 100 ft deep from the s read more...
Glenn spreading asphalt
Courtney mowing
Between the street and girls pen
Neighbor Doug on his tractor
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Sunday, May 14, 2023
Zinger 1 of 2023 - checking out the water bucket a couple hours after birth.
Our first cria (baby) of the year was born on 5/12/23 at 9:50 AM. Another MALE!!!! But, gosh, is he cute. Lots of crimpy fiber, good conformation. Up and going in about an hour. But that 18.8 pounds of cria wore his mom, Alpaca Palace's Houdini's Countess out. She was tired and sore for awhile.
Today Zinger 1 of 2023 is an independent little guy. He can often be found up by the barn while Mom is in the girls pens. Or he will be running around with Karri and Limba (both 7 months old). read more...
Alpaca Palace's Houdini's Countess and cria 5/12/2023
Mom and Cria 5/12/23
Mom introducing Cria to the aunties 5/13/232
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Sunday, May 7, 2023
GWAS Produce of Dam class 4/28/23
Well, we did it. We took our 5 juvenile males, 2 - 3 year old and 1 - 2 year old male to a double show - Great Western Alpaca Show (GWAS) and the Rocky Mountain Alpaca Showcase (RMAS) in Denver, CO. Leaving here on April 26th and arriving in Denver the afternoon of the 27th for Vet check, Color check and get set up. Don and Julie Roy flew from their home in CA to help us at this event. Glenn's brother, Paul, drove from Helena, MT to alpaca sit while we were gone. Also coming to help Paul a read more...
Julie Roy with Sawdust's Murwiti
Sawdust's Zebrano with Glenn - GWAS 4/28/23
Julie Roy with Tabasco
Koko waiting his turn in the ring. GWAS 4/28/23
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Thursday, April 20, 2023
Sawdust's Babanus
We are excited to be going to Denver next week to participate in the Great Western Alpaca Show/Rocky Mountain Alpaca Showcase - a double show - to be held 4/28-4/30/23. We have not both been to a show since 2017 when we attended this same show.
We are taking 8 of our boys. 5 are 6 and 7 months old, 1 is 2 and the other 2 are almost 3 years old. We will be participating in several classes.
First will be Walking Fleece. This has your alpaca walking to a fiber judge who will judge the fi read more...
Sawdust's Cameroon (in front)
Sawdust's Ceiba
Sawdust's High Cotton
Sawdust's Koko
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Sawdust's Ceiba
Where to start is the question. But here goes!
Harvest Hosts has been much slower than last year at this time. Weather and the economy, we are hearing, has had a big impact on travelers. We are thankful for those who have braved both to come visit with us.
Our 7 crias born in the latter part of 2022 are growning so much. Miss Karri, the only girl, keeps the boys on their toes.
We ordered a new 12/x20' building to store products and skirt fiber after shearing. We have the store. read more...
Sawdust's Karri
Zebrano
Tabasco
Tabasco (Front) & Zebrano
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Monday, December 5, 2022
Snow Diamond Felicity and Zebrano
So many things going on lately!!
September 27th and 29th saw the birth of 2 male crias. Snow Diamond Felicity gave birth to a 17 lb. male that the sponsors named Zebrano. Sire is Alpaca Palace's Zinger. (This is their 2nd year to sponsor Miss Felicity so we decided to let them pick a name from a list of wood names that we provided).
On the 29th, Joey's Stargazer Lilly, our 14 year old mom gave birth to a male that we named Sawdust's Babanus out of Sawdust's Almond Thunder.
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Joey's Stargazer Lilly with Babanus
Snowmass Illuminescence and Tabasco
Black Dahlia & Murwiti
Zora and Ceiba
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