It is never-ending. I decided to get all of my samples done for the year for the Phat Fiber box that I contribute too. I got September and October done pretty quickly, then I started on November. The problem is that I really liked the way it came out of the dye pot, so I kept making more. Some for the sample box, Some for my shop, and some for me to use for spinning and felting. I ended up with 42 ounces. That may not seem like a lot, but when you consider how light weight fl

It is never-ending. I decided to get all of my samples done for the year for the Phat Fiber box that I contribute too. I got September and October done pretty quickly, then I started on November. The problem is that I really liked the way it came out of the dye pot, so I kept making more. Some for the sample box, Some for my shop, and some for me to use for spinning and felting. I ended up with 42 ounces. That may not seem like a lot, but when you consider how light weight fl

So here I am waiting for the vet again. I love my animals and hate it when they are sick. Cecilia's little girl is a week old and it has been a week of struggles. Her eyesight seems to be improving, she isn't walking into things as much, but her eyes are still cloudy. She is drinking her bottle better, but she isn't nursing. Now she has developed weird wrinkles all over her neck and body and sounds congested. My vet thinks the congestion may be from aspirating milk, but my de

So here I am waiting for the vet again. I love my animals and hate it when they are sick. Cecilia's little girl is a week old and it has been a week of struggles. Her eyesight seems to be improving, she isn't walking into things as much, but her eyes are still cloudy. She is drinking her bottle better, but she isn't nursing. Now she has developed weird wrinkles all over her neck and body and sounds congested. My vet thinks the congestion may be from aspirating milk, but my de

So last week I decided that I would post every Monday, and here it is Tuesday. I do have a good excuse though. Yesterday morning Cecilia decided to give birth on a morning with a cool breeze blowing. Cool breezes are deadly to baby alpacas who are born wet and just wait to dry naturally. An alpacas normal temperature is around 101. This little baby's temp was only 92 when I found her, so I spent all day yesterday and today trying to get her healthy. She seems to be doing bett

So last week I decided that I would post every Monday, and here it is Tuesday. I do have a good excuse though. Yesterday morning Cecilia decided to give birth on a morning with a cool breeze blowing. Cool breezes are deadly to baby alpacas who are born wet and just wait to dry naturally. An alpacas normal temperature is around 101. This little baby's temp was only 92 when I found her, so I spent all day yesterday and today trying to get her healthy. She seems to be doing bett

I have just returned from a wonderful weekend at the Suri Symposium in Loveland, CO. It was great to spend the weekend with lots of other Suri breeders learning about all the latest information in our industry. I am excited by everything I heard and can't wait to start applying it all to my farm and business. So I have decided to commit to getting this blog up and running. What is going on this week at Symphony Fibers? We have one new cria so far this year. Lyric was born on

I have just returned from a wonderful weekend at the Suri Symposium in Loveland, CO. It was great to spend the weekend with lots of other Suri breeders learning about all the latest information in our industry. I am excited by everything I heard and can't wait to start applying it all to my farm and business. So I have decided to commit to getting this blog up and running. What is going on this week at Symphony Fibers? We have one new cria so far this year. Lyric was born on