Cas-Cad-Nac Farm Chronicles
News from the Farm
T’was the night before Christmas and all through the house…
…there was chaos. I will grant that the current holiday excess is nothing compared to what it used to be. It seems to be a law of modern American parenthood that the smaller the child, the more out-of-control their parents and (especially) their grandparents behave on December 25th. Particularly with regards to anything made of…
Nutcracking in NYC
You may have noticed a decided lack of alpaca related content over the past several days. There has of course been the usual pre-Christmas craziness, compounded more than anything by the fact that we take off for 10 days on the 26th. Though the farm will be fully staffed in our absence, we can’t really…
It’s never too cold for THAT
I guess the libidos of our Herdsires are pretty healthy when they can look at a group of grumpy, recalcitrant females on a 10 degree December day and still go charging into the pen as though it’s the greatest thing in the world. Oh, to be a male alpaca. ”Cold, what cold? I’ve got crias…
Hibachi Christmas Party!
Let’s face it: nothing says “Merry Christmas” like having a Japanese hibachi chef chuck a piece of raw zucchini at your head. Last night was the 2010 addition of the farm’s Christmas party and for the 5th year running we took the 20-strong extended CCNF family to Koto Steakhouse in West Lebanon, NH. For my…
Props to the teenage boys.
Whenever we do herd health here there are inevitably any number of jokes made at the expense of our weanling/yearling males. They are after all going through some ongoing process of simultaneously missing their mothers while also discovering their independence (and their sexuality) with the added edge that only an influx of testosterone can offer….
Have you checked your alpaca’s body score lately?
Please note: if you live someplace warm you can go ahead and ignore this entire post, it really doesn’t apply to you, at least in this context. If on the other hand, you are one of the silly fools that has chosen a life in the significantly chillier north, please read on. As one of…