Cas-Cad-Nac Farm Chronicles
News from the Farm
Learning to fly…
So the learning curve for the young man pictured here might be a bit steeper than most before he reaches maturity. Admittedly there are working Herdsires on this farm (who’s identity shall be protected for the sake of their reputations) who have, in their enthusiasm, tried a similar stunt as adults. Sorry boys, the females…
Cas-Cad-Nac’s B side.
It’s funny how even with all of the activities that take place here daily there are certain parts of the farm that even we don’t see or visit very often. One of those places is this beautiful little slice of heaven off the northeast corner of the CCNF Arena, what is known internally as pen/paddock…
Road trip today…
We learned a long time ago that co owning Herdsires can be a LOT more fun if you get along with your partners and share a common goal. You’ll notice if you poke around our web site that we have chosen our partners rather carefully. Admittedly this policy of co owning animals only with folks…
All work and no play makes Ian a dull boy!
We absolutely treasure the life that this farm gives us. We have often thought that even our worst days are more interesting and rewarding than many people’s best days. Having said that though, it’s still nice to get away every now and then too! We just got back from a night in Boston taking Jen…
The week that was…
Sorry to have been absent from the posting world for several days now. Yours truly was caught up doing final revisions on our farm’s entries for the upcoming National Elite auction in November. Much much more on that to come in the near future… The crias have been coming steadily now for the past 10…
Guard Chickens!
Folks have often asked us what we do for guard animals? Llamas? You mean larger camelids that don’t produce an alpaca cria? Uh, no. We’re an alpaca farm. LGDs? While we gave it some thought over the years, the idea of having something on the farm that could bite our kids far outweighed (read: was…