Raising Fiber Animals
I went to school yesterday. I know that sounds a bit silly. I went to school to teach 7th-8th grade kids about, making yarn, where fiber comes from, how i do fiber prep, and I even taught them how to spin on a drop spindle. Many people thought the kids would not interested or they […]
Goat care is something I’ve been learning for about the last year. Basic care for fiber goats is not difficult. They need shelter often a 3 wall shelter is enough to make them comfortable. Giving high quality grass hay when pasture is unavailable and a good sweet feed are essential for great coats. You may want […]
Last week was an interesting week. We got a good sized snow storm. My Hubs kept asking me what I was gonna do(the storm took place on my b-day). I’m gonna sit home and knit. There is nothing better to do during a snowstorm anyway. As soon as I tell people I have goats they […]
I wanted to introduce my readers to my alpacas. We have 3 alpacas on the farm at this time. They are all suri alpacas. Gavin is a 5 yr old gelded alpaca. He is the head alpaca on the farm. Gavin feels the need to protect the goats, but doesn’t interfere when they have aggravated Romeo. His feistiness has […]
I wanted to talk about what an alpaca is. I’ve noticed that some people don’t know anything about what kind of animal an alpaca is and <Gasp> never heard of using the fiber. The alpaca is part of the camelid family. Some of it’s relatives are camels, llamas, vicunas, and guanacos. Vicunas are the wild ancestors […]
I thought it would be nice to do a series on they types of fiber animals that I have here on the farm. Today I’m going to talk about alpaca care. Day to day care consists of 2 feedings and waterings a day. They get a cup of grain in the morning(1.5cups in the […]
Changes are happening here on the farm. It’s clipping time for the bunnies. Some of them really seem to like it. There are 2 ways to harvest fiber from fiber bunnies, clipping the fiber and plucking the fiber. It can depend on what breed of angora bunny you have I am most familar with french […]
