Today we had a visit from a Peruvian who now lives in Ashland. He wasn't an alpaca farmer in Peru but he says that living in southern Oregon gets more like Peru every year as the number of alpacas and alpaca farms continues to increase.

Almost needless to say he was staggered at the prices of animals in America but very impressed at the good condition and thick fleeces of our alpacas. Which we take as a compliment.

After the farm visit we brought all the alpacas inside the barn to check toe nails condition score the females and weigh them. One or two are underweight and one overweight.

A recent fecal test shows that we have strongiles so worming is in order.

Its now time to ween one of last years cria so we need to split the herd up to do this.

Adrian Stewart