Spring is in the air!
Even though spring is in the air, our recent cold nights have had the crias “pronking” through the pastures after dark. I had to go out to the barn very late last night because I couldn’t see the herdsires sleeping in their usual spot. I got curious to see what mischief they might be up to. As I approached the pasture I found all the girls…even the 13 year old mature grandmoms running and pronking and playing. They were having a great time. When they saw me, they actually had the same look on their faces that my son gets when I catch him jumping on his bed after bedtime when the lights are supposed to be off.
The herdsires were quite happy to watch the girls and were lined up along the fence like a bunch of teenage boys.
I love this time of year and I think the alpacas do too!
This is Condori and her new son Condor. Condori is a 13 year old girl who actually came to America from Peru. She would like you to think that she’s very serious and looks after the herd as our granddam. But she was quite guilty of running with the crias in the middle of the night. Condori is a treasure to us and we are so happy that she’s given us a little boy who will be able to carry on her legacy when the day comes that she cannot. We hate to think about that though and you would never know she wasn’t a teenager by the way she was bounding through the pasture when she thought I wouldn’t see her. “So be forewarned Condori…I know what you’re up to!”
Reiling Ranch in the news: http://www.star-telegram.com/living/story/1227874.html
We are really excited about this article!
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