Smiling Moon Alpacas

10/09/2025

BCS is one of the most important ways to assess alpaca health.

Alpacas should be regularly assessed using body condition scoring (BCS), not just by sight. The ideal BCS is around 2.5 to 3.5 on a 5-point scale.

🚨 If an animal’s BCS drops to 2 or below, you must take action — this is a minimum standard in the Code.

That could mean:
* Feeding more energy-rich food
* Managing parasites
* Separating animals to reduce competition
* Calling the vet for advice

🧠 Tip: FEEL along the backbone and ribs — fleece can hide a lot!

09/29/2025

The Countdown to Spring 💛🌈🌷
🌷👉https://daysuntilspring.net/

09/26/2025

Memories of a couple of sweet girls. The white baby in front was only a few weeks older than the little girl behind her.

Hard to think of Sweetie as a baby when you look at Zinnia behind her. 😉

09/11/2025

09/10/2025

At their new home, Old McDonald's Farm, our boys Saffon and Sage (formerly Davy and Sonny) are delighting in the fall atmosphere! The farm offers a 14-acre corn maze, 200 friendly animals, and an authentic u-pick pumpkin patch. They welcome visitors from Wednesdays to Sundays in September and October! They are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and will remain open until Halloween.

09/09/2025

Rigel's last show. For those who know alpaca breeding programs, you will see he placed in good company!

09/09/2025

We still have alpaca products available for the upcoming winter!!