Random Wednesday

1. Gave shots and vitamins to the alpacas over the weekend. They are loving the warmer weather and the grass growing in the pasture.

2. No progress on knitting works in progress -- instead cast on a new pair of socks.

3. Etsy update -- felted bags. Pictures later this week. In the meantime, click on that sidebar link to go to my shop.

4. Tribble is having his fur plucked this week. Plucking gives longer fibers than shearing and he seems to not mind at all. Other than looking bald in patches. Besides, I was more than a little nervous to shear him off.

5. We are fiercely on the trail of a girlfriend for Tribble -- I can hardly wait for fuzzy babies!

6. Fence progressing slowly, and will be interrupted by the start of spring turkey season.

Wanted: Live-In Girlfriend

Have I mentioned yet that I love raw fiber? Not just alpacas, though I really love having them around the farm...I love all the fiber bearing creatures. Alpacas, sheep, goats, etc. In fact, one of my dreams is to buy or rent a little more land and add some sheep to the mini-menagerie as well as a few more alpacas.


Lucky for me, there is another wooly animal that doesn't really need land...just TLC and attention. Angora rabbits!


Meet Tribble, the latest addition to the farm! (yes, I am a Star Trek geek!)

Tribble is an English Angora, and a lovely color for natural or dyed fiber. I am so excited to have him join our farm! Yes, it is a boy and he is only about 4 1/2 months old. He came to us from a home where the owner did not spend a lot of time with him. As a result, he had a lot of really big mats and I had to cut most of them out. His fiber should be ready to harvest in 2-3 months and I am hoping some of those areas grow out enough to be good spinning fibers.

I brush him out at least twice a week, and he really enjoys the attention. This photo doesn't show his face, but English Angoras have much flatter faces than other rabbit breeds. He eats the same alfalfa pellets as the other rabbits, but he needs extras too in the form of hay and treats like broccoli, banana, carrot etc. This is to prevent wool block, which can be deadly for angoras.

And you know what? Tribble needs a girlfriend soon!