Kisses for Angel

Kisses for Angel
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Alpacas kiss by rubbing noses. Everyone gathers around and welcomes the new cria to their alpaca family. Malita and Ruby are saying hello and kissing the baby.

Jenni's Cria

Gold Star Angel, Jenni's Cria
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Jenni had a beautiful healthy little cria. We named her Gold Star Angel. She is extremely friendly and curious so we're having a lot of fun with this little girl.

Alpacas love water

Alpacas love water
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

LOL this is a bad angle so I cut Dave out. He's spraying the alpacas legs and bellies with water. They love getting sprayed. Usually they jump around and play in the water but Jenni is due any day now and the last thing she wants to do right now is jump around. As soon as the baby is born I'll post some pictures of her.

Two heads are better than one?

Two heads are better than one?
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Oh LOL! I didn't realize until I saw this picture... we accidently sheared part of Ruby's top knot off! Not to worry, it'll grow back! ;)

For some helpful tips on shearing, visit our article on Alpaca Shearing Tips. By looking at Ruby's head you can see we still make some mistakes when we shear. It's quite a learning process but don't get discouraged. If you have any questions about shearing please feel free to contact us and we'd be more than happy to help out.

Time for a drink

Time for a drink
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Ruby was running around and she sure got thirsty. We wean our babies between 5 and 6 months old. Ruby just turned 5 months old so her days as a nursing baby are almost over. She's shorn now too so she's starting to look more grown up.

Dust Bath

Dust Bath
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

I've been busy burning brush lately. Well, when I let the alpacas out front the other day they couldn't wait to roll in the new ash pile. They love to roll, especially in ash. Down in South America they use ash to keep the bugs off of the alpacas. Somehow our alpacas knew about this too! Ocean just finished rolling and Ruby couldn't wait for her turn.

Meet Smokey

Smokey
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Sugar Bear had a beautiful colt today. Dave is imprinting while I'm taking the pictures so you'll see hands in most of my baby pictures. :)

In case you didn't know what imprinting is... horses and alpacas are flight animals. Instinctively they are afraid of people. When we imprint we get the babies use to the human touch. They smell our hands and we rub them all over so they will learn to trust us. It's well worth it because it's an impression that lasts a life time. It actually works because we have very friendly horses and alpacas.

New Colt

Thank you!
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Stormy had a beautiful paint colt yesterday and he is gorgeous! Imprinting foals is so important so we gave him a lot of TLC and he loved it.

Big hug for Sienna

Big hug for Sienna
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Alpacas are flight animals so they are usually very timid. People are amazed at how tame some of our alpacas are. We give them a lot of TLC and plenty of hugs and kisses. :)
It's easy to fall in love with alpacas... they all have smiles on their faces and they have a pleasant hmmm. Ahh music to my ears!

Happy Alpaca Dance

Happy Alpaca Dance
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Jenni is due in May but she was so happy the other day that she did a little dance! Jenni needs her toenails trimmed but we have to wait. It's best not to stress a pregnant female in the first two months and the last two months of pregnancy. She'll get her nails done when we shear her this May.

Alpaca Chat

Paca Gossip
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Ocean and Jenni are having a serious discussion. ;)
Jenni (on the right) is due this May. This will be her first baby so Ocean is probably giving her a few tips about being a good mom.

I'm so soft they can't keep their hands off me!

I'm so soft they can't keep their hands off me!
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Malita is so sweet. She enjoys farm visitors as much as they enjoy her!

Crias on the run

Crias on the run
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

The alpaca babies love to run and play!

Valentine Kisses!

Valentine Kisses!
Originally uploaded by Walnut Creek Alpacas.

Rembrandt loves it when the girls give him all of the attention. ;)

Wishing every one a Happy Valentines day! Best wishes to you all not just today but every day!