http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News babblings! Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:42:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 Our farm is located on a quiet dead-end road on the southwest side of Belleayre/Highmount Ridge in the Catskill Park. In September 2007, a local development corporation announced previously un-seen plans to build timeshare units on the ridge above our alpaca farm. These units will be ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=16 ADDW has been blessed with two beautiful new cria. Hootin' Annie delivered a handsome, dark rosegrey/silvergrey/white male, ADDW Grady of SDS Codi on September 2. Miss Marilyn presented us with her second female in a row, ADDW Idgie Threadgoode on September 7. Both cria weighed about 20 lbs. each and are ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=15 Predator Security Like llamas, alpacas also have an instinctual defense mechanism and will charge and "spit" at predators. Health care Alpacas are generally hardy and disease resistant but benefit greatly by preventative medicine and ready access to veterinary services. In area with whitetail dear populations, an inexpensive monthly ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=3 Hand, needle-felting critters for sale. http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=13 We offer second cuts of alpaca fiber for the cost of shipping and handling, based upon availability. This offer has been very popular with felters from across the country. Typically a 2 lb. box of fiber is mailed out. Color selection depends on what we have on hand. ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=11 Alpacas of Dun-Dor Woods has a new website! This site will be kept up to date by me, Freddi, with help from our new webmistress, Janet Morrow of Mountain Ash. We'd like to thank Steffie Van den Akker for all her hard work on our previous site in ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=7 Our first crias, MacMaster, Hootin' Holler and Heir-Go made us and their mums very proud! These were the first cria of our girls, and all took home a beautiful ribbon from both the 2004 and 2005 MAPACA Jubilees, the largest show in the country with ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=4 Mr. Goline Doremus and Ms. Freddi Dunleavey decided in 2000 that it was time to invest themselves in something that would allow the opportunity to enjoy their Catskill country home and be involved with the caretaking of a rare and wonderful type of livestock...the Alpaca! After researching ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=2 SHEARING It's never too early to start planning for the shearing of your alpacas. If you've just gotten done shearing, start planning next year's immediately. The key to a successful and enjoyable shearing is planning ahead. Remember to establish bio-security precautions. This will be covered in another article. If you ... http://www.alpacas-of-dundorwoods.com/News/index.php?p=12