http://kindredspiritsranch.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:26:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kindred Spirits Sangrita was born on October 6, 2009, the daughter of our Margarita and MacGwire.  She was given a very warm welcome by all her herdmates, and proved that she is athletic and graceful, not more than 20 minutes after birth.  We are absolutely thrilled with this strong, healthy, ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=159 It was just a week ago that I returned from being trapped in Oklahoma City following the worst ice storm of the century. In fact, even today, over 70,000 homes are without electric power. Anyway, I got home on Monday and by Tuesday, realized that much work needed to be ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=99 L’il King, Sunny and Aurora are growing like weeds. They are hail, hardy and healthy. L’il King had his cast removed on December 28 and is learning to walk all over again. After all, he has been wearing a cast for 2/3rds of his life. So why the fast growth? ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=29 We have been blessed with the opportunity to help a young lady, Staci Forshee, who is in the bio-chemistry student at Oklahoma State University (OSU). She has been training and showing llama’s since she was twelve and teaches performance handling in the llama world. Snicklefritz was her first llama and ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=32 The arrival of Pistol Pete and Rosita demonstrated the need to be prepared and have a plan in place, in case something does not go right. Ed was in cria watch the day of their birth, and he had done a routine morning check (nothing going on) before retiring to ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=27 We have survived the ice storm, but Sue was up two nights in a row beating the ice off the temporary tents we are using. I got stuck in Oklahoma City while conducting an FAA seminar and then the hotel I was in lost all power. One fellow got stuck ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=12 We have been playing catch-up following an exciting weekend. Aliza, a first time mommy delivered her first cria (a female) on Saturday, November 24. So in a week’s time, we had a little girl from Margarita (named Tequila Sunrise “Sunny”), a little boy with a broken toe and a new ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=10 Well, no action on the 18th, but yesterday was a big day. Yep, we got another one. Margarita is our first alpaca (now 7 years old) and a big girl who has big, healthy crias. She was about three days late, but the birth went just fine, and fast. I ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=11 It is funny (funny, weird) how unexpected things can happen quickly. I when out to the paddocks to check things out and do the evening chores. I notice our little boy, King (short for Kindred Spirits King of Hearts), was limping. A quick call to the OSU medical center resulted ... http://kindredspiritsranch.com/?p=9