March 14, 2012 Spring is coming!
Spring is coming to the farm. As the flowers start to peek up to see the sun, we are working on learning how to navigate and update the new website in word press! Hang in there with us!
Read MoreAugust 28, 2011: Hurricane Irene
Hurricane Irene is bearing down on us today and we pray that all our friends and family everywhere, stay safe and out of harms way. As of this hour, 4:00 am, all at the farm is well. The alpacas are all inside the barn and seem content to stay there until this all passes. We have filled up every spare water jug so that we will have fresh water for the animals if we lose power. We have our local friends with city water on stand by, so we can go refill as needed. I suppose if someone decides they must have a cria today during all this crazinees, and it is a female, it wil have to be named...
Read MoreJune 2011
This year we were invited to participate in the Connecticut Irish Festival in North Haven. We had a great time. The alpacas loved the irish music, especialy The Rogues, featured above! Our set up at the Irish Festival. I spent the weekend spinning! Summer has finally arrived at Hunter Hill Alpacas. We are busy dyeing yarn, spinning and knitting. The alpacas are all shorn and enjoying their first fleece free days! Please call us to schedule a visit! Congratulations to our own Jeremiah Squier from Twist of Fate Spinnery on his win at the 2nd Annual North American Shearing contest in...
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2011: Happy Valentine’s Day!
I just picked up 467 skeins of wonderful 100 % alpaca yarn and 80 bumps of roving from the mill. Jeremiah and Rick at Twist of Fate Spinnery in Portland, CT, did a terrific job, as always. Thanks guys! Photos to follow!
Read MoreThanksgiving Day, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends, family, customers and supporters! We are truly blessed and have so very much to be thankful for. We are greatful for each and every one of you and thank you for your continued support! We hope to see everyone this weekend at our Annual Holiday Open Farm Days! Saturday and Sunday 10 am – 4 pm! Stop by and say hello, check out the new alpaca cria, and do some holiday shopping! Come meet the fall alpaca...
Read MoreOctober 22, 2010
Check out these new alpaca leads! Ever wonder what to do with all that extra lead while you are in the show ring? I tried holding it in my left hand, letting it dangle, dropping it when I showed teeth, but it was always in the way. This new lead solves that problem. An all in one loop makes showing your alpaca a cinch. Slip your arm through the loop and then grasp the lead. Enough lead to do what you need but not a lot of excess to keep track of. Made by the Jeremiah and Rick at Twist of Fate Spinnery. We tested them out at the Big E alpaca show and they were a big success. ...
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