A Chronicle of the Alpaca Life and More!
Alpacas at Willowbrook Farm is passionate about alpacas, the lovely fiber they produce and the lifestyle raising them affords. Here we share information about our life with alpacas, alpaca fiber, fiber arts, and the fiber artists themselves.
Alpacas – Making Difficult Decisions About Their Care
Alpacas like all animals can have health issues. Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions about their future care. Several years ago I wrote about our 'Golden Oldies' - two alpacas who were in [...]
A Birthday Surprise
I'm sure I said somewhere that I'm not a fan of surprises. This one was a birthday surprise! It snowed on my birthday, just one of the many snowstorms to hit the farm this [...]
Alpacas and the Never Ending Winter
The driveway under snow. Alpacas and the never ending winter - how do they cope? Since the two leggers on this farm are struggling with this winter which seems to be endless, [...]
Shetland Wool Week 2018 – Classes
One of the main purposes of Shetland Wool Week is to provide classes - knitting, spinning, weaving. Knitting in particular, is part of the life blood of Shetland. Most of the women of Shetland are [...]