life... on the farm: Nala - a baby in the barn

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Nala - a baby in the barn

no, not an alpaca baby (though we do have 2 due this month). This is a baby kitten that we picked up this past weekend. Zack had been wanting another cat and we happened to see a sign for free kittens. Zack picked the name Nala, she is about five weeks old (my neice is holding Nala in this picture):

She is a sort of calico color, a mix of black, grey, peach and redish/brown. I love the pattern that is created by the colors on her face.

So far she and Fluffy are getting along great. I knew it would work out when we put Nala in the barn and Fluffy ran over and started licking her. Zack yelled "Fluffy is giving her a bath!" The biggest issue we have had is Dottie trying to get to the barn. She loves going there and loves Nala. She seems to think Nala is her baby as she will carry her in her mouth! Crazy dog!

2 comments:

Jeremy Frens said...: So how much does Zack know about the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)? It's an awfully strange name for him to pick for a cat.

Or (according to the Google search I just did), I should probably just watch The Lion King, right?; July 2, 2008 at 2:05 PM
oak haven alpacas said...: yeah, the Lion King ;); July 3, 2008 at 5:22 PM

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The Adventure of a Lifetime

Our farming adventure began with the purchase of 3 alpacas in the fall of 2007. This eventually grew to an alpaca farm that birthed 23 cria. While we averaged 20 alpacas on a farm at any given time, we hit a peek of over 30 alpacas. We were involved in every aspect of alpaca farming: from breeding decisions, birthing, to attending alpaca shows, and shearing our own alpacas along with making product from their luscious fiber (hand spinning yarn and knitting product). We participated in 24 alpaca shows, and became very involved in the alpaca community.

In 2013 we added hair sheep to our farm.

Throughout this process we continued to tweak and revise our business plan. Our business plan evolved over time, and in 2013 it became clear that our goal was to raise grass fed animals for human consumption. While the initial plan was for this to go along side of alpaca farming, we slowly came to the conclusion our adventure was going to take us somewhere else.

In 2013 we began to sell off our alpaca herd to begin our new adventure with grass fed sheep and cattle.

Our adventure is still unfolding, so please, join us in our adventure of a lifetime as our journey unfolds.