So baby season is over at Cria Valley Alpacas now. The final score is a wonderful 5-1 for the girls. The last baby was another little white girl for Toska called Moondancer. Unfortunately Dreamfyre never found the milk bar, so she gets milk from me every 4 hours now until January! She is growing well though and now is 11kg. That is 4.5kg in 6 weeks. Why not book a room and come visit us? See all the Crias playing on the meadow before summer is over. #criavalleyalpacas #alpaca

So it's been a busy few weeks here at Cria Valley! First came a white baby girl called Sunfyre, then Caspers first child, a multicolour girl called Dreamfyre and finally yesterday my first grey baby was born. A boy called Seasmoke. Unfortunately Dreamfyre didn't yet understand where the milk comes from and so I am feeding her every 4 hours with the bottle. She is doing well though and growing a little every day. Seasmoke is a big strong boy and found the milk bar within 30 mi

I'm sorry it's been a long time since my last post. I haven't kept up to date with the baby news! The last two to arrive were Solveig, a beautiful brown curious little girl and 5 days later Arvil, a white boy with a wonderful fleece. That makes 6 babies this year, 4 boys and 2 girls. In total I have now 23 animals and am expecting another 7 next year. I'm very excited because Casper will be a father for the first time, who knows what colourful mixtures he might produce, and h

Pernille is now two days old and discovering the meadow. Her birth was the hardest we've had so far here at Cria Valley. Only one leg was in the right position and her head was facing the wrong way. The vet was unreachable because he's on holiday. Luckily Christoph was here and was able to reposition her inside and got her other leg and head around to the front and pulled her out just in time. If we had waited much longer we might have been too late. But now mother and daught

Today is Tru Santos' 5th birthday. His children from last year are developing beautifully and we look forward to the three new foals on their way this year. Don't hesitate to contact us about using Tru Santos in your breeding program. Heute wird Tru Santos 5 Jahre Alt! Die Fohlen des letzen Jahres entwickeln sich prächtig, darum erwarten wir voller Freude wieder drei Fohlen von Tru Santos! Zögern Sie nicht und kontaktieren Sie uns, wenn Sie Tau Santos als Deckhengst einsetzen

It's very hot right now and the alpacas still have their winter coats on for awhile. But nevertheless the guys still enjoy a nice roll down the hill in the sun! Es ist momentan sehr heiss und die Alpakas haben immer noch ihre winterkecken an. Trotzdem geniessen es die Männer immer noch in der Sonne zu rollen! #criavalleyalpacas #alpacalove #alpacas #farmlife #farmerphil #cute #fluffy #adorable

The sun is shining and Ragnar is impatiently waiting for a friend to play with. The next baby could arrive any day now! #criavalleyalpacas #alpacas #alpacalove #cria #farmlife #farmerphil #cute #fluffy #adorable #visitsteiermark #visitstyria

This morning as I was getting ready to drive to the Alpaca Show in Traboch, a surprise was waiting for me in the barn. Toffee Flo had given birth to a baby boy 9 days early and his name is Ragnar The Ready. The winter is finally over, let the Spring begin! Diesen Morgen habe ich mich bereitgemacht, zur Alpacashow nach Traboch zu fahren, als mich im Stall eine Überraschung erwartete. Toffee Flo hat 9 Tage früh eine Babyjunges geboren. Sein Name ist Ragnar The Ready. Der Winter

While walking the dogs the other day I found a spot with a view of the Riegersburg castle and my farm with no other houses in sight. Ok, so you need to zoom in quite a lot, but still, it's just my farm and the castle. Als ich letztens mit den Hunden spazieren ging, fand ich einen Platz mit Aussicht auf die Riegersburg und meiner Farm, ohne anderer Häuser in Sicht. Ok, man muss etwas reinzoomen, aber dennoch ist es nur meine Farm und die Burg. #criavalleyalpacas #alpacalove #r

Today is a beautiful sunny day here at Cria Valley Alpacas, but the ladies aren't so sure about going out in the snow. Who wants to come and join us for a Glühwein? Heute ist ein wunderschöner sonniger Tag hier bei den Cria Valley Alpacas, aber die Ladies sind sich nicht so sicher, ob sie raus in den Schnee wollen. Wer will vorbeikommen und mit uns einen Glühwein trinken? #criavalleyalpacas #alpacalove #alpacas #farmlife #farmerphil #sunshine #snow #cute #fluffy #adorable

Komm am 8. Dezember zu uns auf die Terrasse für gemeinsames Glühweintrinken, Muffins und Maroni. Sieh dich im Stall um, lerne die Alpakas kennen und besuche den Hofladen. Vielleicht findest du dort das Alpaka-Weihnachtsgeschenk, nach dem du gesucht hast. Join us on the 8th Dec for Glühwein, Muffins and Maroni on the Terrace. Look around the stall, see the alpacas and visit the Hofladen. Maybe you will find the alpaca Christmas present you were looking for! #criavalleyalpac

A few days ago it was time for Ariel Storm to move up to the boys group. He still misses his mum sometimes, but he's fitting in very well and already starting trekking practice with his new buddies. Vor ein paar Tagen war es Zeit für Ariel Storm in die Jungsgruppe aufzusteigen. Manchmal vermisst er immer noch seine Mutter, aber er passt gut in die Gruppe und fängt auch schon an mit seinen neuen Freunden fürs Trekking zu üben. #criavalleyalpacas #alpacas #alpacalove #farmlife

Autumn is well and truly here and we're getting ready for winter. But in the summer I was lucky enough to be visited by a photographer friend, Pieter-Jan Peeters from Belgium. He made some amazing pictures, here are the boys, Starmaker, Timeus and Casper playing. Der Herbst ist schön und in seiner voller Pracht und wir bereiten uns auf den Winter vor. Im Sommer hatte ich das Glück von meinem Fotografen-Freund Pieter-Jan Peeters besucht zu werden. Er machte einige tolle Bilder

This morning the last baby of the year finally arrived! Sofia had a beautiful brown little girl called Cobweb. She was eagerly inspected by her sister Sariya and then the whole group checked her out taking her first steps. Diesen Morgen ist endlich das letzte Baby zur Welt gekommen! Sofia hatte ein schönes, braunes, kleines Mädchen namens Cobweb. Sie wurde neugierig von ihrer Schwester Sariya untersucht und dann beobachtete die ganze Gruppe, wie sie ihre ersten Schritte macht

TruSantos' future as a stud is looking good. I am so proud of Oberon Dream, he's growing into a very handsome little man and everyone that comes to visit falls in love with him. I'm curious if his sister Peaseblossom and his as yet unborn brother or sister will also grow into such fine alpacas. Well done TruSantos! TruSantos Zukunft als Zuchthengst sieht gut aus. Ich bin so stolz auf Oberon Dream! Er entwickelt sich in einen sehr schönen, kleinen Mann und jeder der zu Besuch

Baby number 4 arrived this morning, a girl called Peaseblossom. This is TruSantos second child, this time Toska is the mother. I'm very excited about her potential, the offspring of my two finest animals. One baby still to go, will it be a girl or a boy? Unser viertes Baby ist heute morgen angekommen, ein Mädchen namens Peaseblossom. Sie ist TruSantos zweites Kind, und Tosca ist dieses Mal die Mutter. Ich freu mich sehr über den Nachwuchs der Beiden, da Sie meine hochwertigst

After a long wait, this year's first baby girl has arrived. Sweet Coral gave birth in the early hours of this morning and I was greeted by Blue Suede Maisie already standing on the meadow. Check out my website for ways to visit her! Nach langem Warten ist das erste diesjährige Mädchen geboren. Sweet Coral hat in den frühen Morgenstunden gebärt, und ich wurde von Blue Suede Maisie auf der Weide stehend begrüßt. Schaut auf meine Website wie du sie besuchen kannst. #criavalley

Yesterday I got a lovely surprise. Mona Lisa gave birth to a beautiful boy, Oberon Dream. He came almost 3 weeks early but is strong and fit and was walking down to the meadow within an hour of being born. Check out my website for the new information on all the different ways of spending time with us. Gestern bekam ich eine wunderbare Überraschung. Mona Lisa hat einen schönen Jungen zur Welt gebracht, Oberon Dream. Er kam fast 3 Wochen zu früh, ist aber stark und fit und ging

Yesterday was shearing day here at Cria Valley Alpacas. It all went very smoothly and the animals were all very good. It will take some time to get used to them all and their new looks after makeover day! Here is Timmy showing off his summer beach body. Gestern war Schurtag hier bei Cria Valley Alpacas. Alles verlief reibungslos und die Tiere waren alle sehr brav. Es braucht ein bisschen Zeit um sich an deren neuen Aussehen zu gewöhnen nach dem Makeover day! Hier zeigt Timmy

After welcoming new arrivals from Blue Moon Alpacas in Germany two weeks ago, tomorrow is another milestone. It's shearing day for the first time at Cria Valley. Get ready for lots of pictures of skinny alpacas like these two new girls! #criavalleyalpacas #alpacas #alpacalove #farmlife #farmerphil #cute #fluffy #adorable