by Debbie Rippon | Nov 22, 2020
This is Minimus, sired by Gianmarco’s Masterpiece and born to Chiquita whilst we were at the 2010 Otterburn Festival in aid of the Great North Air Ambulance. He might just be the cutist alpaca in the world! He was a tiny 4kg at birth, and took nearly a year to...
by Debbie Rippon | Nov 22, 2020
Oscar (meaning jumping fighter) was born after the longest ever Barnacre gestation of 410 days, 342 is the average! Despite this long gestation he only weighed 4.68kg. He had a plasma infusion within a few hours of birth and that gave him the strength to lift up his...
by Debbie Rippon | Nov 22, 2020
One of our home bred Supreme Champions, Thor has a fleece described as “orgasmic” when assessed by judge Rob Betinson at the 2014 Westmorland County Show. Sired by EP Cambridge Gianmarco’s Masterpiece of Barnacre Alpacas (deceased), from Jolimont...
by Debbie Rippon | Nov 18, 2020
The boss or matriarch of the girls, she was our first ever baby. Oonagh, pronounced “Una” is almost 18 years old and after 9 babies or cria for us, and has now retired from the breeding program, she leaves growing the herd to her daughters and...