Southern Select 2012

Another Southern Select Alpaca Show has passed and we did great again.
Brian took 1st in the obstacle course with our big bad stud boy Gustof.
Spencer took 1st in the white juvenile suri class.
Fionghan took 3rd in adult fawn class.
Angus got also got 3rd in the adult light/beige class
Dakota took 3rd in a large class of 12 light fawn juveniles.
Angus won 1st place in the spin off!
Here's Brian with Gus and his ribbon

Endings and Beginnings

The Big Sale is over but do not despair! With every ending comes a new beginning. Our first cria of the year has been born! Our llama Cassie has blessed us with a fantastic true black girl.That's Cassie sniffing at her. This cria's daddy is our suri alpaca Fanfare. We chose to breed a mix of llama and alpaca because I like the idea of a smaller statured llama for handling reasons.

WooHoo! This is Cassie's first baby and she has taken to it like an old hen. Delivery was easy and the cria was up and nursing within 40 minutes.
It always amazes me how the mommas usually take right to it, like they've been doing it all their lives. Delivery isn't hard to figure out. It hurts and feels like it might come out so you push. Like evacuating the bowels but on a much grander scale. The part that baffles me is just after that. The wiggly thing that just dropped out of her behind stands up and not only does it want to follow her around but wants to lick and suck on that belly place that's been itchy and ouchy lately. What tells the mom to be patient and stand there? To let this alien take it's nurishment from her body like a parasite. What tells her that she should protect this thing at all costs? How does she know that the afterbirth isn't the same kind of thing, to be fed and protected?
I love cria watch time and this year should be a great one. We have 7 or 8 more due this spring. Unfortunately I am not physically able to help this year as I am recovering from major surgery but I will still be watching and waiting and wishing like always. I still have to name Cassie's cria and all the crias to come. That's always fun and a thing of great debate in our household.

The BIG Sale!

It's that time again! Time to make your best deal on our best alpacas. Every January we drop our prices to their lowest. Must make room for spring crias!
So far this year's sale has been a great success but we still have some awesome alpacas at stupid-low prices available.

Yearling girls plus breedings starting at $1999! (That's Sweetheart! She's ready to breed anytime) Click here to see all our girls.

Sweetheart

Males starting at $200! Click here to see our males.

Bred females due this spring from $2999! (That's Ruby.She's due in just a few weeks!). Click here to see our females.

Ruby

This sale includes full reproductive and live cria guarantees  PLUS our great 24/7 customer support.

Contact us now. The sale ends Feb 29th! 931-692-3397.

**Congrats go out to Cheri & Justin for their purchase of Delta Dawn, Dolly and Alora! What a super starter herd you've chosen! Welcome to the wonderful world of alpacas.

**Terri N. made a splash in the alpaca pool with her purchase of Smitty and Caezar, while her daughter Tanya and hubby Daniel dove in even deeper by purchasing Seamus, Romeo, and Perry!

What a funtastic year you will all have in 2012! Good luck and welcome to the Hidden Gem Family!

CRIAS are due starting in just a few weeks!  March 9th is our first "due date" so we're starting cria watch around the 1st. We can't wait to see what this year's crop brings to our herd. We have NINE crias due this spring! Come on out for a visit any you may see one enter the world.