Born under a full moon and with a sire named Crescent Moon it seemed preordained that we would call this fellow Full Moon.

To our delight Full Moon was one of those cria who hit the ground thinking that humans are wonderful. He proved to be a total joy to work with, enjoying grooming, having his feet picked up and being rubbed and touched all over.

His temperament made him an easy sell and he had new owners by the time he was three months old. Naturally he didn't leave here that soon--he actually left for New York state in early November where he will be a 4-H animal until he grows up and then he'll guard alpacas and pygora goats.

It was difficult to say good bye to this boy but knowing he went to a family prepared to love him made it easier and, being the only baby born here in 2009, he definitely needed a home with other animals his size for awhile at least.
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We vowed to start small and were sure the building we put up would do us for years. Remember we moved our herd in to the barn in January of 1999.

Well, as we all know, babies happen and some of them are boys. Boys grow and pretty soon they need a place to live. So our Christmas present in 2000 was a small barn to house the little boys.

Of course, to run a farm you need a tractor. And, as all you guys know, the tractor needs toys. First a blade, then a bucket, then a rotary mower, then a gang mower, then a king drag.......well, you get the idea. Of course we also acquired a small hay wagon and already had a llama trailer. We also burn wood and that had to be stacked somewhere.

Naturally as the herd grew we discovered we couldn't store enough hay in our barn. We have wonderful neighbors who volunteered storage space in their barn. That worked, but created lots of extra work. So, the solution seemed to be another building.

So in April of 2002 we erected a 30 x 63 foot building with a 9 foot overhang. Jim spent the summer seeding and fencing a pasture and in late August we were able to move the boys over there. With the advent of cold weather, using paneling, we were able to create a snug shelter for them. They are happy and so are we. The paneling makes it easy to create catch pens for haltering and grooming.

It is great to have all our hay stored on site as well as space for the tractor, hay wagon, all the tools, etc. the llama trailer and still have a great home for the llama boys. We sleep better knowing they are snug and warm.

In spring of 2005 we ran water out to both of the back barns as well as added an overhang to the small barn. That makes life lots simpler as, prior to this, we hauled water all winter using either the 'gator or the otter sled or simply muscle power. We're elated to now be able to lift a handle and have water. Since we hope to live with llamas for a long time yet, these improvements go a long way toward making that possible.

Our beautiful boy was picked up by the transporter on Nov. 12th and arrived at his new home in Pleasant Valley, New York on the 14th. We thank Candice Cunningham and Scott Miller for their purchase and hope their entire family enjoys many wonderful years with this great young male.

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