Watch this page for new births as we have two more moms due to deliver in May/June, one in late July and another in September.

May 12, 2008.

We are pleased to announce the addition of our new baby born May 12,2008 to Rosie's Mia. She and her mom are doing great, and her name is HOPE. Her sire is the award winning white champion "Maple Brook's "Hijo".

April 19, 2008

Bill and Cathy took Danny and Bart to the Averasboro Fiber Festival near Erwin, NC where they were a big hit.  We also had raw fleece, roving, yarn, and finished products for sale.

February 16-17, 2008

Cathy was the Show Event Coordinator for the annual Carolina Alpaca Celebration in Concord, NC where farms from Maine to Florida and west to Ohio, Kentucky, and Tenneesee brought over 600 aniamls for competition in a Level IV AOBA Certified show.

Kipling Pines Alpacas show Bart, Mable, and Prissy, the three cria born on our farm last May and now 9 months old.  Mable and Prissy took ribbons in their classes.

Mark your calendars now to attend this event February 21-22, 2009 at the Cabarrus Arena and Event Center in Concord.

September 29, 2007:

National Alpaca Farm Day

was a huge success with over 150 folks of all ages in attendance

 It was a chance to touch the wonderful fleece from the alpacas and earn what makes them so loved and why products made from their fiber are so luxurious!

The spinners on the porch had a great time sharing their craft with folks of all ages!

Alpaca yarn and products were available for purchase!

The Beasleys from Four Oaks brought their local honey for sale in addition to sheep yarns! See the photo gallery page for more pictures of Farm Day.

March 17, 2007

 Alpaca Health Care Clinic

National Student Veterinarian Symposium

NC State Veterinarian School

On a cold spring morning,  Kipling Pines Alpacas was pleased to host Dr. Allen Cannedy and students from a number of U.S. veterinary schools, including Purdue, Kansas State, NC State, Univ. of Missouri, Texas A & M, Univ. of Illinois, Auburn and Cornell.

Under Dr. Cannedy's able tutelage and watchful eye, these students, at various stages of their vet training, participated in trimming nails, giving injections, oral de-worming, collecting fecal samples, and performing pregnancy ultrasounds.

We were impressed with their enthusiasm, courtesy, and obvious concern for the welfare of the alpacas. It was a great privilege to have such a group of dedicated students on our farm.

Vet Tech, Andrea, contributes a great deal to the service our farm receives from Dr. Cannedy on a regular basis.

February 17-18, 2007:

Over 500 alpacas and their Owners came from 19 states to

 compete at this AOBA Certified Show in 2007

It was a huge success!

This was the first full-fledged AOBA-certified halter and fleece show to be held in North Carolina.  It took many long hours with little sleep to pull this off, but the volunteers of the Carolina Breeders and Owners, CABO, (for which Cathy currently serves as President) are proud of their accomplishment.

Kipling Pines Alpacas

brought home three ribbons - a 4th for Dusty, a 5th for Jasmine, and a 6th place for Danny in some very stiff competition. (Cathy and Jasmine are third from the right.)

One of the highlights of the show included seminars and some free advice to breeders and prospective owners by Marty McGee Bennett (shown with Dusty above) who holds clinics worldwide on camelid behavior and handling and training techniques.

Read more about Marty and her program on www.camelidynamics.com. The picture is Marty with Dusty.