Oct 9, 2001

BelleauBanter Fall 2001 Newsletter

Our prayers and sympathy goes out to everyone impacted by the terrorist acts of September 11th.  We were all affected in some way by these acts of evil against the innocent.  Many people have asked me and others "where was God's hand in this".   As I watched the second jet hit and the towers collapse, along with pain and sorrow, I was filled with the peace that comes from the knowledge that God was with the victims in those horrible minutes and hours during the tragedies, and He will be with their families and loved ones in the difficult days and years ahead.  Three e-mails circulating the internet capture what I felt.  September 11th has caused us all to stop and think again about our precious time here on earth.  We are blessed to have our God, family, friends, and our wonderfully peaceful alpacas in our lives.

God Bless America       

                 Fall Events

Relocating

Fall Foliage Open House

New Breeder's Seminar

Silver Bullet's 2001 Crias

Spring Shearing Photos

AOBA Marketing

Genesis

Upcoming Events

NY Sheep & Wool

Move to Charlotte

We're Moving!

Erin has accepted a position with Bank of America in Charlotte, North Carolina.  She will be working at BofA's corporate headquarters as a vice president of marketing information for the investments area.  She will be moving to North Carolina on October 15th.  Steve, Meg and the herd will stay in New York until mid-December and then will relocate to North Carolina.  We don't know yet if Steve will be called to full time service in the Vermont or North Carolina National Guard.    

The farm is for sale.  It is a beautiful farm on the Vermont border and is already set up for an alpaca herd.  While we are not doing a dispersal sale, we will be more willing to negotiate on prices before the move.  Come see the herd and make an offer on your favorite alpaca!   

Fall Foliage Open House

Saturday, Sept 22, 2001

Our 2001 Fall Foliage Open House was a great success.  Many thanks to all of the hard work from our partner farms and to all of you who came.  We were thrilled with the number of visitors who had already researched alpacas and came with some great questions.  We were blessed to have a birth right in the middle of the day, so visitors got the chance to see a birth in progress and the newborn cria.  I got lots of pictures of the event (click here to see pictures).  We will really miss working with the other wonderful alpaca farms in the area to put on this annual event.  

New Breeder's Seminar

Sunday, Sept 23, 2001

This year, we added a new event to our Fall Foliage Open House.  On Sunday, we offered a New Breeder's Seminar to those who were interested in finding out more about alpaca ownership and care.  The seminar was organized by Linda Ley of Parris Hill Farm and hosted by the Callens of Mettowee Valley Farm.  Dr. Mary Menard DVM, who had provided alpaca care for the Deckers and Bates for several years, chaired an excellent discussion about alpaca health care including a hands on demo of body scoring.  The day concluded with a breeder's panel were several of us answered questions about the industry.  The event had 19 participants and was very successful.  We hope all who attended found it to be a valuable day.

Silver Bullet IIs Spring 2001 crias are arriving, and they look great.  We have crias due every few weeks from now until October.  Keep an eye on our website to see the new additions.  We expect many beautiful and colorful crias.  For More information on Silver Bullet II see www.belleauwood.com/studs.htm

Internet Alpaca Specials

Click here for more details

We offer huacaya alpacas from top bloodlines including 

Peruvian Bueno, Accoyo El Moustachio, Accoyo Leon, Hemingway, Peruvian Omar,   Accoyo Allin Capac, Macinstosh, Senator Taft, Cisco Kid, Rosario, Peruvian Don Miguel, Snow Tex, Silver Bullet II and many others

For our entire sales list Click Here 

Pennsylvania

Theodora

Classifieds

40 Acre Farm on New York/Vermont Border 

The farm is for sale.  A great gentleman's farm, it consists of a very unique three bedroom, 2 bath house, basement, garage, large workshop, 16X24 barn, several outbuildings, 3 pastures and 2 stud pens, and a gorgeous pond.  Most of the land is open and perfect for pastures.  The property borders a river and miles of railroad bed for recreation.  It is also a NY State Tree Farm and has thousands of black walnuts that will someday be worth millions.  The property is 35 minutes from Lake George, NY and Manchester Center, VT.  It is a great location for a small cabin resort.  E-mail for pictures and more information.  $198,000

This Spring, we sheared 40 alpacas.  After rescheduling numerous times because of severe rain, we finally had our shearing day.  Esther Friedman came to do the shearing.  Because of a last minute cancellation, Jenny and Les Foshay, of Bridport VT were also able to come and help us get everyone shorn before the rains began again.  With 8 adults (2 of which were shearing), a teenager, and two kids, we were able to complete the task in about 8 hours and be done before the rains came again.   Many thanks to Esther, Jenny, Les, Tino and Evelyn for all their help.  For more shearing photos and an explanation of the shearing process, click here.

Erin is a new member of the AOBA Marketing Committee.  The committee is lucky to have many highly qualified sales, marketing, and advertising professionals on board.  I think we will be able to accomplish great things for the industry in the coming year.  I hope to be able to make a difference for all AOBA members, particularly the smaller start-up farmer on a tight budget.   I welcome any ideas you have for future activities for AOBA marketing.  mccarthys@belleauwood.com

We are proud to announce our purchase of future herdsire Peruvian Genesis from John and Lyn Callen of Mettowee Valley Farm.  John and Lyn bred this beautiful boy by pairing their female, Peruvian Esprit, with Maple Brook Farm's famous herdsire Bueno.  We chose to name this boy Genesis because we hope that he provides the foundation for a long line of beautiful, show winning colored alpacas with exceptional fiber qualities.  Bueno is well known for producing crias with outstanding fiber in many different shades.  Genesis has a brown spot that indicates that he also will be able to pass on color genetics to his crias.  This, combined with his beautiful fiber qualities, should produce a winning combination.  We can't wait to add him to our herdsire lineup in 2003.  Boy, alpaca breeding sure does take patience! 

Our heartfelt thanks go out to the Callens for their friendship and support.  

Upcoming Events

Our Fall events will be light with the move 

Oct. 15th   Erin leaves for  Charlotte

Oct 20 - 21 NY Sheep & Wool Festival.  Rhineback, NY   

Dec 15th  Steve, Megan and the herd move to North Carolina.  12/15 is an estimated date. 

HealthWatch

Births

We were lucky enough to have a birth in the middle of our Fall Open House.  We were able to document the birth.  Click here for photos and details.

Shearing

Click here for a shearing demo. 

Plan Your Farm Visit Today!

Call us today to schedule a visit to see our new crias, great studs, and all the alpacas here at BelleauWood.  The farm will be open for visitors in New York until mid-December.  

mccarthys@belleauwood.com  (877-BWFARMS)

Wishing you a wonderful Fall

Our deepest gratitude goes out to our friends, partners, and customers in the New England region.  We will greatly miss you.  Please visit us down South.  February might be a nice time :o)  

God Bless

Erin, Steven & Megan McCarthy

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