Posted By On Jul 2013 | 3 Comments
If you can’t get any magnum ice creams at Tesco’s in Swindon it’s probably because they are all sold out and in my freezer!
I got in there quick before they all disappeared like the paddling pools did.
Very selfish I know but I had too! I have to confess these are my latest addiction 🙂
What am I like? Last year it was ice cream snickers bars.
Why I was eating ice cream last year, for the life of me I can’t remember, ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On Mar 2013 | 2 Comments
I expect you’ve all heard of the film “Babe”, which in case you haven’t, was about a piglet that wanted to be a sheep dog. Well I can top that, I have “Naughty Twinny”, who is a chicken that wants’ to be an Alpaca.
I say I have one, it’s probably two, as the chickens I’m talking about are identical, hence they are known as the naughty twinny’s, I think they are taking it in turns at being an Alpaca.
The chickens, ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On May 2013 | 0 Comments
Hello summer! what a gorgeous day today has been, for us humans anyway, not so good for heavy fleeced pregnant alpacas. I’ve not seen that much of the alpacas today as they’ve spent most of the day in and around their field shelters trying to find some shade. How much do you want to bet that once they are sheared and will enjoy the warm weather, the rain and nasty weather will come back 🙂
Neil’s lolly pop fence is now ...
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The weekend passes so quickly and is normally spent doing the two man jobs as Neil is home. The days are gradually getting lighter and so soon we can squeeze some of the smaller jobs in when he comes home from work. Did you hear him groan then?
This weekend was toe nail trimming and this takes a while, as we do the herd in one go. Dora as usual sang along at the top of her voice all the way ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On Jul 2013 | 2 Comments
The alpacas and I got a treat yesterday dinner time, courtesy of the Red Arrows who must have been doing a display or practicing, somewhere near by.
However, how stupid am I?
I was sat in the fields with the girls, camera in hand with the intention of taking some more cria shots when the Red Arrows first flew over.
Whilst my eyes were glued to the sky for the half an hour or so they were there, watching them perform their amazing ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On Mar 2013 | 0 Comments
March 1st, never has a date been so anticipated, Spring please don’t let us down. We really need for it to warm up a bit now, as when the ground temperature reaches five degrees the grass will start growing.
The alpacas really need the grass to come through especially the pregnant females. Nice spring grass will give them all a boost which they so desperately need at this time of year, in preparation for birthing. The absolutely best time in the ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On May 2013 | 0 Comments
The bank holiday weekend has arrived which means Neil is home on the farm for an extra day. Friday evening ended with him asking for his weekend itinerary, he’s so well trained 🙂 Top of the Alpaca to do list is worming, which is much easier when there’s two of you as it is administered via injection. Neil gets the job of holding the alpacas steady while I get left in charge of the needles.
It sounds like a nasty job but ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On Feb 2013 | 0 Comments
The crocs are still winning, which means my barn should be empty of at least the boys at night. Is it? No!
Every morning after yet again mucking out their pen, I say tonight’s the night boys, your staying out. Even one less pen to muck out would be a bonus, it is starting to feel like they’ve all been in for ever.
So I tell the boys it’s nice and dry, you have a field shelter with hay racks full of ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On Jul 2013 | 2 Comments
I’m at a bit of a loss, sitting here with my asus pad in front of me wondering just what to write the blog about today.
The girls have kindly been delivering their cria one at a time, perfectly spread out, giving me lots to write about.
But we’ve had no alpaca births for two days now, what’s going on?
I think I must have been taking them for granted and now it’s pay back time, they are going to make me wait ...
Continue Reading →Posted By On Feb 2013 | 2 Comments
Friday is the 1st of March as I’m sure you are all aware and one can not help but remember last March and all the glorious weather it brought. In fact for the last few years March has been a good month for sunshine.
You can see where I’m heading :0)) I don’t want to put it in black and white in case I tempt fate but I will say there’s lot and lots of positive thinking going on here and ...
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