Food water and mucking out – the daily alpaca chores
Join me for a typical day with the alpacas and the associated chores.
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As herd animals alpacas want to be together
Alpacas love to be able to see other alpacas. They have a strong herd instinct and to help them thrive we need to both understand this and accommodate it as much as we can. How many make a herd? One alpaca on its own is not a herd. But that doesn’t mean two is either. … Read more
Chirps, Honks, and Alpacas: A Winter Day on the Farm
A cold but dry frosty morning made for a lovely time standing with my female alpacas while they had breakfast.
Boys will be boys, and Hermione is inscrutable
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I talk about feeding and what I noticed this week. Olaf and Joseff are sort of getting along. Hermione has an inscrutable stare. Rhoslyn fools me with some food. Spend some time with your alpacas and stay safe in the wild weather. Rhoslyn fooling me
Everything is in a state of flux
Change is the one constant. Join me on the alpaca feeding round on a wet late-winter afternoon.
Alpaca Spring
Spring is arriving slow but sure . More sun means more grass and firm ground – the alpacas are becoming fluffy and are enjoying grazing the grass.