We save the home paddock for mid-winter, so that with short daylight hours and poor weather, we don't have so far to trek, to feed and water the herd. Yesterday we brought them over, and they LOVE a change of grazing:
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Out of the paddock and into the avenue - Golden Delicious neck-and-neck with Empress; |
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Round the first bend and up the track, Golden Delicious takes a commanding lead, leaving her baby, Flamenco in 7th place; |
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Congestion at the paddock entrance as the stragglers arrive, but they are just as eager; |
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They all head for the rolling pit, as if they've missed it for two months! |
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It's first come, first served, room for 3 rolling at a time, so the others get down to the new grazing; |
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Wait for me! |
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Grazing next to their shelter, beside the garden; |
We planted some conifers that had out grown their pots, and the alpacas love to straddle them, to scratch their bellies and rub their coats against them;
We gave them all a shot of vitamin ADE, and checked faecal worm counts for a couple, part of our periodical health monitoring.
Wishing you all, whether breeders, potential alpaca owners, or just interested in alpacas, a very Happy Christmas, and thank you for your involvement and comments over the last 12 months! All the best for 2015.
Happy Christmas! X
ReplyDeleteGreat to see the herd racing towards the new grass - love that. It's possible that instead of rubbing their bellies on the conifers they have actually taken up pole dancing! Have a great Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. Shirley & Robbie
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