We now have three geldings, all 13 years old. Their names are: Faro, Fyta and Fergus. We started keeping Alpacas with these 3 boys plus a fourth, Fidget, in June 2007 and although we had up to eight boys for several years, we have now reverted to keeping our originals. Sadly Fidget passed away in January 2019. Through this blog we hope to show how much pleasure can be had from owning Alpacas.
OUR SMALL HERD
Our original four boys came from Ardo Alpacas in Aberdeenshire. We are not alpaca breeders and have our boys purely as pets. Our experience is that you don't need to be a breeder and that a 'batchelor herd' can give much pleasure to the owner.
We have 5 acres including our big garden and grazing for the boys, 15 miles north of Inverness, Scotland. I spin, knit, felt and crochet with the fleece from the boys.
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The hats look lovely...sounds as though you should be wearing them! We give ours freshly dug sugar beet from a local farmer, they love crunching on it and a trailer load lasts all winter.
If this cold spell continues Judi, we'll be wearing one each! Our sugar beet comes in a plastic bag and has to be soaked overnight - so no crunch left in it! Take care. Shirley & Robbie
The hats look lovely...sounds as though you should be wearing them! We give ours freshly dug sugar beet from a local farmer, they love crunching on it and a trailer load lasts all winter.
ReplyDeleteIf this cold spell continues Judi, we'll be wearing one each! Our sugar beet comes in a plastic bag and has to be soaked overnight - so no crunch left in it! Take care. Shirley & Robbie
ReplyDeleteLoving the lipstick boys!
ReplyDeleteWe had sleet on the hill on Friday too.