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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Sunday 12 July 2020

The boys and the garden.

A bag of hay is held up by the human and shortly after this photos was taken, Fergus starts to munch the hay straight away.
However, when offered the same hay Fyta decides to rub his nose and face in it and play with it before eating it!
Faro stands apart, keeping an eye on the other two boys, the hay - and the human.  Faro does like his hay but prefers to eat it from the hay bucket in the field shelter.
A nice photo of Fergus munching the grass! 
One of the boys' paddocks is next to the veg garden but they don't seem to be interested in any of the 'goodies' on the other side of the fence.  Fyta and Fergus are seen here.
Looking through the Ligularia flowers at Faro on the other side of the fence.
This shot of the 3 boys in the paddock next to the garden was taken yesterday evening as the sun began to set.  The field shelter in this paddock has been cleaned out and the boys use the shelter in the adjoining paddock.
And finally..............this season's growth on the Giant Himalayan Lily (Cardiocrinum Giganteum) now standing at nearly 10 feet tall!  There are two stems with unopened flowers on top.  Hopefully, in the next couple of days the flowers will open in the sunshine - photos next week!

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