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 30 August 2020

Visit to Seafield Alpacas

Midweek saw us paying a visit to Seafield Alpacas at Portmahomack where Alison and Brendan look after their lovely boys. Here they are running to greet us at the gate.
This is Flynn, a handsome chap with really long eye-lashes - magnify the photo to see their length!
The gang - Echo (Wee Eck) at the front having a nose-to-nose with Chocolate. Flynn is behind Eck, Merlin is behind Flynn and Gully is at the rear.
This is Gulliver - 'Gully' to his friends, a quiet, friendly chap who always hangs back and lets the younger boys go first!
And this special fella is Merlin, always happy to be kissing his human pals - especially 'mum' Alison!  Gully can be seen hanging back at the rear.  Thanks for the socially distanced visit, Alison and Brendan.
Back at the ranch, our three boys were in need of their daily carrots which is now mixed with chunks of Swede (turnip) from our veg garden and which they love.
A long range shot of Fyta (left), Fergus lying down and Faro at their field shelter in the early evening.
And finally..........these Ligularia flowers are just past their best but they have put on a lovely display this season.

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