Ughh - the taste of medicine!

Earlier in the week we decided to pen the boys and give them a drench.  As the catch pen gets organised the boys know that they will be herded in that direction shortly.  They know exactly where to go so penning them is not a problem.

Ughh - what a taste!  Fergus shows his dislike of the drench, his bottom lip droops and he starts to cough.

Fidget dislikes the taste just as much but knows exactly what to do - grab a mouthful of hay to neutralise it.

See?  Easy peasey when you know how.

Soon all the boys go for the hay routine and it does help them - they know this from spitting episodes.   Five minutes later they are nibbling grass again as if nothing had happened.

Later in the week we had a lovely visit from Alison and Brendan of Seafield Alpacas at Portmahomack in Ross- shire.  Here, Alison tries to keep Fergus supplied with carrots whilst the other boys have had their fill and wander off. This was a bitterly cold day with frequent sleet and hail showers.

And finally...............the week has been rounded off with a bit of very pleasant sunshine (and a cold wind) so Fyta immediately gets into sunbathing mode.  Fergus and Fidget are in the background whilst Faro does what he is good at and stands guard over his pals.