Toileting times!

It was good for the boys to have some sunny days following their shearing as the week prior to shearing had been so wet.  This is Fergus sporting his new clean-cut look!

This is Fyta (left) and Faro.  Alpaca owners will know how important toileting is for their animals - unlike cattle, sheep etc who will go to the toilet anywhere in their field, alpacas have designated areas where they go, putting all their waste in one area.  There are a number of reasons for them doing this and it is not unusual for us to see two, sometimes all three of the boys go to the toilet at the same time.  Here, Faro has just been to the toilet and Fyta comes along and smells the spot.

Fyta then adopts the 'A' Frame position and goes to the toilet.  It is a common occurrence that when one boy does the toilet, another will come and go on the same spot.

The three boys enjoying a bit of sunshine now that their heavy fleece has been sheared off - from the left, Fyta, Fergus and Faro.

A long range shot of the boys with Fergus lying in the field shelter, on the other side of the Keder greenhouse in the veg garden.

And finally...........we have a number of different Iris varieties and colours in the garden and all are flowering at present.