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, 23 August 2020

Morning routine in the shelter

8.00am and the boys are still bedded down in the field shelter.  Fyta sees the human approaching with the camera but does not want to move.
In the shelter, Fyta still wants to lie-in but Faro has got up to keep an eye on the human. Fergus is still lying down in a corner.
All three boys are now standing up but seem very sleepy and unwilling to move whilst their hay buckets are being filled.
Our neighbours take their dogs for a walk and this creates an interest for the boys who watch them closely.
Fergus decides that it is time to move to another paddock and start grazing - if the other two boys will follow him!
No luck - Faro and Fyta have decided that it is too early to go wandering around the paddocks so Fergus re-joins them.
The sun is now shining brightly but the boys still prefer to stay in the shelter.  These boys love their field shelters and spend a lot of time in them.
And finally.................these white lilies and the red ones behind them are beautiful and give off a strong perfume.

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