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Last year, pregnancies seemed to last longer than ever. Most of them carried on for over twelve months. This year, that is not the case. Charles came up at 48 weeks. White. Peggy Nenette was born at 51 weeks. White again. Well, let me introduce you to a little gem that we had on aContinue reading “Stardust”

One of the challenges of breeding alpacas is the uncertainty of pregnancy. Alpacas carry their cría (normally just one) for around eleven and a half months. They can provide only one cría per year. That makes the breeding process more costly than many other farmed animals.. If the females happen to not to be pregnantContinue reading “Is she?”

As we were starting to get bored of the wait and confused, checking the dates once and again, it finally happened. Ivory kept us all observant and amused most of the day. She kept the whole herd entertained too, following her around as she was looking for the peaceful perfect place to bring her cria.Continue reading “To those who wait.”

This morning I went to see the girls. Some are due to give birth. But they’re just keeping us waiting, as they do. I looked over the fence, the girls were all spread, making their way to the lower part of the field, to the shaded area along the oaktrees. It was 7am and alreadyContinue reading “Visiting the paddock”

I have lost count of the number of lists I have gone through in the last few weeks. Fully ticked, re-written, new list halfway through the day, some items left to the following day… However, in the last couple of days, everything has gone on standby. While topping the fields, we have been keeping aContinue reading “Busy days”

After shearing is a good time to enjoy the animals. It seems like it is lighter without the coat, and they just feel like running and prancing around. They were alpacas with their coats on. Now, they are only alpacas. And they look a kind of naked. Some of them get sun burn and youContinue reading “Watching the babies”

Lately, all -that we already knew was coming – seems to be getting to us in sudden shock waves. One of those this week is shearing. So I’m enjoying the view of the animals with their winter dress still on. Between the weather gifts and the allowance of work breaks, we organise the extra dutyContinue reading “Sudden shear”

This is how alpacas chased the fox away.