April 2009
Monthly Archive
Vegetable garden
Posted by Moo on 30 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: farm
I have been planting our vegetables and so far have planted potatoes, kohl rabi, carrots, beetroot, lettuce, peas and onions.
I am determined to look after it better this year and not neglect the watering… but we shall see!
Last year having visitors around caused me to neglect the watering and hence the harvest was NOT a good one!
New alpacas settling well
Posted by Moo on 28 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: farm
Our new alpacas seem to be settling well.The two girls and Sasha come up to eat the grain out of my hands. Guinevere has been more reluctant, but now eats out of my hand. Visa has eaten the grain readily from day one!
Orlando, the boy alpaca is now in the same paddock as the other boys and seems to be liking it. He still does not eat out of my hands but eats the grain that is put in with his hay in his feeder.
Two New Alpacas!
Posted by Moo on 19 Apr 2009 | Tagged as: farm
I see it is a Long Time since I blogged last! The snow has finally disapeared; Spring seems to be here though every now and again we get a cold day! I have spent 3 lovely weeks in England visiting my family and now it is time to Spring Clean, garden and get chores done around the house and farm.
We have bought two more female alpacas, Visa (sister apparently to one called Cash!!) and Gwenavere who is pregnant and due to produce in June and is about seven years old.
Visa is a darker color to Gwenavere, and several years older but since the two alpacas have grown up together we felt it would be unfair to part them. A male was on offer too but we do not need any more males here, as we have two (Sumac and Chopaka) already and little Frankie Blue Eyes who we will have neutered when he is old enough (we do not want to breed him because of the risk of deafness to his offspring (Frankie is deaf).
The two alpacas will be here in a few days time!