Monday 18 February 2013

Buckets and Crias



Alpaca crias and weanlings are such a mischievous bunch and these photos just illustrate what I mean.  Mike had put these buckets into one of our catching pens with a little feed in each, just so that we could get them all together for a bit more halter training.  They were literally left alone for no more than 5 minutes and guess what – two of them were so greedy that they ended up wearing the buckets.  Actually Sylvester, the brown boy who has got the bucket on his head, didn’t seem to be that bothered about it – maybe it’s a boy thing??!!



However, on a more serious note, it just shows that you shouldn’t leave crias alone with buckets with handles attached to them as there will always be one that manages to get into a bit of a pickle!

It has been a gorgeous day here today – makes you really glad to be alive and living in the lovely Tyne Valley in Northumberland.  The weanlings are doing really well with their halter training – it’s never been this easy.  Perhaps they are lulling us into a false sense of security?  Yesterday, we tried taking them through the stable yard and round the front of the house, before leading them along the laneway running past the boys’ paddocks.  It’s amazing how seemingly insignificant things can spook them at first and they need to get used to as many different things as possible, whether it be walking on a different road surface or walking past different vehicles and dogs.  All of them were reluctant to walk past the corner of the house – they obviously couldn’t see the drive in front of them and they were reluctant to go on.  Hopefully, we have mastered that scary thing now!

Having been out and about all afternoon, it was lovely to get home to find we had got another order for a full set of bedding.  There is no doubt that word is getting out about how lovely alpaca bedding is and that we’ve got an amazing Introductory Offer on at the moment for bedding sets. This latest order included a bespoke extra large duvet and bespoke pillow sizes which we’re able to supply.  Check out the details on our bedding online store.  www.fallowfieldalpacas.com

 

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