What a day, I was waiting on the drive for the girls to arrive, pacing back and forth then they were here.
The boys had been corralled ready to be moved into there new spaces and were full of curiosity when the girls were being unloaded
my new girls now the fun really starts
Top left is Janine next to her is Daffodil then top right is Daisy, front left is Liberty she is the young cria of ofJanine and front right is Imogen the young cria of Daisy.
Liberty is 5 months old and Imogen is 6 months old
Imogen with her mum
Liberty with her mum and Daffodil who is the matriarch
Within moments they were all settled,
the boys have now been split and are in paddocks either side of the girls
I was told the other day that two of the adults are pregnant this morning I was told there is a good chance that all three are pregnant and due in June July next year.
That is my news for today :-)
That's a quick increase in livestock from 2 to 10 in one move, should keep you even busier than you are already!
ReplyDeleteI had planned on 3 females but the young havent been weaned yet so came along with the girls and most females have already been mated this far into the season so it not unepected they may not all carry through we will just have to wait and see :-)
DeleteOh, i'm so excited for you!!! Do keep telling us all about their progress.
ReplyDeleteJean x
You will get fed up of me talking about them :-)
DeleteLovely as they I know you must have a plan for them. Is it to sell their fleeces - which you should get a good price for, or are you breeding to sell the young on to other people? At least they are very hardy animals which is always a blessing.
ReplyDeleteI dont want to get into breeding to sell or for showing, it is the fleeces I am interested in and want a good fleece producing herd. The plan was 10 in 2 years but it looks like we may have 10 in the first year and Alpaca kid fleece is a big bonus and very sought after as its only produced the first year. :-)
DeleteIt is beautiful fleece; I hope you do well x
DeleteDon't forget about the poo!!!!!
DeleteBrilliant can wait for their progress
ReplyDeleteI am now looking at birthing kits ready for next year :-)
DeleteHow exciting, and what lovely names they have. You have babies to look forward to as well, which is great.
ReplyDeleteI was looking at your fenceline and thinking, do I KNOW that one?!
There are no public ways around us and the fence line is bordering our neighbours three fields that we are planning to purchase next year, you will have to come up for a cuppa :-)
Deleteso exciting! can't wait to hear more about them :)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, it is going to be Alpaca central at your house. It must be so lovely for you to look out and see your growing groups of animals and how far you have come since you made your move. I hope that the male alpacas are now more settled with having some females to demonstrate their good behaviour for! xx
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely animals with beautiful fleece. Do you plan to process the fleece yourself?
ReplyDeleteGood luck and keep us up to date with all.