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maystoneI miss taking pictures. When I'm outside, I'm too busy to lug my camera along with me. And when I'm finished with whatever it is I'm doing, I'm too tired to go in and get the camera. I need a smaller camera, methinks.
The last of this season's crias was born this morning. Ariel (daughter of Angelica) is just amazing: very bright, very active, and very big. She was 21 lbs at birth (big for a huacaya), and she's covered in dense curls. She looks like a little lamb. This is one of Deb's alpacas, and she thinks that she has another champion in Ariel; I think she's right.
We've added a dozen alpacas to our herd. They're not ours, but they are agisting at our place, so we're responsible for their upkeep and their health and happiness. We aim to please :) It's 8 adult females, 1 girl cria, and 3 adult males. Very nice looking alpacas, too, even if they are huacayas rather than suris. They had been agisting at a large farm not too far away, but they were in with a herd of 140 alpacas. They had no shelter except run-in sheds (3-sided), and they were fed from a big feeder out in the middle of the field - regardless of weather conditions - that was replenished once a week. Needless to say, they are loving it here at Chez Serenity :) The first two days they barely left their barn, just kind of hung out chowing down on the hay manger. Then they wandered around more and discovered that they'll get daily showers while I fill their buckets and pools. Yup, very happy 'pacas. And their owners are pretty happy, too, because now they can be hands-on with their guys. They hadn't seen them up close in over a year; today they came over and read the alpacas' microchips to figure out who was who. Dar's got some of the new names memorized, but I still only know that the baby is named Bella. Oh, and I know the boys' names. It's a work in progress.
And that's pretty much it. The sun is doing me in, but that's just something I have to deal with. Oh, it turns out that Dar really did break her elbow! There were more x-rays done last week, and it shows a fracture along the forearm right near the joint. She has an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow to see what can be done about it. Yes, the fun never stops around here. We're all hoping that it won't require surgery, so keep some good thoughts, please.
And now to bed. I'm still behind on everything internet-related. I look at it, and I just . . . sag. It's not that I don't want to write/reply/comment, it's just that effort seems monumental most of the time. In fact, I'm writing this instead of doing any of the other, and I'm . Losing words. Time to quit. Argh.
The last of this season's crias was born this morning. Ariel (daughter of Angelica) is just amazing: very bright, very active, and very big. She was 21 lbs at birth (big for a huacaya), and she's covered in dense curls. She looks like a little lamb. This is one of Deb's alpacas, and she thinks that she has another champion in Ariel; I think she's right.
We've added a dozen alpacas to our herd. They're not ours, but they are agisting at our place, so we're responsible for their upkeep and their health and happiness. We aim to please :) It's 8 adult females, 1 girl cria, and 3 adult males. Very nice looking alpacas, too, even if they are huacayas rather than suris. They had been agisting at a large farm not too far away, but they were in with a herd of 140 alpacas. They had no shelter except run-in sheds (3-sided), and they were fed from a big feeder out in the middle of the field - regardless of weather conditions - that was replenished once a week. Needless to say, they are loving it here at Chez Serenity :) The first two days they barely left their barn, just kind of hung out chowing down on the hay manger. Then they wandered around more and discovered that they'll get daily showers while I fill their buckets and pools. Yup, very happy 'pacas. And their owners are pretty happy, too, because now they can be hands-on with their guys. They hadn't seen them up close in over a year; today they came over and read the alpacas' microchips to figure out who was who. Dar's got some of the new names memorized, but I still only know that the baby is named Bella. Oh, and I know the boys' names. It's a work in progress.
And that's pretty much it. The sun is doing me in, but that's just something I have to deal with. Oh, it turns out that Dar really did break her elbow! There were more x-rays done last week, and it shows a fracture along the forearm right near the joint. She has an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon tomorrow to see what can be done about it. Yes, the fun never stops around here. We're all hoping that it won't require surgery, so keep some good thoughts, please.
And now to bed. I'm still behind on everything internet-related. I look at it, and I just . . . sag. It's not that I don't want to write/reply/comment, it's just that effort seems monumental most of the time. In fact, I'm writing this instead of doing any of the other, and I'm . Losing words. Time to quit. Argh.
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