This blog will not be of much interest to my none alpaca friends but I cannot contain myself! I was feeling a bit down this morning, one of those, "I just can't do this anymore," moments with alpacas having lost cria over the winter, processing fibre being so difficult, difficult breeding decisions, overweight alpacas, fencing getting on top of us, Bert's baby due next week and no proper barn facilities, unable to watch properly with bottle feeders due . . . I could go on moaning! But then the postman arrived with the Alpacas Australia winter issue - Cracking! I had to abandon knitting and waste management to sit in the Mule and skim through - still a lot to read but great depth in all the articles. Why long stemmed roughage is important and how to tell if there is enough, vitamin dosages, fleece and what is good for processing and, my particular pet - new developments on alpaca trails. One day I will make one of these happen in the new way! The articles on maintaining high value fleece traits and breeding guard hair out of a fleece will be read several times.
Sadly, the whole day did not continue on an upward plane - Barry Norton has a problem and it is a vet problem - more on that tomorrow.
Time to leave :-(
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:(, I am not at Barnacre Alpacas anymore. I left this afternoon, but I did
see the final mating of the year before I left.
Happy Birthday to my amazi...
3 years ago
Sometimes we just have days like that, I hope Barry Norton is ok. Chin up!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are soon feeling positive, and that Barry Norton...is ok !.......keeping my fingers crossed..for some nice news.....We all have those days...honestly...!!.....keep holding on to your dreams.......Jayne
ReplyDeleteHope you'll continue to feel inspired, Rosemary.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about Barry.