Tag: Alpacas
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Moving the Horses on the dry field
At this time of the year we open up access to the very top field for the horses as this is the driest field that we have during the winter. The soil here on the farm is clay and during the winter months retains moisture which makes it heavy going for the horses to move
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Change to Dog Worrying Law
There is about to be a change to the laws that relate to dogs worrying of livestock. The bill has passed through the House of Commons and now gone through the House of lords, and as such will go forward for Royal assent and will become law. Some of the key aspects is that the
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New Arrival Settling In
When we first added sheep to the small holding one of concerns that we had was that there was quite a few foxes in and around the local countryside. This caused us a concern at the risk that we could lose some of the lambs and considering that we were just starting out to build
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Acorns are getting heavy
As mentioned in a previous post, the Oak trees are full of acorns this year. What that means is that as the acorns develop and grow they add a lot of weight to the branches of the tree. While this is good news for Moss, the Alpaca, and the sheep it does put a lot
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