Henri and Raoul

The alpacas arrived on Friday and we thought we were ready. The fence was up, the shelter built, the water buckets in place, hay feeders in place, lock on gate, night time lighting, fish pond complete with goldfish and fountain and of course classical music.Ha! We haven't stopped working since they got here! First of all there was a space in the gate where they could stick their heads through the gate and get stuck, fixed that, then we found out Henri loves to climb - moved all the wood piles - and then he kept pushing on the gate - one more lock and a rope! But they are worth it we love them....
so....today I've been planning their summer grazing and will be planting millet soon - there are several types but the feed store where I go carries tiff millet so that's what we will be trying....
Henri and Raoul are both intrigued with all the animals in their new area and watch the squirrels intently...I haven't introduced Henri to his chicken Margaret Thatcher (she's an English Speckled Sussex) yet, but it should be interesting when I do...