Rain: Part Two

Cagney and Lacey are so happy to have water to play in again! They chased, ran, wrestled and rolled in the stream until they almost dropped!

Rain: Part Three

And most of all, the alpacas were grateful for the rain that will bring some great grass to eat!

In this photo the girls are watching Cagney and Lacey play in the water.

Minnie's pregnant!

Well, I guess that this breeding stuff isn't all that hard, after all! We got the progesterone results back today and Minnie is pregnant! Her due date is December 27th! Guess Mr. Rigoletto is "proven" now. It's weird, because we were sure that he wasn't successful. We bred him to S'mores earlier this week, and will put them together again tomorrow, so hopefully this will be just as easy. Cambridge will have to wait his turn, and hopefully he will be mature enough when he has his next opportunity. (He's really got beautiful fiber, so I'm sure he will make pretty crias).

Silhouette goes to see Posideon just as soon as we get a health certificate back from the vet. This is a match that we've planned since we bought her in December of 2004! Can't wait to see this baby!

Cagney and Lacey's Birthday!

Today Cagney and Lacey are one year old! We're hoping that the bad habits of climbing the fences and digging holes will disappear with "adulthood"! They are calming down a bit and Cagney hasn't escaped for a couple of weeks, now. (Kim has put electric fence around the first three pastures, so hopefully just knowing that it is there is enough deterrant for Cagney to stay inside...she's awfully smart!) Right now they stay with the male alpacas and visit the girls on a daily basis. We haven't quite felt like they should sleep with the girls in the barn area, because it is so small, and we do feel like they are pretty protected there! It's amazing how big they are (about 70 pounds each) and they tell us that they will continue to grow for another 6 months. They are both great dogs! (despite the bad habits!) It is worth noting that since we got them, we haven't spotted a coyote on the property!

Girls Day Out

We've been pretty busy, as usual. We cleared the corral of Fawn's poop and leaves and now we let the girls out there during the day. They were like little kids when we first let them out there, running and jumping and chasing each other. (The pen by the barn is really too little for them, but its smallness does help us to take care of them better). The babies have outgrown their coats and the cold weather is just now starting! I'm going to try and figure out how to make some extensions, because their fur is not quite full enough yet to keep them warm.

Escape Artist!

The babies are fine. I've stopped giving Carmella a bottle and she still seems to be gaining weight (28.2 today) and Angel weighed 35 pounds the last time I caught her to weigh her (she's a brute)! We've had quite a battle with Cagney getting out. She actually got out last week and was gone all night. (she hasn't gotten out side then, but we'll see...it's a challenge!) Kim has put up fence extensions, and finally an electric fence, but she actually climbed out twice with the electric fence on! I hope that she learned that being out all night wasn't a lot of fun, and won't try it anymore!