This will be Minky's first experience of being secured by the legs whilst lying prone on the floor, and I have a feeling that he is temporarily going to forget that RMan is his best buddy.
The other day I caught him pruning one of the two black wattles which provide shade in their paddock.
It started out quite innocently with a casual nibble here, and a nibble there...
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| Minky and Miranda have pruned this black wattle over the past few months |
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| Now the leaves are starting to just be out of Minky's reach |
Until he got to the point that he just can't help himself. He had to get whatever leaves he could reach...
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| Ha!! Clever boy. I didn't know that alpaca's could balance on two feet :) I guess it's a case of whatever works to enable an alpaca to eat leaves that are growing above head height... |
There's no problem with him eating the leaves / stripping the lower branches. At least the upper branches will ensure that they still have some shade in the paddock.
Minky is now 7½ months old, and his days with his mum are slowly becoming limited. Much to RMan's dismay, it is getting close to the time that he moves into the male paddock. Once he's there RMan won't be able to see him from the front porch - or from our bedroom window.
Minky is now 7½ months old, and his days with his mum are slowly becoming limited. Much to RMan's dismay, it is getting close to the time that he moves into the male paddock. Once he's there RMan won't be able to see him from the front porch - or from our bedroom window.
He is a typical scruffy, sand playing, mud rolling mischievous little boy.
The owners at Helderstroom Alpaca's have very kindly offered to travel to us in order to shear our alpacas. That means that thankfully, we will not have to try and source a horsebox this year - three inside would definitely be a crowd!! (Am I the only one who finds it strange that it's "a horsebox", not "an horsebox" LOL - I mean it's not a hotel, but an hotel).
Getting this coat sorted out before Wednesday when the shearer from Helderstroom Alpaca's arrives is going to be one heck of a chore for Minky's best buddy... ;)
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| A good brush and a summer haircut will do him the world of good :) |
Goats and deer also stand on their hind legs to browse. In an orchard or such, they will create a browse line of more uniformity than any person with a pruning tool could achieve.
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Quinn - I've never seen a pic of an alpaca browsing on it's hind legs - perhaps Minky thinks he's half goat / half alpaca then?
DeleteMinky is all RMan's come shearing time... ;)
Dani - kudos to Minky for being so smart! and did you see my cat hatching tomatoes in a basket??? bahahahahah! as for "an hotel" and "an horsebox" - have i ever told you how much that drives me crazy?!?!?!?! i just wrote a reply to a comment that my friend ken left on one our posts where he used the word "tomatoes" and how happy that made me!!!!! good luck with the shearing and maybe you could turn Minky into some kind of travelling road show "the alpaca who thinks he's a goat" - bahhhahahaha! much love to you and yours, always, Dani!
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kymber - Not sure that Minky is going to be all that agreeable after his shearing. We'll see... ;)
DeleteGreat! Love Alpacas....There's an Alpaca farm just
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And, Rosemary..(Owner)...Has a Blog..
westhillalpacas.blogspot.co.uk
Worth a peek! :).
Willie - Welcome and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Thanks for the link - I'm off to check out her blog :)
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