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Alpacas - Easter Week-end262 katseluaTwo of our elderly Alpaca gentlemen showing off on Easter Week-end, 2004
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Three Old Gentleman257 katseluaThese three old gentlemen --- Batman, Brad, and McVit --- are all that's left from our small herd of alpacas. We decided, after our visit to Peru, that nobody in their right mind would pay 4,000 or more for an animal that has one cria a year (if you're lucky) and can produce enough fibre for a 45 sweater each season. But they sure are cute.
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Merlin and a Donkey655 katseluaMerlin, the Guernsey bull, shares his field with two donkeys (Pedro and Geofredo), a zippy horse, and three elderly alpacas.
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The Three Alpacas200 katseluaOur three alpacas are getting on in years --- they are circa 13 or 14 years old. These three gentlemen were born at Lucies Farm. They remind me of three old bachelors, playing cards and smoking cigars.
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Shall We Dance? Alpaca Shearing294 katseluaThese two gentlemen, from New Zealand, spend a couple of months touring the U.K. and shearing circa 4,000 alpacas. Our three are old men and their fleece isn't of particularly good quality. But we have them sheared because it's healthier for the alpacas.
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Alpaca Wool277 katseluaIn the hands of experienced shearers, the wool just peels off like butter.
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Alpaca Shearing at Lucies Farm309 katseluaThis is the third alpaca to be sheared. He watched the shearers tie up the other alpacas' legs, so he's a bit more crafty.
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Pigs Lined Up At The Fence5549 katseluaThe young Tamworth boars (red) and young Berkshire boar, Westbrook (black) line up at the fence --- with the alpacas in the background.
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Three Sheared Alpacas596 katseluaThey look a bit skinny and sad, but it was hot today (July 3 2005) and I bet they were pleased to be out of their thick alpaca wool "sweaters."
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Two Sheared Alpacas367 katselua
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Three Alpacas5265 katseluaWith Westbrook, the Berkshire boar, in the foreground, and a couple of young Tamworth boars in the background.
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Lennox and the Alpaca239 katseluaHaving a man-to-man.
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