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Alpacas - Easter Week-end264 katseluaTwo of our elderly Alpaca gentlemen showing off on Easter Week-end, 2004
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Three Old Gentleman261 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 Donkey663 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 Alpacas205 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 Shearing301 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 Wool284 katseluaIn the hands of experienced shearers, the wool just peels off like butter.
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Alpaca Shearing at Lucies Farm311 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 Fence5569 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 Alpacas599 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 Alpacas368 katselua
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Three Alpacas5272 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 Alpaca243 katseluaHaving a man-to-man.
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