#aplacas

I’ve suddenly realized that apart from the chickens, it may be unknown that this farm is actually home to quite the menagerie!  Here at the farm we have the chickens we are raising for meat (the star of this blog so far), laying hens, geese, ducks, alpacas, goats, dogs, cats AND a rabbit. Let’s have some introductions shall we?

Meet some of the laying hen flock. They’re numbers have evidently dwindled do to their almost too free range lifestyle (they tend to cross the road...I haven’t asked them why yet....) and if the dogs escape they have developed the taste for fresh chicken. This has its challenges some days. In any case, we have 19 currently.

Next on the line up we have the paddock gang. This includes a flock of domestic geese and ducks. Also included in the paddock gang are the goats and alpacas. Here’s a large group shot:

The alpacas are Drumlin (white), Ricochet (black), and Oberyn (brown). They’re pretty silly animals. A bit clumsy and very skeptical of our existence in their lives. Here’s a better shot of them.

Next we have our adorable goats. These gals are so sweet, playful, and curious. Goats are hilarious to watch. Nikki (brown) seems to be a little more cautious than Jezebelle (grey-ish). Jez has found herself in a few predicaments in her life already, whether it be an unfortunate encounter with the dogs or getting her horns stuck in the fence. These small setbacks haven’t seemed to stop her curious nature. She’s always the first to greet you!

And Nikki in the great pine tree:

Hilarious goats!

Moving on......the dogs! So far all you’ve heard of them is that they like to “play” with the farm animals....I promise you they are not vicious creatures. They might kill you with their affection though. Let’s start with the matriarch of the “pack” Rose (brown and white). She’s a stubborn lady, but loves laying on the couch and getting her butt scratched (but who doesn’t really? teehee).

Next we have Winston (yellow/white) and Strzalka (black). These two are littermates. Winston is so full of love and energy, but we’re working on the IQ level with him (think Dug from the movie “Up”). Strzalka is adorable. She’s got tons of energy but loves nothing more than to cuddle up on the chair and be with people.

Last but certainly not least, litte miss Nel (tanish brown). This pup is the lankiest creature you’ve ever seen. Still growing, she kind of flops around. She’s such a sweet heart and makes noises that would make you certain Chewbacca is in the living room. All in all, they’re a handlful and a half but can’t help ourselves from falling in love with them all!

Now onto our feline friends. We’ll start with the 2 true residents of the farm, Ares and Fern. These two are littermates and Bengals. If you’ve never heard of a Bengal cat before, they are wild! These guys have huge personalities, are super affectionate and talkative! I firmly believe the two here are trained ninjas, but I have to gather more evidence to confirm this. Given their high energy, it is extremely difficult to get a good picture of them. The smaller of the two with the darker coat is Fern. She’s a sweetie. Ares is the bigger one with the spots. He is a ham, and also a fan of butt scratches. The two farm transplants are my personal cats. Acer and Betula (Betty for short). They’re such troopers, just about a year old and have lived in 4 homes. They rock.

^That’s miss Fern.    

In this picture, you can see Ares in all is majestic Bengal self, Rose, and my trouble making boy, Acer (inside the media set).

And Betty. She is such a little diva.

We also have a rabbit! He has no name. Perhaps we can get a poll going for that some day. In any case, he is moody and reminds me of the rabbit from Monty Python. He’s an interesting character and I sadly have no current picture of him.

Well my ay was just spot on fun!

To start, I wake and had cinnamon rolls for breakfast, one of my favorite breakfast-foods! *o*

Then, my family and myself went to an Alpaca show with dozens of these adorable alpaca's just walking up and down the paths in the expo room. Along with all these booths built around with these alpaca made or inspired products. My Mum ended up getting me an Irish alpaca beany hat that I just  adore! There was also a spider-man sock monkey...made from alpaca, which i was so close to buying.

After that we drove to a bowling ally to celebrate my Uncle's Birthday, who is also really cool because him and my Aunt and my two little nine year old cousin's are like major comic and Doctor Who fans. Basically, there just all like nerdy like me and fun to be around. And the oldest of their two son's;my cousin; he's getting into drawing, and for his age he's really good. So other than bowling, I did art with my cousin and played air hockey! <3