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Oh no! And I didn’t know you lost your husband. I am so so sorry! What a lovely tribute.

Looking nice!

Going back was a piece of cake! I had three helpers and the dog (who was overly excited and had to be reminded to cool it the whole time :) - he really just wants to give them a good sniff and clean up….) which was complete overkill. Apparently they have thoroughly learned that sunset means...

I finally finished knocking down all the tall grass in their summer pasture (some of the needle grass in there, with the awns still on, so I broke it up with the back of a wide rake, which knocks the seed heads off). Late this morning I had their waterer, feeder etc set up and we took them up...

I am absolutely floored by the amount of blatant mis and disinformation being exchanged here. Truly dismayed. I don’t even know where to begin. Please get your information from reputable sources. On youtube and the internet anyone out there can post all kinds of nonsense. You don’t even know who...

Oh, forgot to answer: no breeding planned this fall. I will give myself a year to see how things go and if we need more sheep and if I have the bandwidth to deal with breeding.

Sorry for bugging you again, but I wonder if they get enough to munch on... 😬 They ate their 1/4 flake of alfalfa this morning in record time, well maybe an hour, and then they just looked at me... and started munching on their bedding (wheat straw)... I gave them their complete feed mid day...

I’ll go look for those Alpaca Halters....

Ha!! Wow! I am really lucky then! Now not to spoil them so they stay that way....

I haven’t tried to feel their bones yet - just wanted to get them settled last night and calmed down after the car ride excitement. Glad you don’t think they’re too chunky! They eat the alfalfa stems and all! I guess they don’t know any better? It’s what they’ve always gotten...

Here they are:

Yes, we stuffed them into the Subaru, they fit fine if a bit snug. Now they are installed in their new quarters and don’t look too freaked out - because there’s food! Do they look a bit chunky to you @secuono ? Or anyone else? They are getting 1/2 flake of alfalfa between the three of them per...

Good point! I have a rubber liner back there (normally that’s where our dog travels) so it’s protected but I’ll throw some old towels on top, in case of puddles.

Ha! I’ll probably have to be sitting on the ground to be at eye level with these little guys... I will do that. sounds like I would not normally need the halters once they get a bit of a routine and learn about treats. I still want to halter train them though, because we get wildfires and...

Great, halters then! They don’t have to go far, just down our driveway, within our fully deer fenced property, so nothing dangerous. But they can’t just walk about because we have garden beds we don’t want them in... and a new orchard, so the trees are still short. I‘ll see how much of a magnet...

They‘re babydolls. I was not planning on feeding complete feed - I figure it would be more expensive than hay and a mineral/salt supplement, no? Otherwise I don’t really care. Pellets would probably take up less space in the barn... But I thought hay was healthier? If they don’t like the dried...

Perfect! Thanks so much! I have chickens and used to have bunnies so I have learned about no abrupt diet changes. So I think I will get some of that Sheep Keeper stuff, it has alfalfa and grain in it, hopefully they think it’s a treat - and their tummies are definitely used to it. I trained my...

Yes, we have the newer model (well, a 2013, but that’s the newer, bigger type). I have a sturdy wire panel for the dog between the back and the back seats. Do you think I would still need to put them in crates? Or could they just be loose? There’s a smallish opening in the two top corners, maybe...

Thanks!