Gripped by the fact that the Australians have finally got into the meat business. I suppose it was bound to happen eventually particularly as there are nearly 100,000 alpacas down under. Will it happen here? Not for a while I wouldn’t think as they are only getting 100Aud$ a head at the moment although they hope prices will rise once demand for it takes off.
We had the vet round yesterday to do a health certificate, two castrations and look at various animals – a cria with an ear infection, ten drops a day in each ear for a week – one with a scabby back line – take away skin scrapings for analysis – a wound that won’t heal – see what they grow out of the pus – lovely.
He looked at the two swollen teats of the mother of the new born and concluded there was nothing we could do. So we are bottle feeding the cria every morning and evening although she is a lot less keen now and not very co-operative, maybe she is getting enough from her mother, the scales will tell us in a week or so.
We had a heavy frost last night and it has been the most beautiful crisp, sunny day. I should have been out taking photographs but instad have been chained to the computer writing stuff for the next issue of Alpaca World. when bored I have been trawling the net as well trying to think of Christmas presents for everyone but a bit unsuccessful so far.