The Farm (The Past)

This is where the animals live. 

There are about 18 acres of farm plus about 5 of garden.

For the first 5 years we keep steers,  which we fattened up then sold. I found this very difficult as I got very attached to them and hated saying goodbye. so now we have alpacas!

I love this bit of the farm.

We have a very old donkey, Rachel. Who is 46 now and lives happily with the alpacas. 

 My parents gave the first of our alpacas to Lloyd for his birthday.

 They are absolutely adorable.

Over time we've added to our herd and now have 9. We've had happy and sad times with them. Thankfully, they are such lovely things to have around the place that the happy times far outweigh the sad ones.

And finally, but by no means least - I spend the most time with these wee girls cos I love them so much - my chooks. Every chook has a name and every chook will live here for ever.
I've got a mix of New Hampshire Reds, Minorcas, Light Sussex, one silver Campine, Araucanas, and Wyandottes that were born yesterday. Here's some of them.

 I love it when one goes broody, it means I can get fertile eggs and have baby ones! An Araucana.

and a silver or gold laced Wyandotte.

Some of the daily spoils from the girls. We eat a lot of eggs, give them away to friends and neighbours and trade them for avocados!