We are a family of five living in a small rural community in the mountains. We garden, farm, and homeschool. Our life is chaotic with all of our animals and such but family time is very important to us. So at the end of the day we always find time to hang out. We will use this site to journal and share our adventures!
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Farm Day ~ Continued
Alright. So, I was told that the world needed a version of my farm day. lol. And I am more than happy to oblige. It was just like any other farm day in my opinion. Except for the rain. lol. The alpacas toes were long and they need wormer, we had been trying to fit in a day for a while, and this wet rainy morning, while far from perfect, seemed a good contender. Mom gets all of the stuff mathed out and we all head out. Its raining and cold. And we can't find the toe~clippers. We looked for about 30 mins, and still no clippers. So, trying to save face we begin with the wormer. Luckily for us, our neighbor walked passed and said that we could use hers. Dad headed up while the rest of us shoved more wormer down the alpacas throats. From there, we moved to inside the barn to do toes. Our procedure for this......it isn't exactly easy, but its a lot more humane than other ways. We take the alpacas in and dad and I press then against a wall. Then someone goes down and clips. Personally, I think that hardest part is when the alpacas try to lie down, which they do when they get nervous, this leaves me and dad holding the whole animal up with our legs. Anyway, it was another successful farm day and we made it out with only a couple scratches, bruises, and wormer alllll overz. :D ~!Aspen!~
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