Showing posts with label TC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TC. Show all posts

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Sunshine, Sun Dragons and Sleeping


Beautiful sunny days at the moment, and cool nights, good for sleeping... but I'd rather TC didn't sleep when we're in lead and halter class!  It takes a lot longer to train calm quiet animals like TC if they choose to lie down rather than walk!!  The rowdy, boisterous, bucking, rearing ones are actually easier I find!!



One of 3 sun dragons regularly seen in the yards.  I have seen a llama step on one, and it just waited till she moved on.  And I've seen the mad Myriah take exception to their presence and try to stamp them out of existence, but mostly they seem to get out of the way and live to sun themselves another day.



Some of the girls in the Creek Paddock:

Aymara:



Misty:



Noisette:




 Heavily pregnant Orchid, very much looking forward to this cria, hope it is the same temperament as previous cria, Lucien - repeat mating:




Also looking rotund, Paris:




Due March 1, if she can hold out that long, Pearl:



 Sevanah, always wants to be first, but not always sure where we're supposed to be going.... sometimes more trouble than help!



Disappointingly Sweet Pea was a late slip, start waiting all over again, a Totem cria this time we hope.



Sweet, quiet and friendly little TC:



Trinket, in the pink, and generally behaving well lately... for a change!



Vevina, looks to be faking for a second time... not impressed!



Wia, looking good, Manrico baby on board :)



In the Home Paddock, Myriah's son, Monty, little cutie:



Voodoo Love, with Monty behind:



Red Riding Hood, who was a bit stand-offish at first, but is now very calm and quite forward :)



RRH's daughter, Rapunzel and Michelle's daughter Mareebah are as thick as thieves, mostly together and often a long way from either of their mothers.  Rapunzel is lovely and easy going and her halter training is going really well.  Mareebah is more like her mother and she is not fond of co-operating, though she knows very well what she's been asked to do.... just more time and we'll get there!!  She's not as stubborn as her half-sister Misty.. but close!!





Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Spotty New Bugs

(Painted Pines) Maximus - aka Maxi and (Painted Pines) Lateece - aka TC are newly arrived from the Barossa Valley, ably transported by Rohan Dalgleish.  They have now been accepted into the herd and have started their halter training, they are both very calm and quiet animals, so things are progressing well, especially with TC, who is already eating llama lollies out of my hand :)

This is TC, pretty in pink:




And Maxi in blue:





Such pretty little alpacas, love the spots!!




Of course if there is something going on, the usual sticky beaks will have to be checking it out, Pearl:


Did someone say llama lollies? - Jade:



If there are llama lollies I'm here - Bianca: