The 4 Hoof Fleet

[Mito Man]

Found a use for the old plasma


Sometimes my genius is so great that I scare myself.

Moved for accuracy.

Strictly bipedals only in the tub

[nuttinnew]

Ah, the duck of truth
You'll need more rules of entry than that, the crafty buggars'll walk up on their hind hooves.
I'll resist moving the tub pic to the "best life" thread.

[Mito Man]

They’re quite strict with their bed time (sunset to sunrise) - as you can see their door is open but they won’t come out

[nuttinnew]

That's cool. They're where they want to be

[nuttinnew]

[V8Granite]

Alpacas next, a ginger one and 2 others.

Dave!

[Mito Man]

Very specific with the ginger alpaca
Would love to have a few, when I designed the shelter for the goats I made it with 3 independent sections. One for goats, one for alpaca and one for donkeys. But being in London most of the time makes it not viable.

[V8Granite]

A ginger Alpaca followed me about and was nuzzling in my beard at a farm in Wales, she must have known I’ve a penchant for ginger conservation, I’ve wanted one ever since .

Dave!

[Mito Man]

Got the boys some hay today


Also gives you a good idea of how high they can jump.

[Mito Man]

I have just been made aware of this
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl75egy753o.amp

[nuttinnew]

[nuttinnew]

[unzippy]

They look very curryable, enjoy!

[nuttinnew]

That is not what I meant

[Mito Man]

I stuck my phone in my jacket pocket to get some video of how the goats like to play. I’m really not cut out for it even though they try to be gentle with me and only use 1/10 the force they use when playing amongst themselves

[unzippy]

What's the betting that the video, with that title, goes viral...?

[Mito Man]

Caught this little shit on camera returning back into his enclosure!
No idea where he got out, and it’s weird that he’s snuck off and separated from the rest of the herd but it shows that the fencing is more of a mere suggestion for them.

[Gavster]

[Mito Man]

My phone popped up with one of those memories photos. 6 years ago that they were dropped off here. Here is a more recent photo from a few weeks ago

It’s been good fun and I’ve learned a lot of new skills because of them.

Also like buying your first tank of petrol you don’t forget the price of your first load of hay. Back then a full trailer cost £20. As of 2 weeks ago the same amount cost me £100. Good thing they don’t eat much

[jamcg]

That’s one of the reasons beef is so expensive at the moment, the farmers have very little hay and very little grass silage this year