Today we finished pulling rocks in another of the alpaca pastures and have been running the irrigation to soften the ground and stimulate whatever grass there is in there back into life.
There are many large holes to fill but before then I want to get plenty of water down and mow the field.

Its pretty bumpy so would no doubt benefit from the landscaping rake which I borrow from a neighbor's farm on these occasions.

The weather remains good and the hay is drying out very quickly given the sunshine and strong breeze on our side of the valley. This weather also stimulates the chickens who are producing 6 eggs a day at the moment which is keeping at least three families fully supplied.

I was hoping to have the bees installed in the new hives by now but still haven't got my hands on the new colonies called "nucs". They will need to be collected at dawn while still very sleepy and installed with a sugar solution to help them get going. Hopefully we will collect them early next week.

The vet is coming tomorrow to do an ultrasound scan on a pregnant female and health checks on two alpaca boys before they head off to a new home in California. So I need to get all the paperwork sorted out and ready then sort the alpacas out tomorrow.

Adrian Stewart click here to go to www.mulberryalpacas.com