The fencing project is in danger of dominating life on the farm to the exclusion of the alpacas, so today I am starting to redress the balance and will spend more time with the alpacas and if the fencing project slips slightly well it will be worth it in the long run.

Last night we had to take our Golden Retriever to the vet after she suffered a bite and started to scratch the fur and skin under her chin until it bled. She is now safely home and none the worse for her ordeal....I think only my checking account suffered any lasting damage.

This morning we drilled the last of the post holes that will be concrete filled and all went well.

Then we took all the old fencing, bent 'T' posts and barbed wire to the transfer station (dump) the good news is that because they can recycle the steel there is no charge to tip.



It took about four trips to get rid of everything and squashing all the wire flat and loading was a long job. But unloading was much easier.



We did try to sell the scrap but no one is interested in such a small volume so getting to tip it at the dump without charge was a good result.

If you are ever tempted to undertake a fencing project then make sure you visit the Kencove web site which is a wealth of information on what type of fencing to buy and how to install it.

Now I am off to move the irrigation and spend some time with our pregnant females and see how they are doing.


Adrian Stewart