As spring is in the air it was time to clean out the alpaca barn for summer.
Macario and I took out all the old straw and hay then swept and power washed the floor and walls. Finally we sprayed disinfectant onto the floor then left all the doors open so that it would be dry before the female alpacas came back in the afternoon.



The barn was designed to suit our unique needs and is totally flexible so every panel in the barn is hinged giving an almost endless variety of combinations. My advice is always to ignore published barn layouts and to do your own thing. No one knows better than you what will work for you and your alpacas. If you are totally new to alpacas then be guided by Marty McGee of Camelid Dynamics fame who is very knowledgeable on alpaca behaviour.

The irrigation pond which is normally only full in the summer when we are irrigating is now full all year round as I have diverted the rain from the barn roof into the pond. This is mainly for aesthetic purposes as an empty pond just looks plain ugly. What I hadn't reckoned on was the massive proliferation of frogs which has now been joined by mosquitoes. So I will have ti install some type of aeration system to break the mosquito life cycle. Or I will be eaten to death ...........

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