I was hoping to start the Corid treatment on the alpacas today but looking at the calendar I see that I am not here every day for the next 15 days so will have to delay the treatment yet again. very frustrating but as my old dad used to say...if a jobs worth doing, its worth doing properly.

The weather is slowly getting warmer and working outside no longer feels like some Alaskan test of endurance. In fact I have bought the parts to repair the barn door so that may well get fixed later this week, although I suspect I need some timber to repair certain parts before I start bolting the sliding mechanism back in place.

In a moment of total insanity I volunteered to head up a group within the AOBA Affiliates Congress looking into the possibility of EPDs or estimated progeny differences to give them there full name. I then heard of a presentation at the weekend on alpaca Genetics by Andy Merriweather who when asked about alpaca EPDs wasn't too enthusiastic. So having found several EPD enthusiasts I contacted Andy to understand his concerns and we have had a very useful and enjoyable exchange of e-mails... the whole subject is pretty interesting and has been covered in previous postings.

Alpacs and EPDs what next?

The key to successful breeding using EPDS

Start using EPDs in your alpaca breeding now!

How EPDs help you breed better alpacas.

Remember this is probably one of the few blogs in North America that will not contain any presidential election coverage.

Happy farming and as Bruce Nelson in California says.. "Life is sweet healthy cria make it better...."