muntzin requests photos of my farm prac
and here they are

Windsong Valley Alpaca Farm 3-7 July 2006
Think Sound of Music scenery, but without Julie Andrews and nuns. Put in neighbouring farms with less than nothing on pasture, and youve got Windsong The weather has been terrible of late. Driest winter in ages. Windsong has irrigation from 3 dams so their pasture at least has some semblance of greenery.

they really do look silly dont they

a cria is a baby alpaca, and this one is such a cutie. there were a couple of births a few weeks back, so there were little crias all over the place

this is Nmiska, who had her eye removed the week before (which another vet student witnessed but i missed!! darn!) due to a tumour pressing on it. shes got a cria on foot but seems to be getting along just fine. its hilarious to creep up on her blind side and scare her though..hehe

vaccinations on the male weanlings across the road with Ross and Shelley. . u should here them squeal like little girls when the needle goes it

there was supposed to be a pic with me carrying a cria, but stupid blogger is malfunctioning and i cant be stuffed!

my 1st farm prac is over and done with.
i told paulette that i wanted to drop by during shearing time in oct to see how the animals where sheared, apparently, its an experience not to be missed (anyone wants to come with me?)
i initially intended to upload more pics, but my connection let me down, and all the hard work on the farm damepened my mood to take nice pics, so ive got a limited number of them.
all i can say now is that alpacas are not as offensive as one initally thinks they are. yes they spit and kick, but hey, so do kids! they are heaps better than sheep anytime!