So this morning I went up to the barn as I always do to feed and clean up after everyone. I noticed that Merlin, my newly weaned baby with the white face, was starting to do his usual thing when I'm in the same pen with him. That is, to stare at me and watch what I do. The significant thing about that is that it means he's already getting used to his new situation. Whew. Pender, on the other hand (isn't there always an 'other hand?'), is still humming like crazy. He is a month younger. However, this changing up of the herd has really changed the whole herd's dynamics. Lady is still wanting her baby, Drama and Queenie (the other 2 females in the same pen) are fine, but the male that I put in the pen with the babies is missing HIS buddy! Tripper will stand and just stare at Skye, his buddy, and then go over to the gate where he hopes I'll let him thru. Skye, does the same. They are too funny. So today I felt bad about that! So.................I let Tripper back out into the pen with Skye. You should have seen those two!!!! You'd think one of them just came back from the warfront!!! They jumped at each other, ran around, chased each other, then came to a screeching halt when they noticed I was watching! Were they embarassed? Thinking that I wouldn't think they were macho? Hmmmmm. Do alpacas get embarassed? BTW, I didn't have my camera with me so the pictures are from earlier this year. Skye is the darker one.
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So this morning I went up to the barn as I always do to feed and clean up after everyone. I noticed that Merlin, my newly weaned baby with the white face, was starting to do his usual thing when I'm in the same pen with him. That is, to stare at me and watch what I do. The significant thing about that is that it means he's already getting used to his new situation. Whew. Pender, on the other hand (isn't there always an 'other hand?'), is still humming like crazy. He is a month younger. However, this changing up of the herd has really changed the whole herd's dynamics. Lady is still wanting her baby, Drama and Queenie (the other 2 females in the same pen) are fine, but the male that I put in the pen with the babies is missing HIS buddy! Tripper will stand and just stare at Skye, his buddy, and then go over to the gate where he hopes I'll let him thru. Skye, does the same. They are too funny. So today I felt bad about that! So.................I let Tripper back out into the pen with Skye. You should have seen those two!!!! You'd think one of them just came back from the warfront!!! They jumped at each other, ran around, chased each other, then came to a screeching halt when they noticed I was watching! Were they embarassed? Thinking that I wouldn't think they were macho? Hmmmmm. Do alpacas get embarassed? BTW, I didn't have my camera with me so the pictures are from earlier this year. Skye is the darker one.
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