Saying Hello

Hello all

Just thought I would share a few pictures with you all

Willow Love's to come with me to feed the alpacas, the alpacas really don't mind her being in the field around the young cria's, every body just wants to say hello.

Wellground Tchaikovsky keeping an eye on his girl from a far, he is my handsome cuddly teddy bear.

Wellground Beyond Compare looks great after her c section back in June, her cria Willowbank Susan is growing up fast, she is looking like a real little cracker. 

Well its late at night as I'm writing this, Karl has just come in from work so I'm off to make him a cup of tea.

Good night all.

Been A Wild Weekend.

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Well we are getting back to normal again, Lily went back school on Thursday.

And then Saturday was party day, Lily this year wanted a birthday party, so with the barn cleaned and painted, we put banners up happy birthday signs and straw bales placed around the barn, it was set for a wild west fancy dress party for Lily's class friends, 

It was fantastic to see all the kids dressed up and having fun,  I cant put many pictures up because I forgot to asked the parents if I could use them apart from this one.

The cake was made by a friend of ours Amy Bevins, she makes the most amazing cakes.

So happy birthday to our Lily Bear, we love you so much. 

2 More Today.

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Well today Wellground Magenta has given birth to a little girl, Magenta is a cracking female having Accoyo Remarque for her sire and Jolimont Commisario on the dams side.

We have decided to call her Willowbank Ruby Tuesday, She is sired by Wellground Relentless who is once more a very proud daddy. Relentless has super genetics his sire is EP Cambridge Samson and NWA Ltd Ruffo on his dams side, that makes for a very nice Ruby Tuesday.

Having made my self a cup of tea after cleaning up from Magenta's birth, I decided to sit on the bank and watch mum and baby bond, while having a chat to Donna from Honeyfield Alpacas on her show success yesterday, I noticed that Bacardi had now gone into labour, with in the hour I had 2 new baby cria's on the ground.

Meet Willowbank Rum, a strong but laid back young man sired by Wellground Relentless, so with Donna laughing at me down the phone as I huffed and puffed clearing his air way and spraying navel, (he is a big heavy boy) we have 2 more babies.

The cria at the back is Willowbank Lily and the other to the front is Willowbank Ruby Tuesday.

Finally Willowbank Rum finds the milk bar, he is a lazy cria!!! 

Wellground Lora Finally Has Her Baby

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The day has finally come 364 days and Lora has given birth to a fantastic little girl, poor Lora had a tough birth all a bit of a tight squeeze with her being a maiden, Lora needed a bit of help getting her cria out.

But she is very much in love with her new baby girl.

Its a special little girls birthday on Thursday, Lily our daughter will be 6, so we have decided to call the cria Willowbank Lily.

Willowbank Lily is sired by Wellground Close Encounter, with his top elite genetics combined with Lora's eliteness, we should have a little cracker.

That's all for tonight from a very happy Willowbank.

Come On Wellground Lora

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Well i'm still waiting for Wellground  Lora to give birth she is now 351 days, It's like waiting for christmas, i'm so excited to see what she will produce.

She is mated to Wellground Close Encounter, a stunning male that produces really fantastic cria's, our up and coming male  Willowbank Prime Contender is a Close Encounter baby, and another boy coming through the ranks is Willowbank High Flyer, again a Wellground Close Encounter son, who also has a bright fleece thats full of beautiful staples and crimp. 

Will keep you posted on Lora, but for now i'm back off to paint. 

Wellground Tchaikovsky

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I thought I should put a few pictures up of Wellground Tchaikovsky, to show you who Rob & Les at Wellgroung Alpacas stud are talking about.

He is the most handsome
boy with a fleece to die for, so soft and what surprised me most was the weight of his fleece when shorn. Ted as we call him is Sired by Silverstream Czar of Anzac and the Dam is EP Cambridge Assertive Lass, who has Jolimont Commisario and Jolimont Conquistador in her genetics.

Wellground stud have had some cracking off spring from our boy this year, can't wait to see the fleeces of these animals in shows next year and our own babies being born from him next year to, very exciting time's ahead for us at Willowbank. 

Some Of My Painting!!!

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Thought I would put a few pictures up of what I've been painting.

This is the top barn, Karl has in closed the front a little bit more so the weather keeps out in the winter. Then once Karl has done his magic touch it's my turn to paint it all up.

After painting all the wall's with under coat, their final colour is Mid Stone, I should have taken a picture inside the barn, I wonder which alpaca will be the first to spit on my nice wall's.

The bottom yard is also having a make over, painted inside and out. All it needs now is the new doors making which when Karl gets a day off work bless him they may just get made.

This is what it looks like from the drive way, I've still got more painting to do but I'm getting their. 

That's all for tonight, Karl has got home from work, so I'm going to make him a nice cup of tea.