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Meet the Herd: Batty

by nikkigrant | Jun 15, 2021

Say Hi to Batty! Please let me introduce Solomons Batty Ballerina. She is daughter to the very dominant Heather and Ellington. They have both been introduced to you, so you will probably be aware that Heather is very hard to manage, the guardian of the herd, she is...

Meet the Herd: Bertie

by nikkigrant | Jun 15, 2021

Bertie Today's profile is of Solomons' Burlington Bertie. Bertie is not quite a year old yet, having been born on 5/5/2020. Sadly though, he is pretty much an orphan, as his sire is not part of our herd so he never met him, and his dam (mum) was Emmanuelle who sadly...

Do Alpacas Spit?

by nikkigrant | Jun 14, 2021

Spit happens! One question I get asked all the time is "do they spit?" Well, the simple answer is yes! But it is much more complex than a simple yes...... There are three, well, four levels of spit that I have identified in alpacas:- 1. Threat spit. Ears back, head...

Meet the Herd: Aurora Dew

by nikkigrant | Jun 14, 2021

Solomons Aurora Dew. This is Aurora, daughter of Elouisa, half sister of Bolt (you haven't met yet) and niece of Marc Anthony. As you can see, she is fawn in colour..... or is she? I have registered her as fawn, but she has a little white spot on her forehead, and...