There just aren't enough hours in he day to do all of the jobs on the list and my niece Faith has been complaining at me for months that I haven't written a blog. I tend to tweet and Instagram frequently so didn't think blogging was so important. However, during lockdown Faiths complaining has become even more frequent so last week I suggested she write the blog!!
And here it is......
Hi, my name is
Faith, I am the niece of Debbie and Paul. During lockdown, I have not been able
to go up to Barnacre Alpacas and I have really missed it. So instead, I looked
through the whole website looking at pictures. When I got to the blog I realised
that my Auntie hadn’t done one since May
2016, so I asked her to do one. However, she got very busy as it is the
birthing season, so she asked me to do one. Here it goes…
Well, a lot has
happened since 2016. A lot more babies have been born and a lot more hard work
has gone into Barnacre Alpacas. In 2017
they moved house, they can now be found at Turpin Hill Farm. Soon after moving,
they built two new sheds and divided the fields and got field shelters. They
have had some new arrivals, Twiggy the cat and Nellie and Niamh two rescue
Donkeys as well as baby alpacas, baby goats and baby sheep.
This year, my Uncle
Paul has got some new, as my Auntie calls them, ‘boys toys’ a new tractor and
all the equipment so that they can do their own hay. The tractor is a Massey
Ferguson 5713, I actually got to drive it!!! I did all the research for them too and he even bought the tractor I picked!
As I said many
baby animals have been born and some have died as well. In 2019 Casper was born
to Casiphia and Ida, unfortunately he was orphaned at 9 weeks old because of
his mothers death. Sadly, earlier this year Loki was put to sleep because of
cancer in his foot. The thing I remember most about Loki is when him and Hughie
were looking after the sheep. They have already had 41 alpaca babies this year.
In October 2019,
there was the Yorkshire Alpaca show, in which there is a young handlers and
fancy dress competition. I entered both. I came first in the fancy dress
competition with Jasper. I also came joint second in the young handers
competition with Apophis . In this Barnacre Alpacas also got 2 champions, 1
reserve champion, 2 firsts, 1 second, 2 thirds and 1 fourth.
I have missed seeing the alpacas so much (seeing them on pictures and FaceTime is not the same) and I cannot wait to go up. I enjoy all the fresh air and the animals just make you feel so calm. I also want to see my favourite alpaca Hughie, I wonder weather he will recognise me as he normally know its me. When I get to go, the first thing I want to do is go for a walk around the farm to the nearest field with alpacas in and say hello.
To spend time
with the amazing alpacas you could book a walk and talk or buy an adoption
pack. To spend longer you could stay in one of the holiday cottages which
includes a £5 discount per person for a walk and talk. For more information on
this look on the other parts of the website. Personally, I would recommend
going on a walk and talk because you get to walk one of the alpacas and you get
to walk around the farm with a tour guide (Debbie or Paul). Although I haven’t stayed in a cottage, I
have had a nosey and they look really cosy, and did I mention that you are
provided with some treats (some human, some alpaca).
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