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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on March 10, 2014, 07:04:31 pm

Title: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: Hillview Farm on March 10, 2014, 07:04:31 pm

 :wave: Hello all,

As some of you may know, we picked up our new 'sheep guards'. We bought two females, one with a male cria at foot (both pregnant) and a Male called badger :) 

We got them home and went to check the ewes to find one lambing 7 days early. She didn't let her milk down for about 12 hours but they are all doing well  :excited:

Just thought I would share some pictures

Title: Re: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: Hillview Farm on March 10, 2014, 07:06:45 pm

Few more

Title: Re: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: shygirl on March 10, 2014, 07:24:40 pm

they are beautiful - sorry for my ignorance - are they llamas or alpacas?
how are they with the sheep? dogs?

 :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: Louise Gaunt on March 10, 2014, 07:46:40 pm

Splendid llamas! I am v jealous!

Title: Re: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: mowhaugh on March 10, 2014, 08:04:21 pm

They are beautiful.

Title: Re: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: Hillview Farm on March 10, 2014, 08:36:20 pm

They are llamas, and they are fine with sheep and dislike dogs!!

They are so lovely!

Title: Re: Our new Sheep guards and lambs :) **photos**
Post by: Fleecewife on March 10, 2014, 11:57:14 pm

I know they've been in Britain for years but I still find it amazing to see them here  :llama:


Do let us all know how successful they are at their job of defending the sheep  :)