Our farm news

Jo just waking up.

October was a relative quiet month.
We had our last birth for the season, a beautiful girl called Heather, which seems rather apt as this is one of the last flowers of the season.
She is a really strong baby and it is just as well as she has had to contend with hail stones and cold wet driving wind.

Heather our latest baby, one week old.

Jo the orphan llama is doing really well and is no longer on his own, as we have just weaned 6 babies.
They are called Peanut, Harry, Smokey, Eva, Constantine and Truro.
The whole herd has now had their annual booster for various diseases e.g. Tetanus etc..

Six weaned babies enjoying the November sunshine.

King Hong, one of our Stud Llamas, had a walk after his injection - just a small consolation prize for being jabbed.
It always astounds me our forgiving llamas are; even though they had been injected they still came in the shed in the evening as per normal.

King kong enjoying his stroll and looking very grand indeed.

Four of our girl llamas that have gone to Somerset for their future career as trekkers.
This is a kind email that was sent to me by the owner expressing her delight of her new charges :

Dear Tom & Julie,

Firstly many thanks for the membership to the BLS, it was a lovely gesture and very much appreciated. The girls are coming on really well. We can halter all four in less than a minute, and daily grooming is an enjoyable experience. Summer, Apple & Flower seem to really enjoy it while Jane puts up a little resistance but is tolerating it more each Day. Jane has proved to be the star with the Clicker training we have started, mainly due to her love of food. She is quick to learn and walking on the lead quite happily. Summer has established herself as boss lady and Flower who was fairly shy at first seems to have found her confidence. All in all I think we have four very happy llamas. Thank you again, and I will keep you updated with their progress.

With the winter coming is there anything we should be looking out for or providing for them? We have hay available and supplement food - is that sufficient??

Thanks again,
Best Wishes Clair & Malc

LAST MONTH - OCTOBER 2008

Barny and proud mum

I'm Barny - I've just arrived !

Open day 2008

Babies 2008
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YOUNG JO JO MEETS JOE

Jo Jo was born on the 24 th August he was premature and weak so we brought mother and baby in, we only gave him a 20% chance of survival, he was to weak to stand, but Josie his mother was kind and allowed us to milk her so we could give him the first milk which is so important to his survival.
We nursed him around the clock for the first week until he was finally standing and starting to nurse from his mother.
We thought this was going to be a happy success story, but that was not to be.
Tragedy struck in a brutal way and a week after his birth, Josie passed away, leaving Jo alone in the world, it seemed so unfair that little Jo Jo ended up being an orphan, but I must remind myself that thankfully these are rare occurrences and there is always great joy in seeing new life being born and growing up into their individual characters.
Jo Jo is already a great character and is doing really well, he his definitely going no where, he his a very special llamas and he will eventually join our troop of trekking llamas in the future, so I will add him to my adopt a llama scheme for anyone wanting to adopt him.

Picture of Joe feeding Jo, Jo was named by Joe

CAMILID ASSOCIATION FUN DAY 2008

On Sunday 14 th September our Indian summer arrived for the Cornwall Camilid Association Fun day, which was hosted by Llama Lland. This organisation is open to anybody in Cornwall that owns or is interested in them and is very much a social group who like to share information with other enthusiasts.

The llamas were very excited about meeting their partners, once the llamas had found their partners; they headed for the hills of Penare Farm. Where they could see stunning scenery of the rolling countryside with far reaching views of Truro Cathedral and the Windmills. Every body was on their best behaviour and really enjoying the get together, the walk was definitely building up an appetite, but just to make sure after the walk a little fun obstacle was set up and the humans did not do to badly after the llamas showed them what to do. It was a really fun and sociable day for everybody that took part.

OPEN DAY 2008

In spite of the weather this year the sun did manage to shine for the day and over 700 people came along to enjoy seeing the llamas and all the other entertainment that took place There was a prize draw and local lady won the first prize of a trek around the Farm, Remember put the open day in your diary for next year and there will be lots to see and do. 1st Sunday in July.