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Heading into Autumn at Beck Brow Alpacas
The Final Births of 2020 At last the birthing season is complete. After a flourish of births during May and early June, and a trickle during July, we were left with just three females due to birth in August. Whilst hanging around for the final births might have been a bit of a drag, especially […]
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Life at Beck Brow Alpacas
Life Goes On Pandemic or no pandemic, our summer on the alpaca farm has pretty much carried on as normal. We make the occasional trip out to M&S for food (which takes a bit longer) and the wine deliveries keep on arriving (if a bit later) and the rain keeps on pouring (despite the fair […]
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It’s a cria fest at Beck Brow Alpacas
Well, with 40 cria births due in May, the weather could not have been kinder. It has felt like we are in the South of France, sipping our evening glass of wine and watching the newborn cria frolic in the warmth of the evening sun. June has brought some much-needed rain, but mainly during the […]
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Getting Ready For Summer at Beck Brow Alpacas
Whilst it would be great to write a blog and stay away from the topic of Covid-19, it would leave rather a large elephant ignored in the room. Week four of lockdown and it feels like the world has slowed down. Slowed to a pace that many had no idea existed. This has allowed us […]
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Spring but not as we know it…
As I haven’t written a blog for seven months I have a lot of previously unpublished drivel to share – during the current difficult circumstances I might have to rely on older material unless you wish to read about me ironing socks and counting loo rolls… Covid-19 lockdown This is normally the time that the […]
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Birthing and Cria 2019 at Beck Brow Alpacas
Well, that’s it all over for another year. Such anticipation. Such joy (and occasional sorry). It always goes far too quickly… Birthing 2019 has finished at Beck Brow. Of course, the anticipation for 2020 begins immediately. Will all the analysis of breeding decisions bring the rewards expected? That’s the biggest and most important challenge of […]
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Spring at Beck Brow Alpacas
It has been a year since Paul took the plunge and decided to take the job title of Full-time Alpaca Farmer (although he claims not to have read the job description outlining the alpaca poop duties). This means that alpaca husbandry tasks are now undertaken during the week and in daytime hours. The adult alpacas […]
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Edge Of Glory and Chaos come to Beck Brow
So much has happened since my last blog, that I have decided to include some sub-titles. If you have got this far you have probably decided to give it a go, but if you wish to keep it light avoid Vidal. If you want to get to the facts of the title, then you will have […]
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A Testing Time.
Now that birthing and stud services are over for the year, we are starting to catch up on some of the other tasks on the farm. I am pleased to report that the skip did get filled, and that we have a couple of near empty sheds (how long will that last!). Paul has been […]
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It’s a Wrap-Blaze of Glory and Haylage!
I am a firm believer in the saying ‘make hay whilst the sun shines, in other words make the most of any situation whilst it lasts. Thus when we say we have had our busiest summer yet, we are certainly not complaining . It’s hard to believe that Paul ever had time to go out […]
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