4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[HENthusiastic]

We have land Yippeeeeee

 

After all that effort: knocking on doors, posting letters to local farmers, putting flyers through local doors. SPeaking to numberous people who we know who own land. Asking people to ask other people. Advertising on the internet. Asking at local shops.

 

In the end, I mentioned it to a neibour, he popped straight home and phoned his father in law. We went to look at the land the next morning. Met with him the next afternoon. Deal done two hours later!!! Its very hilly and bumpy, but I have checked it out and apparently Alpaca's prefer that kind of landscape. Its THREE minutes away from home

 

We are rocking Have land. Have nearly finished making the chicken house. Roll on alpacas and more chickens

[Cooks]

congratulations I take it from the smileys you are very happy LOL

[Egluntyne]

Congratulations!

 

I sense that you are ever so slightly excited.

[Christian]

Congratulations Hen!

[Seagazer]

Congratulations - I can feel your excitement from here

 

How many Alpacas do you want?

[Falkor]

Great news Hen !

 

And we are all only slightly I am sure!

 

More chooks and Alpacas!!!!

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

OMG. Alpacas. ALPACAS!!!! ALPACAS!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

That's almost TOO exciting! ALPACAS!!!!!

(I have been banned from the smallholding magazines because the OH doesn't want me coveting alpacas).

 

YAY LAND AND ALPACAS!!!!

 

Are you going to use their wool/fur for spinning and knitting?

[Ain't Nobody Here]

How fantastic . Congratulations . (I hope you won't be defecting to an alpaca forum .)

[Yorkshire Pudding]

Oh HEN that's fantastic, I'm totally with envy.

 

 

So pleased!

[chelsea]

great news! you've really landed on your hooves there!

 

before and after pics please (before alpaca and after alpaca!)

[GKH]

congratulations i'm very

 

can't wait to see the piccies

how many are you getting?

[feemcg]

Fantastic ......I'm not at all.........

[Chickvic]

What fantastic news! Ex-batts and alpacas! So

[Ana's flock]

WOW! How exciting is that! I'd love to get some alpacas - they're so lovely! ...and can use the wool to spin and knit it. Gosh I'm soooooo

 

...look forward to the pics!

[bigmommasally]

That's great news Hen.

Make sure you keep us updated with every bit of news about the Alpacas as so many of us will be living our dreams through you!

[poachedegg]

Whoo hoo That is fantastic news!

[Looney]

Wow! How exciting!

[theherd123]

Im so

 

Congratulations!

[Redwing]

That is so cool! How exciting

[purple hen]

Fantastic news, congratulations

[Scramble]

I am sooo

that is such a dream life *sigh*

you'd better take lots of pics and you'd better still talk to us!

 

Congrats

x

[sadietoo]

Alpacas. : ....sorry Alpacas.... for ......milk? meat?...wool only.?....(ps I am veggie so please don't tell me you eat them!). Congratulations on your land though..that is fantastic...(sighs...I'd love a goat...or two!)

[Plum]

Great news HEN. So excited for you.

[HENthusiastic]

Thank you all for your good wishes and congratulations I'll try to answer everything;

We are probably going to get 3 alpacas, but maybe 2. Aparently, like chooks, they are okay in twos, but threes are better. I'm going to ask about that on the training course on Friday.

 

I certainly shant be defecting to an alpaca forum. For two very good reasons. 1. I love omlet and the omletteeres. 2. I can't find an alpaca forum Not one in England anyway and I don't want to start picking up hints and tips that might not apply because of the different countries.

 

I will indeed provide with pictures. The before ones might not be too interesting though!?!? An empty field!

 

fret not, we will not be eating them! We are mainly having them just because they are gorgeous and cute! They have the added advantage that they hate foxes and will see them off......... so, we are going to fill the field with chickens who can freerange and be protected by their alpaca body guards. You can also sell their fleeces, but I dont think its for much.

 

I havent found out much about spinning yet, but I hope to get into that. Does anybody anything about it? (Maybe thats another thread!)

 

We are off to 'our' field tomorow to measure it, to check that it is big enough (just last minute worries) and then we are going to start clearing the land (bits of wood lying around). Cant wait for some free time to get down there and start making our mark on it.

 

Well, I've rambled on enough. Tara. *waves cheerily*

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

There's a place called the weavers gallery or handweavers gallery in Walthamstow, London. It's hidden but apparently it's a spinners/weavers mecca.