Alpaca Lifestyle

I decided to keep track of everything I did this morning before 9am.  Yes, this is typical day.  In the summer months all the shoveling/plowing is substituted with fence repairs, mowing, weed whacking etc.  Then there are the fun days when you have a sick, cold, bottle fed alpaca, or vet, dentist, farrier visits. 

  • Let out dogs to potty
  • Feed dogs and indoor cats
  • Shoveled walk ways and around the car and barn
  • Barn chores
    • Feed 10 alpacas 5 horses grain
    • Muck stalls
    • Fill water buckets
    • Give everyone hay
    • Prep stalls for night chores
  • Plowed driveway
  • Tended to the coal stove (we heat our house with coal)
  • Checked email for any new Farm Store Purchases
  • Packed sold items
  • Decided to check inventory of all Farm Store Items
  • Let dogs out again and played with them so they got some exercise
  • Showered got ready for the “day job”
  • Went to Post Office to mail out sold items
  • Thank you Tim Horton’s I had forgotten to eat breakfast again!

Phew! All I can say is thank goodness I don’t have human kids!