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Gallin Farm Gallin Farm has now closed. Farmstay - accommodation with big breakfast and guests are offered farm tour to meet the alpacas

Just an update on the pacas for those who might follow me. BJ one of my stud boys has gone to Timaru to join one of my ...
22/01/2024

Just an update on the pacas for those who might follow me. BJ one of my stud boys has gone to Timaru to join one of my girls and one of his offspring. See photo of him in truck - he was was keen to get there and hopped in without any persuasion. Galaxy the other stud boy has gone to friends in Carterton - he mated with 2 of their girls last year - the first of whom had a beautiful boy a few weeks ago. We don't know about the other one as she is not due yet. I also mated him once with a girl that I sold thinking her not pregnant but lo and behold to their amazement a wee cria appeared in the paddock a couple of weeks ago. They were a bit shell shocked but are now very enthusiastic about the bundle of fun they now have.

Zack the last cria born here at Gallin Farm won ribbons in the Central Region colourbration Show in November - photo attached with his new owner who is very happy with him. He shows great promise.

So now it's just the cat and me. In contrast to last summer when it rained the whole time this one is super hot and dry. I am very grateful to have a brown lawn that I don't have to mow 😄.

I am happy to have brought pleasure to so many people over the last 8 years - enjoyed it all and met wonderful people from all o ver the world - my alpacas have all found lovely homes - the girls producing babies and the boys doing their thing.

All the best for the future everyone

Sue
PS I might post some paintings soon 🥰

The last 2 girls Kimi (my poster girl) and Rochelle were collected last week. They were very reluctant to go. My 2 pet b...
31/05/2023

The last 2 girls Kimi (my poster girl) and Rochelle were collected last week. They were very reluctant to go. My 2 pet boys (in background) have been sold but will be here for another month. Just my 2 stud boys to be sold. The paddocks are very quiet.

Gallin Farmstay is now officially closed. My last guest was on Saturday night. My baby Zack (now 8 weeks old) and his mo...
18/04/2023

Gallin Farmstay is now officially closed. My last guest was on Saturday night. My baby Zack (now 8 weeks old) and his mother Esmeralda will be leaving tomorrow along with my 2 female visitors. There will be just 2 girls left - they have been sold and are waiting to be collected. That will leave my 2 beautiful pet boys and my 2 stud males - both of whom have been working very hard to get 4 girls pregnant. The boys are waiting for a buyer.

The last cria to be born here arrived last night in the rain. He is very tiny but "beautifully formed". Alpacas are sup...
18/02/2023

The last cria to be born here arrived last night in the rain. He is very tiny but "beautifully formed". Alpacas are supposed to deliver their babies in fine weather between 8 and 4pm. However the message got lost with Esmeralda as this is the second time she has flouted the rules!! Fortunately the sun came out today - so baby was able to warm up.

Finally 2 months late the pacas have been shorn. Some have been waiting for this so that they can go to their new homes...
15/01/2023

Finally 2 months late the pacas have been shorn. Some have been waiting for this so that they can go to their new homes. Unfortunately it was too late for one of my little boys who developed a huge abcess that burst and had to be put down on Thursday - very upsetting.
My 'poster girl' has been allowed to keep her hair-do but all the others have been re-styled!! They all look very strange with their big woolly coats removed. I have 2 pregnant girls this year - one is due in about 4 weeks so watch this space and the other one is leaving for a new home in the South Island tomorrow.

Riku has joined the little boys for the time being. The vet is coming to certify him today as a stud male. He has been ...
03/11/2022

Riku has joined the little boys for the time being. The vet is coming to certify him today as a stud male. He has been sold to an alpaca farm in Hastings where he can try to get some of the girls pregnant! He will be leaving here once he has been shorn. Shearing coming up soon.

Sun at last- beautiful day and 'halter training' must start again. All the 'boys' wore their halters for a while in the...
09/10/2022

Sun at last- beautiful day and 'halter training' must start again. All the 'boys' wore their halters for a while in the yard yesterday. Next step - they must learn to walk on a lead and behave themselves - easier said than done.

A bit of the white stuff and some very wet pacas after snow on them melted - Ajani and Orson are happy to share their bu...
05/10/2022

A bit of the white stuff and some very wet pacas after snow on them melted - Ajani and Orson are happy to share their bucket!

Beautiful morning & sun came out after more days of heavy rain - 8 girls & 6 small boys in yard - not sure if the girls ...
16/09/2022

Beautiful morning & sun came out after more days of heavy rain - 8 girls & 6 small boys in yard - not sure if the girls are looking at the boys (stud males) across the driveway or the neighbour's cat who came to say hello. Around midday the weather turned to custard again & now more heavy rain.

Second training session today for 4 little boys - their reward was breakfast - 3 of them decided to share a 'trough' eve...
01/09/2022

Second training session today for 4 little boys - their reward was breakfast - 3 of them decided to share a 'trough' even though there was one each

We are all fed up with rain - everything is so wet. Here are the girls sitting on top of the hill and even there it's so...
29/08/2022

We are all fed up with rain - everything is so wet. Here are the girls sitting on top of the hill and even there it's soggy. Haven't seen the mountains for days until this morning - the sun has finally appeared so going to start training my young boys which will be fun. Let's hope they will be well behaved!!

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