Author: jordanleighbryan

Awesome. Just what we need. Loads more wind and rain 🤦‍♀️😑 Neil got to the farm just before me. He did a quick scout round the farm on his quad. I walked/got blown over to the barn and started feeding Percy and Blossom's Lamb. "Where's the woolbag?" Neil asked when he got there. Unfortunately it… Continue reading Horizontal Rain & Health and Safety

The Boxing Day forecast suggested showers and longer dry spells. We put our new coats on and waterproof trousers in case and off we went. This time of year is all about feeding. At the moment we have plenty of hay after hay-making last summer at our other farm site - Tregurnog. It's not exactly… Continue reading Boxing Day Monster Attacks at Garth Hall Staff

After the debacle with the speckle faced ewes stealing food and pushing into the alpaca field, I insisted they had to be moved into the outer ring. I know it means more work as they have to be fed but in the long run it makes things easier. Feeding time is much less stressful and… Continue reading Moving Sheep

Anabelle is still on medication for her bad back and was due another dose on Saturday morning. Josh was planning a visit to Cornwall to see his girlfriend Sian and Neil had to leave by 9am so we had an early start. Neil messaged to say that hay and feed was ready loaded in the… Continue reading Busiest Tuesday Ever

Sunday was vitamin injection time for the alpacas and we started with the boys. There was mud and it was like a low budget ice show. I had a great laugh watching Josh sliding and falling in the mud while the boys darted past. Alpacas obviously have 4 wheel drive while Josh does not. His… Continue reading Garth Hall Mud Farm

After a much anticipated night out (including alcohol) with all my work friends, I had a bit of a lie in. No one bothered to tell me we were starting at 9.30. Typical. 9.35 wasn't too far off...Then for the 2nd "Oops" moment.  We were going to inject the alpacas with Vitamin A, D +… Continue reading Stock Take

Evenings are getting darker and colder. It's always a rush to check and feed everyone before it's too late. We go through quite a few feed bags every week. The feed is stored in the barn and it's a long trip to the alpaca field. The worst part is that the silvernoses live in the… Continue reading Winter days

Winter is on its way and it's getting dark so much sooner. This means there have been some beautiful sunsets at Garth Hall but it also means there is often a rush to feed all the animals before sunset.On Tuesday we had a delivery of alpaca food AND fencing equipment. Not a problem, use the… Continue reading What happened last week?

Sunday was an all day job. Rhi helped Josh and Neil AKA Phil all day at the farm checking the sheep for fly strike (maggots), checking feet and trimming toe nails if necessary. There were a few still to be weaned and a couple to be sheared!!! The new scales was also set up for… Continue reading 5th to 11th September. What happened this week?

So we've been doing a lot of background work this week. Last Saturday we had a management meeting to run through how things have been at the farm...what we can improve on, confirming our roles in the business etc. It went fairly well considering we are all stubborn *cough* not me. Unfortunately we have had… Continue reading What did we get up to from 28th August to 4th September?