November has arrived and things around the farm are settling down. All the fruits and vegatables are harvested and only the apples, beets and last of the carrots need to be set up for long-term storage. Finally got a good sweet crop on our red grapes this year.
Gardens have been manured and tilled for soil improvement and most of the firewood has been cut and stack. Probably one or two cord togo so we have enough for this season.
There is still a little barn work to do. Have to still remove the large stones and concrete slabs from when the plumbing was put in. Unfortunately the truck is in the shop again. Still would like to get two more leantoos built at the entrance ways, improve the doors and make some hay feeders as the pasture grass will soon come to an end and we will have to start the hay feeding.
The alpacas are fine which is great. They primarily stay outdoors 24/7 only coming in for sweetmash and water. The cria are all healthy and growing steadily. Some of the young boys are almost as big as Nikki, our smallest female. Wyonna and Sweetdreams sound like they have been successfully bred at their visit to Alpaca House Farms. They will not return until Christmas.
