Ted's Diary
written by Amen Ra (Ted) The Alpaca of Distinction

29th  November.   Do you know, I never thought there would be an "Up" side to that nasty little visit from the VET last July, but I've just been watching a "spit off".

This is an old fashioned form of pregnancy test - a "Macho male" is introduced to a female, and if she is pregnant she spits at him, lots!

Poor old Alexander. The BOSS and "Other Half" walked him, all unsuspecting, into the catch pen with my sister Boadie. He thought Christmas had arrived early! Unfortunately for him, she was pregnant, so all he got was lots and lots of green smelly spit! Again!

Good for the BOSS. Good for "Other Half". Good for Boadie. Bad for Alex! Ha! Ha!

Of course you can't use a lad that's been .....well you know. So I get to be with all the ladies, and I don't get spat at, ever. Well THAT's the theory, anyway!

We've all been moved around again. I think the BOSS thought it was getting too quiet and settled, so she wanted everyone to change fields. That was amusing, - Ivory and Barnaby have fallen out over who is the the more macho, but haven't been able to settle the matter because they were too far apart. So when they were moved into adjacent fields things really livened up. Until the BOSS noticed. Then, guess what? Yep! She moved us around yet AGAIN!

The BOSS is having trouble producing my new range of Ted Wear Ski hats - you humans have an unnaturally low ear position, and flat ears! unlike the perfect ears that we alpacas have! If they are ALPACA ski hats - surely the ear holes should be for an alpaca; but the BOSS says NO ear holes - humans like to keep their ears warm. And no-one argues with her - she's the BOSS!

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