We moved the alpacas on Friday and got the goats on Saturday.  At first I thought the alpacas were doing fine but then Prince started chasing and fighting Kardigan.  They ran up and down the pasture and in and out of the shelter and over fallen trees until Kardigan stopped.  Then they would do their alpaca screaming and spitting and neck wrestling until they were both too exhausted to move.  I do not want any animals injured.  I do not want any vet bills.  I noticed the first 2 days that this fighting started right after feeding.  So I decided to move 2 of the feed bins to the other side of the shelter.  Maybe if they were not so close they would not feel the urge to fight for dominance so much.  

It did seem to help some.  Kardigan would eat and then run and hide at the far end of the pasture.  He would stand between the fence and some prickly pear cactus watching Prince.  If Prince came after him, he would run again and hide in the fallen log pile.  Then they seemed to come to a fragile peace.  Moving the feed bins made a difference and maybe Prince got tired as he is about 3 years older than Kardigan.  I also noticed that Kardigan started standing close to Cimarron, sort of to the side and behind him.  Then both of them would raise their heads and start to spit whenever Prince came near.  But Cimarron lit into Kardigan a couple of times too, mostly near a feed bin. 

Today there seems to be a tentative peace going on.  Prince is usually at one end of the pasture by himself and the other three are at the other end.  Kardigan stays close to Cimarron and Stewie follows them or sneaks over to the shelter to get his fill of the food while the rest of them are watching out for Prince.  They all jostle for positions at feeding time.  As if I put more food in one bin than in another!  Ha!  I am glad they seem to have settled down.  I was thinking of things to do to stop the fighting and prvent injuries.  I could isolate Prince, put him back in the front yard or side yard, get him neutered (expensive) or sell him at auction for dog food.  I don't really want to do any of those things.  So I hope they keep the peace.

I also tried to make some more rolags and did a little spinning.  I think I am using the second cuts though because the spinning is not going well.  The yarn keeps breaking. The other thing that is really aggravating is that there is no humidity here.  The wind has been blowing, I mean gale force, for days and it makes the fiber very dry and fly-away and static-y.  I tried using "Static Guard"  but it doesn't help much.  I decided I need to wash some better fleece, preferably from someone's blanket, and try again.

Steve wants to build a straw-bale shelter for the new little goats.  Then I can move them from the front pasture to one next to the barn on the northwest side of the house.  I don't like where they are now cuz I cannot see them easily.  If I move them I will be able to keep a better eye on them and I won't have to go so far to feed them.  They are so cute!  I like to look at them.