The Rural Voice, 1993-12, Page 39will eat out of hand," says Randy.
"We got him because supposedly a
llama will chase away predators like
coyotes. They won't run from them.
That's what the donkey is for, too.
We have lost a few chickens around
here, so we got this fellow to help
the donkey keep them away a bit."
The llama, his head held high, is
tall and rather regal looking, with
large, mild eyes. He is wearing a
blue halter and wanders freely
among the sheep and goats that are
also in the paddock.
Randy goes over to another cedar
fence and pulls down the poles
spanning the opening. Immedi-
ately, the Jacobs sheep and the
Nubian goats race out to join the
Barbados sheep in the field beyond.
The llama joins them, cantering
gracefully like a horse. "If that
llama wants to jump a fence, any
fence, he will," says Randy.
"Fortunately, he's pretty well happy
to stay in with the flock." We watch
all of the animals run out through
the field and into the acreage of
cedar trees beyond, where the goats
are allowed to strip the lower
branches of the trees and make paths
among them.
Although his other animal
investments are now starting to
show a profit, Randy continues to
work as a Civil Maintainer for
Ontario Hydro at the nearby Bruce
Nuclear Power Development. The
shift work allows him to organize
many of the farm chores to be done
during his off days, and he finds that
there is always plenty to do.
The name Ceadrebrae
came from the Bakers.
They wanted a name that
had a Scouish flavour, to
reflect the Scottish
heritage of both their cattle and their
Jacobs sheep. The name also has
connotations of the large stands of
cedar trees that cover large areas of
the braes, or hillsides, of their
property. "We love it here, and it is
really interesting raising these
animals."
It seems that Ceadrebrae truly is
a retreat from the everyday world,
and a place where these exotic
breeds can become more established
and attract more admirers in 'Nis part
of the world.0
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�Nishing you
aft the joys
of the Season.
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M.P.P. Perth
Stratford Constituency Office
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