Mama Tortoise

Last week, a Box Tortoise laid her eggs in a shallow trench created by running water from the barn's roof. Tamara tried to protect the eggs by laying a wood plank over it. I found the plank away from the trench this morning; and, when I explained the purpose of it to Taima, she said: "Oh, the Alpacas role in the trench all the time". I would do if I were them, the shallow trench seems to be created perfectly to fit the shape of there body (whatever that shape is - we like to joke that Dr. Suess participated in the design process). Now, there is a hard-for-Alpacas-to-remove-chain-link covering the eggs. We all hope that they will hatch cute little tortoises. Here is a photo of Mama Box Tortoise. Houssam