@DocBohn What's the powder and why are they so delighted to apply it to their bits? Those awkward sploots are concerning they'll do themselves a injury but also funny. They seem surprised to be in their own bodies and unclear how they work.

@Axomamma It's baby powder. They enjoy dust-bathing in general, and the finer the dust, the better. (If they think you have a scoop of diatomaceous earth, they'll be your very bestest friend until you spread the DE, and then you'd better get out of their way!) In this case, we're using baby powder to help with the post-shearing itchies.

The slip at the beginning is the only motion that looks unintended to me -- the way he planted his foot was normal, but the reduced friction was a bit of a surprise.

@DocBohn @ricci ... why are you flouring your alpacas tho
@fivetonsflax @DocBohn the alt text seems to explain, but what do I know, I am not an alpaca flourer
@ricci @DocBohn ahhh so it does, thank you

@fivetonsflax @ricci We're experimenting with self-breading chicken, and thought "what about chicken-fried steak?" But the neighbor won't let us borrow his cattle, so our alpacas offered to help, as long as we stopped after step 1.

It probably won't go anywhere, though. If we add the buttermilk and breadcrumbs into the mix, none of the animals are willing to roll in it.

@DocBohn @fivetonsflax i volunteer to roll around in buttermilk and breadcrumbs
@ricci @DocBohn old sysadmins have to be stewed, not fried, otherwise we’re too tough, is my understanding