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The 'motherly' type, senile or a dirty old man?

November 25th 2009 22:30
We have a small problem. Actually, I'm not sure that it is a problem, just something I haven't come across before and I guess the alpacas will sort it out themselves.

Ol' Bob nursing two weanlings
Ol' Bob nursing two weanlings


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Rain, Glorious Rain - Mud, Mud, Mud

August 9th 2009 07:04
It's wet! By Jove it - is - wet! Now, we're in a pretty lush area, there's no question about that, with plenty of all-year streams, dams and springs that never ever dry up. But this winter has been unbelievable.

The first rains were wonderful. They sprinkled water down which ran across the dry paddocks and down the creeks. They even started to fill the tanks


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So what’s bad about having alpacas?

July 6th 2008 08:18
There’s not much that’s bad about having alpacas. OK, picking up alpaca poo is a bit of a chore, but that can all go on the garden and it grows lovely plants and veggies for you.

Shearing day is pretty arduous and can leave you feeling stiff and sore from man person handling pacas and sorting all that fleece (particularly if you’re a bit of a sloth who doesn’t do much exercise


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Skinny Girls

June 30th 2008 03:40
I’ve decided to wean Emily off Alice. Emily’s six months old now and she’s a big girl, so well and truly able to survive without her mum now.

Emily
Emily

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And it’s on!

June 6th 2008 08:34
Our working boy Cappy, doesn’t like our wether, Jamma. I don’t know if he thinks Jamma is still entire (he was castrated many years ago), or whether Jamma just looked at Cappy the wrong way at some point. In any case, I often find them having spitting and screaming matches with each other across the fence.
Cappy and Jamma


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Caring for Llamas and Alpacas: A Health & Management Guide

May 22nd 2008 04:28
This book, Caring for Llamas and Alpacas: A Health & Management Guide by Claire Hoffman and Ingrid Asmus, is a good resource if you’re starting out with alpacas (or llamas).

Caring for Llamas and Alpacas
Caring for Llamas and Alpacas

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Marco’s new herd mates

May 21st 2008 04:16
I’ve weaned Marco from his mum now. I put him in with Jamma and Rainy, Jamma’s an old wether (12 years I think from memory) and Rainy’s just coming up to 2 years old.

Alpacas - Jamma, Rainy & Marco
Alpacas - Jamma, Rainy & Marco

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Weaning Alpacas

May 16th 2008 05:29
I’ve decided its time for Marco Polo to quit nursing from his mum and become what’s commonly known as a “weanling”.

He was born last September, so he’s well and truly old enough (and big enough), to start surviving on his own


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Protexin – for the slops

May 1st 2008 00:57
This is going to be an incredibly boring post for 99.9% of the people in the world today. HOWEVER, there is probably a person out there in the world (or even maybe two) who have an alpaca, or a pig, goat, chicken, horse or dog, with the slops. And if you’ve ever had an animal with the slops, you’ll appreciate that this post may be very useful for them.

This is about a product called Protexin which is a multi-strain probiotic, useful in the treatment of scours in animals. Scours is another name for the slops - or diarrhoea if you want to get technical


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Alpaca with Apple

April 25th 2008 05:48
No, not an exciting new recipe I’ve thought up, just an alpaca, with an apple.
Alpaca eating an apple
Alpaca eating an apple

This is Alice. Alice is 8 years old. She was born here. Alice knows that if she’s friendly, the two-legged’s will give her yummy things to eat


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