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Dedicated to Our Clients. Devoted to Our Alpacas
Setting up your farm:
- Make sure you have a well stocked vet kit – including thermometer, toenail trimmers, dremmel tool for teeth, various sized needles and syringes, antibiotic spray and ointment, and various other items that are listed in the alpaca care books. Some of the vitamins and medications that are necessary are: AD& E, Dectomax/Ivomec, B complex, CD&T, Zinc, Epinephrine,Panacur/Safeguard,
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- One alpaca goes through on average one bale of hay a month – more in winter, less in summer.
- When you are ready to birth your first cria, take a class at the nearest vet. College.
- Put a gate in your fence in the shortest path to the barn – going around gets old.
- Make sure you have at least 3 pastures – to separate weanlings, males and for rotation.
- Keep the panels in your barn moveable – during a flood or ice storm, its nice to have options.
- Make sure you have a catch pen – one that even one person alone can get the herd into.
- A scale is a must have to assess the health and growth of your animals.
- Be able to feed & water ALL animals from your barn.
Your life will be so much easier, especially in winter months.
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