[Alpacasite] Re: Question about the use of Concrete

On the plus side you need to clip toenails less if at all. If you
put their pellets on concrete it trims their teeth too.

Greystone Manor
Gary Epp

--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, "cpqcolor" <PaulKimball@e...>
wrote:
>
> This is going to sound crazy, but I was asked to post this:
>
> My Father in Law read the recent article in Hobby Farms regarding
the
> use of concrete in stalls, etc. and he is now interested in
putting
> down concrete in all our stalls in both barns AND the overhang
(shed)
> areas on the barns sides to facilitate cleaning and lessen dust.
>
> Has anyone else done this? I'm thinking unless you put down
rubber
> mats over the concrete it would be too rough on the Alpaca's
joints -
> not to mention that every gasp of panic when a newborn is trying
to
> stand and is falling on their face. Any opinions? What about
spray-
> on rubber over the concrete?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul Kimball
> Bluff View Farms LLC
> Birchwood, TN
>

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