RE: [AlpacaTalk] Pasture Management

Tom:

You might laugh, but one of the most important items in your fields for herd
management is the number of gates. My formula is to guess the maximum
number I could possibly need, then triple it.

Remember, you need to get equipment in and out. Your horse trailer, you
need a catch area or at least a "funnel" area to move the livestock in and
out. You need to get in the tractor to pull out your truck that got stuck
in the mud etc.

Another source is the local county ag. agent. He should know a lot about
your local soil, its nutrition and fertilization requirements.

Brad Neuman

Big Meadow Creek Alpacas

Troy, ID

www.bigmeadowcreekalpacas.com <http://www.bigmeadowcreekalpacas.com/>

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From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of tomtmaine
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 5:51 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Pasture Management

I was looking to see if there is a short list of key points that someone
should keep in mind
when thinking about their fields. In other words, how many alpacas per acre,
how often you
move the animals from one section to the next, waste management. Any
thoughts
appreciated!

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