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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

[AlpacaTalk] Re: Fly control

Hi there -
We are by no means experts in this and there have been a ton of great
suggestions in the recent past. However since our vet just pulled
out of the driveway commenting on our lack of flies in the barn and
pens... I thought I would throw my 2 cents in. At the beginning of
the season we tried a variety of things to no avail. Then I bit the
bullet and bought 2 cases of the Rescue disposable fly trap. 1 case
Barn bag size and the other regular size. There are pesticide free
and are really working for us. We also use them in our garage and
other enslosed buildings. We keep a record of the date we put them
out to get a handle on the fly population and how effective they are
being. The ONLY draw back is...when they start filling up....they
stink BAD! and whatever you do don't drop the bag of fly juice on
you as you are removing it... That smell stays with you for ever.
They aren't cheap...but in our opinion well worth it.

Also - Since that doesn't do anything for them when they are in the
pasture, we give everyone (but one who won't eat it) a little garlic
in the morning on top of their food. It seems to help. Their breath
is awful but the flies don't seem to be as bad.

My 2cents ...
Patti Jennings
WillowBend Alpaca Farms
Forreston, IL
www.willowbendalpaca.com

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posted by Chaddo at 8:10 AM 0 comments

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Teaching to walk

Hi Jen,

I have one like that too, but wouldn't consider her halter broken (trained?) until she does what I want on lead.? This was last summer.??I have the long line from Marty McGee - I think its 20 ft, and I put her halter on, and then go to the end of the line and wait.? If possible, do this in a long, narrow aisle or pen.? Eventually my girl moved.? Still doesn't walk very well on a lead, but that's my fault because I haven't worked with her since - I didn't need her prepared for a show or anything, and then school started up.? This summer she delivered her first cria, and I may or may not get back to her, as I have 3 youngsters from last year to work with.

Saw your question about flies also - for the past many years I have used Fly Predators, but I got chickens and guineas this year, and was told they would eat the fly predators.? People say chickens don't eat flies, but I only have two guineas, so I don't think they can take care of them all by themselves.? I still have a few flies buzzing around my portch (they were here in the years I had the fly predators), but there are hardly any in the alpaca pasture.

Heidi Christensen
WingNut Farm Alpacas
Graham WA
(253) 846-2168 or (253) 592-0200
www.wingnut-alpacas.com

-----Original Message-----
From: jendemond <jendemond@yahoo.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 7:09 am
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Teaching to walk

I have a very very stubborn female that is three years old. She wasn't
worked with much when I bought her. I am trying to teach her to walk. I
have halter broke her. But walking is proving to be a great challenge.
I am looking for any suggestions on this. She puts on the breaks and
won't walk for me. It is basically I pull her and/or push from behind.
Her fleece companion broke nicely and now walks well for me. But she is
not willing to participate with the program lol

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posted by Chaddo at 7:58 AM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] Fly control

I am curious what everyone uses for fly control for their alpaca?

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posted by Chaddo at 7:10 AM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] Teaching to walk

I have a very very stubborn female that is three years old. She wasn't
worked with much when I bought her. I am trying to teach her to walk. I
have halter broke her. But walking is proving to be a great challenge.
I am looking for any suggestions on this. She puts on the breaks and
won't walk for me. It is basically I pull her and/or push from behind.
Her fleece companion broke nicely and now walks well for me. But she is
not willing to participate with the program lol

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posted by Chaddo at 7:09 AM 0 comments