Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fly predators
They didn't really react much, its just a pain catching certain alpacas and
putting them on. I left them on almost all fly season with no problems from
any of them. I had to take off some and wash them. Check to adjust the fit
because as their fleece grows or the crias grow the masks get tighter. I
just put them on and let them go right away and not one of them had a problem
with them. I'm getting extras this year, two of our males tear their masks up
more quickly than one a season. Our guard llama really loves her mask!
SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA
In a message dated 3/11/2009 7:09:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
wendy.edwards@
hi Susan - how did your alpacas react when you first put the fly masks on
them? Did it take them long to get used to them?
Thanks
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
BC
----- Original Message -----
From: _LunarStruck@
To: _AlpacaTalk@
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fly predators
I use the flymasks on everyone during fly season, even crias, they really do
help. I fly-spray them as needed when they are in their catch-feed-pen.
The masks generally last one fly season, then you have to buy new ones.
Check
them often to make sure the velcro is not stuck to the fleece or they are
irritating or "rubbing" the alpaca. They work very well, especially on the
black alpacas that lose some facial hair during fly season.
I believe the fly predators don't work as well in hot environments. It can
get very hot in summer here and they die off.
SUSAN OLSON
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA
In a message dated 3/11/2009 6:44:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
_wendy.edwards@
hi Ridgley - what are fly boots?
We used DE last year but just sprinkled on the manure piles - it didn't seem
to make much difference - this year i am going to feed it to the alpacas and
see if that helps.
i've tried fly spray, wipes and roll-on. Nothing seemed to last for long.
Does anyone use the alpaca fly-masks i've seen advertised?
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
BC
----- Original Message -----
From: rollinridge
To: _AlpacaTalk@
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Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:17 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: fly predators
Glad you brought that up :-) (one of my future questions). We tried them for
the first time last year with our (2) horses and my husband and I kept
asking each other all summer long whether we noticed any difference. (As we
shovelled the manure). We're in NJ. We have friends in MD that say they're
wonderful which is why we tried them. But I really don't think it helped.
Their
website says it can take a couple of years for them to really "kick in" -
but I
think I'll stick with my fashionable fly boots.
Can alpacas wear things like that?
Ridgley
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> Spring is upon us, and I was curious to hear if anyone has used fly
> predators to control their fly population? If so, how did it work? When
> did you start & stop? I'm sure part of that is based upon geography and
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