Re: [AlpacaTalk] what to use?

 

I have to wonder if either of you actually read the words on my posts or just go off making assumptions about what you think I meant...

I did not label all milk replacer as anything. I said I would not use it again. I also clearly stated that I had mixed it according to the package directions for alpacas.

The two of you really should read a little more carefully before making your replies. On any other group, well, things would be quite different.

But again, that replacer is made from rendered animal fat and proteins. Is that the sort of thing you really want to feed your ruminant babies?

Heather

Heather Zeleny

White Lotus Alpacas

Oregon

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

http://www.whitelotusalpacas.com

http://whitelotus.openherd.com

On Mar 24, 2010, at 1:22 PM, cedar_grove_alpacas@comcast.net wrote:

Jim;

 

Good point. We have never had problems with a cria being on milk replacer here.

 

We bought the same thing Jim did and we have never had a problem with it in our sheep, goat kids, or the bottle baby pacas we had. Maybe it was the way it was mixed or just not accepted well by the cria's system. Either way, I agree with Jim. One can't all label milk replacer as a horrible option because of a few bad experiences. I know several farm who won't feed anything else to their bottle babies and all have done well.

 

Maegan

----- Original Message -----
From: "J Guerin" <jgyelwa@ywave.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 12:09:19 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] what to use?

 

How can you blame the milk replacer for nearly loosing your baby?  I would think the heat stroke / dehydration had more to do with the problem, than the replacer.

 

The milk replacer is not more economical??  When I had my bottle baby, Brandie, I was buying goats milk at Wally World.  It came out to more than $16 a Gallon.  At one point, a snow storm closed the mountain pass, so the shipment couldn't get over the hump ( mountain ).  I got a product called Grade A Ultra 24, a multi-purpose, multi species milk replacer, it was $33 for  eight lbs. I added a Tbl spoon of plain yogurt per quart also.  It came out to about a dollar a quart.  Brandie sucked down 20 oz at each feeding.  She is doing and looking very well.

 

Labeling all milk replacer as bad, or useless, is a disservice to everyone.

 

Jim Guerin

Jimmini Farm

Yelm, WA

 

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