Re: [AlpacaTalk] Introduction and a Question
Hi Jacqueline:
Use the same precautions with your alpaca as you would with your horse in the same situation.
The new lush grass will produce gas in the rhuman causing bloat. As with a horse this condition can be extremely dangerous to the animals well being.
By for now, Wayne
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From: hjsilversonic <hjsilversonic@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 10:20:50 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Introduction and a Question
Hi All,
My name is Jacqueline. I'm a long time horse owner but a new alpaca owner. In addition to 2 shetland wethers I've had for 5 years, I have 2 alpaca wethers that I have owned for about a year. So I don't know a whole bunch. I keep the sheep and alpaca together in a dry lot and they get hay twice a day plus a little grain once a day. One of the alpaca boys came through the winter pretty thin. He is low man on the totem pole even after the sheep.
My question is if I turn him out on a little grass, do I need to do it a little at a time to accustom him to the change in diet like you would a horse? Do alpacas colic? How long should I leave him out at a time? The grass is a mix with a lot of brome in it. But it is very wet since we are having a VERY rainy spring here.
Thanks for any advice,
Jacqueline Jacobson
Lone Jack Missouri
Lone Jack Fiber Mill
www.lonejackfiber.com
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Use the same precautions with your alpaca as you would with your horse in the same situation.
The new lush grass will produce gas in the rhuman causing bloat. As with a horse this condition can be extremely dangerous to the animals well being.
http://jubileeacres
http://wordsmith.
http://bramblewoods
From: hjsilversonic <hjsilversonic@
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 10:20:50 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Introduction and a Question
Hi All,
My name is Jacqueline. I'm a long time horse owner but a new alpaca owner. In addition to 2 shetland wethers I've had for 5 years, I have 2 alpaca wethers that I have owned for about a year. So I don't know a whole bunch. I keep the sheep and alpaca together in a dry lot and they get hay twice a day plus a little grain once a day. One of the alpaca boys came through the winter pretty thin. He is low man on the totem pole even after the sheep.
My question is if I turn him out on a little grass, do I need to do it a little at a time to accustom him to the change in diet like you would a horse? Do alpacas colic? How long should I leave him out at a time? The grass is a mix with a lot of brome in it. But it is very wet since we are having a VERY rainy spring here.
Thanks for any advice,
Jacqueline Jacobson
Lone Jack Missouri
Lone Jack Fiber Mill
www.lonejackfiber.
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