Re: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca in the Back Yard
----- Original Message -----From: Laura A. RobertsSent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 4:33 PMSubject: RE: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca in the Back Yard
The only red flag I see is making sure you have no plants or bushes or trees that are toxic to the alpacas. I remember reading about an alpaca that died after grazing on the front lawn. It had eaten something .but I can't remember what. Azalea? Something that is normally a landscape plant in a household yard. Does anyone else remember this?
I would love to let our goats graze but they head straight for my Burning Bushes ..then the Crape Myrtles!
We finally had some rain but need more. People are in a panic over not enough hay to see them through winter and sales have been cut off by some of the hay providers. We have enough but wanted to stock up on more.
Laura
Laura Roberts
R Half Pint Farm
Spotsylvania ,VA
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Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 12:56 PM
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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Alpaca in the Back Yard
So it's been raining so much in northern
that the farmers are having trouble getting their hay put up dry. Until last week we had been buying the tail end of last year's hay. The alpacas and sheep (I have 2 of each) were not eating it at all (the horses were eating it grudgingly) and I was becoming desparate because my fiber critters were getting very thin. I had my husband put a gate through the back yard fence so I could let the alpacas and sheep into the back yard. Now they're out grazing under the swing set. So far they're leaving the strawberries and tomatoes alone. I feel like a Clampett but I guess it's worth it to see them put on weight. I was afraid at first that our dog might be a problem but Kip, our cocker spaniel, leaves them totally alone. I guess they are used to each other since they've lived across the fence from each other for 5 years. Missouri
Well, I just wanted to share my happy story with people who care about alpacas. Everyone else in the neighborhood are horse people since we live on a 2,000 acre horse park. They're just happy when the critters don't baa and squeal when they ride by and spook the horses. :-)
Jacqueline Jacobson,
Lone Jack Fiber Mill
www.lonejackfiber.com
posted by Chaddo at 1:43 PM
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