Re: [AlpacaTalk] In Need of Some Info

 

Donna,
This is the perfect time to plant grass! Hire it done if you can, the alpacas will graze down the alfalfa and kill it if you have enough alpacas for the acreage, otherwise you may want to turn it under before you plant your grass. Since winter is fast approaching, can  you dry lot the alpacas with hay while you renovate the pastures to be ready for them in the spring??

The tilled in alfalfa will be an excellent source of nitrogen for the new grass and you won't kill it all, so it will still be there to fix nitrogen for the new grass and protein for the alpacas. I would be very cautious turning them out on such rich pasture. 

Don't forget to take advantage of your extension agents, they can be a tremendous help.
Laurel
The Shouvlins
Bluebird Hills Farm
Springfield, Ohio
937-206-3936
www.bluebirdhills.com
bluebirdhills@voyager.net

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> We bought a new place and will be moving around the end of October. Most
> of the property we bought has been used as an alfalfa field. So it is
> about 95% alfalfa and 5% grass and weeds. We have been mowing and mowing
> the alfalfa every few days in an attempt to kill it or at least allow the
> grass to come up. But it is not working. It may be spring before we can
> do anything about the alfalfa unless we have someone come in and just plow
> it all under and dry lot the alpacas. My question is what will this
> alfalfa do to the alpacas if they are allowed to graze on it? I have
> always limited the amount of alfalfa my animals get. But now that I have
> 4 acres of it to contend with I'm not sure what to do. Thanks for any
> advice!
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> Donna Jaruzel
> Brandilyn Farm Alpacas
> Holly, MI
> 810-714-6061
> 248-933-6777
> www.brandilynfarm.com
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