[AlpacaTalk] Re: a bi of early help

 

Thanks to all for these marvellous pieces of advice. I am certainly reassured that the boys won't just starve, staring longingly at the mower and the knee-high grass. By the way, a petrol strimmer is a hand held tool with a rotating piece of plastic at the end used to cut back plants where mowers can't get to and brush cutters would cause damage. This tends to include the long bits of grass round the foot of fence posts and against walls and stuff - I don't know what these things are called in the US, but intrigued to learn!!

Thanks again everyone, I'll keep you posted on how we get on. Our hurdles arrive tomorrow to make a holding pen ready for the vet's first visit (just a quick check up).

Great to meet you all!
David
Mead Farm (not an alpaca farm but proud owner of 3 boys)

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, "David Roddick" <roddick.david@...> wrote:
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> We're new to Alpaca ownership: we've had three boys grazing our paddock for a month, so I feel a bit out of my depth with the experienced breeders here. I'm struggling with getting the paddock the boys are not in ready for them to move into; I've just a small ride on mower and a petrol strimmer. I have read they won't like long grass , and they seem to stay away from longer areas of the paddock they're in. Will the alpacas cope with long cuttings if I try mowing it on my little tractor (I have no way of collecting a first cut)? What should i do - can't get a farmer in to top it as the slope is too severe.
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> David
> Mead Farm
> Somerset UK
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