ALPACA 101 | What Do Alpacas Eat? And Other Frequently Asked Questions | Ask An ALPACA FARMER
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- Are you getting started with alpacas or just have some questions? This is the video for you.
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If you cannot get the fiber spun, there is Alpaca Insulation factory in Ohio that makes insulation from lower grade fiber. 🖐😉
Oh wow thats super interesting I bet that would be some really warm insulation
Alpacas are definitely on the dream list for the future. You answered questions I didn't even know i had 😂
They are SUCH nice dream animals they're so sweet and quiet and calming. We felt so lucky to have them this year while the whole world was on literal fire we could head out back and just be around their calm and quiet selves and it was AWESOME!
@@OldReddingFarm Agreed. Alpacas very meditative just to watch them, also very communicative. I am still drooling about my own ones, but for now I am buying and processing the fiber by hand, having a lot of fun, including final handspining (without spindle) and knitting hats, mittens, scarves. Still keep my mind open to learn more about this beautiful creature and very thankful for you to shearing the video.My question: do you sell row fleece (blanket) and how much you charge for one bag plus shipping to another state(approximately)?
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Thank You for sharing all the info , I am sure it will be a great help to people who want to add some to their life's . I loved seeing the swing in their pastures, I can picture sitting there and just watching them. God Bless
Yah that swing was a very nice part of that yard. We were lucky to have it
Wow, I def learned a lot in this video, I never knew that about the male and females. Nice burp dude. LOL!
I think the mineral you were pondering on toxicity between goats and alpacas is copper. Same with housing goats and sheep together. Easily solved by copper bolusing your goats 2-3 X’s a year depending on the goat. Sorry I’m a goat nerd! I enjoyed this video! Made me miss having camelids!
Oh yes copper thats right nailed it. We have talked a few times about maybe getting angora goats some day - so if we ever do we know who we will call with our questions
Very informative. Nice!
Glad you think so!
Bro! I think I can do a couple Alpaca in my backyard now
You should! That would take the Citystead to the highest level
I want an alpaca!
Get a few! Don't want to have just one they are herd animals and need friends :) we should have mentioned that hah
Great informative video bro 👍 especially for those interested in keeping a small quantity. I’m considering a few simply because we’re starting a farm stay and experience and it’ll be an additional attraction here at the farm, but that’ll be a bit in the future.
Oh yah some agro-tourism type stuff? I think people would really really like to see/feed the alpacas
Thank you for sharing about your alpacas! They are so adorable.
We are talking about getting into alpacas. So I’ll be following you for helpful advice.
Oh thanks! Hopefully you do! Let us know if you have any specific questions.
Nice that they have poop spots, makes cleaning up easier. They are so sweet!
So sweet we love them so much
Very informative video, thank you for sharing it!
Glad it was helpful!
Aww, they are so beautiful. Thanks for all the information provided. Blessings
Thank you so much!
Hey John. Great info.
Alpacas are such awesome animals! Love that you guys have them on your farm! Great video :D
Thanks so much!
Love alpacas i want to get some next summer maybe thank you for the info
Any time! They're a whole lot of fun definitely would recommend!
Love the alpaca yarn, makes beautiful hats!
Aw thank you!
We have thought about these for goat protection. Our Jenny was too aggressive with the wife and kids. It may be cooper.
Alpaca are not like llamas, they're not the best choice for guardian animals.
We have two Llamas, how do they react to cold weather
We don't have to do anything extra for them in the cold weather. Do llamas need heat or blankets or anything in the cold?
Super informative! Question. How do you find someone to shear them? I'm trying to learn as much as I can before I move on to livestock.
the guy that we used was recommended to us by the person we purchased the alpacas from which would work if you get yours locally. If not there are usually facebook groups with lots of good information, we are in CT so on top of "Alpaca everything" we are in "alpaca owners of CT" so we can swap local info like shearers, fiber mills, sales on feed / hay availability etc for things super local to us vs nation / world wide like in "alpaca everything"
They are so cute! Yeah a lot of times it’s worth it to have an expert! Time is $$
Yeah their ability to do it faster for sure as well as to just have an expert not stress out the animals more than necessary.
Wow thats good to know bout the boy and girls! So do suggest an hour or 2 together and then seperate! Are they hard to raise from baby? How long do an alpaca female have their period for? Are they like other animals but is it easy to bond with them? Insurance for alpaca. If so how much in general?
What are you giving and how often?? Thanks
My concerns are mostly about keeping them in fruit orchard like sheeps. Would they rather be interested in eating tree bark like goats?
I do think they would nibble on the branches. If the trees are young the other thing that I know would happen is the alpacas will walk over the trees and bend them over and use them to scratch their bellies. At least thats what our ladies do with the few young trees we have in their pasture.
@@OldReddingFarm Thank you
Our 15 year old alpaca (has a 5 month old cria) turned out to be bone thin after her shearing. I have added red cell to her water, and am feeding alpaca feed, sweet feed ( 12%) and first cutting frass hay. We have acres of lush grass, but I want to keep an eye on her, watch what she is eating and soon wean her daughter so she can put on weight. She is wormed, and looks alert, but oh so thin. Any ideas? Thanks! Kathy
I've heard of a lot of people adding beet pulp shreds to the menu to help alpacas put on weight. We haven't had to do that but might be worth looking into. Glad you tested for worms. Good luck!
I heard alpacas are delicious.
Lots of people do eat them! Not us but I am sure they are!
Goats need more copper than other animals.
Yes ! I wish goats had a more similar diet and parasite load to alpacas so we could keep both safely
Copper. Goats need copper in their minerals that can make sheep and alpaca sick.
Yes thats exactly right
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