The more I learn about alpacas & llamas the more I love them! I've always loved animals & you are living my dream! I want to have a sanctuary but don't think I'll ever be able to afford it!
What a wonderful wealth of knowledge. 🙂 It's also refreshing to hear "alpaca" pronounced authentically. In the Northeast, everyone just says "Al Packa."
Thank you for posting this great information! So, at the end you mentioned guardian llamas. Would've loved if you would've went into the do's and don'ts of keeping alpacas and llamas together (assuming they can be based off your last ending statement?) Maybe another video on that? :)
Thank you for this video...I'm not getting alpacas but I just started a job at an alpaca farm and this info answers some of my questions about stuff I've noticed there. ❤
Awesome information I share your pain of people arguing on the most basic of care. 1 thing you didn’t mention which would make sense as you probably don’t have this issue but m worm prevention. a lot of people don’t know that they’ll have to do monthly shots if they have white tail deer where they live. And overall herd health (weighing, checking FAMACHA, trimming toe nails, checking body score, m worm prevention if needed, and cd&t once a year). Also wormer resistance😁😁 there is so much to share about alpacas
Very informative, I always learn something new from you. Thank you for posting such quality information. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and all your animal friends. 🎄🎁🎀
Thanks for posting this. We're probably going to be given our neighbor's three male alpacas when he moves later this year, and obviously they have different needs than the horses I used to have. Thanks to you and another TH-cam poster we will pass on our neighbor's lone female, although it was fun to think about baby alpacas romping around our pasture.
Thank you! 😊 great video! 👍 I'm just here gathering information and dreaming of someday moving to Michigan and maybe having a few (3) alpacas (all males or all females) and a dog! Your advice is priceless!
This is very informative, thank you for taking about proper care. I don't have animals unless I can take care of them and one day I would like to have animals for wool. Knowing how to take care of animals is essential to good wool. How many times a year do they need dewormer or other shots?
I inherited alpacas last fall after my family purchased a property with 3 of them - a mother/son pair (he's gelded) and then another unrelated female. I am obviously really concerned about the male/female issue and have considered rehoming the male and bringing in some more females, but also torn on what to do given that they have already been living together for many years and are bonded. In your opinion, would it be worse to split them up, or keep them together?
@@barryjackson1401 I consulted with our vet and he advised me not to split them up given that they're so bonded and haven't shown any major behavioral or health problems. :)
You said Copper in thier diet , I be looking that up , my question is .. Im in Australia is oaten hay for feed ok ? you say grass hay and grain is it ok to give them a hand full randomly of wheat or oats , i read a cup randomly is ok is this correct ?
With appropriate land, fencing, shelter, feed, guard animal, water etc. in place, is it ok to leave your heard unattended for 1-2 weeks if you need to make a trip, or do you need to have a local resource available to monitor them daily? Thank you!
You would need an experienced livestock sitter if you wanted to leave your alpacas for more than 1-2 days. Alpacas need to be supplemented twice a day, fresh water 1-2x per day, stall cleanings at minimum every other day but preferably daily, fresh flakes of hay daily, and to be monitored for signs of illness. It is always better to be safe than sorry.
I hear that llamas make really good guard-animals, primarily due to (1) their being such large sturdy critters up to six feet in height, (2) their always being so consistently watchful with those huge dark-brown eyelashy peepers of theirs, and (3) their having such long strong powerful LEGS, and so they can deliver one whopper of a KICK --- a good blow with one of those huge two-clawed hoofs, and a wolf or coyote is HISTORY! Plus they can run like nobody's business --- topping out at 40 m.p.h. --- and so having two or three of THOSE huge speedy fellows bearing down on you would make you think twice about bothering the other livestock under their charge --- you'd likely turn-tail and book it for the hills like barns-a-burning! :P :D
She answered in another video, check them out they're great! You shear them once a year & do it before it gets hot, I think she said they usually do it in April.
I'm glad you addressed the alpacas as guardian animals question. I've seen a number of non guardian animals being touted as being very good guardian animals. Clearly there is misinformation out there. Miniature horses and alpacas are not guardian animals. Sheep and goats are not... so many are not and it puts them in danger to expect that of them.
REALLY I plan to BREED and educate...we can't all be that BRAD...BUT YES auctions are one place to buy and it sucks but it's pretty much all I have access too!
I just discovered this video and I love it. I have a question, if I had 3 females and wanted to breed alpacas, should I buy 3 males to be able to have a baby? and obviously do it in a controlled way, as seen in the video Greetings from Chile
You could pay a stud fee to use a male at another farm. When you buy your females most farms will usually give you the option of breeding before you take them home. You don't have to have your own male.
Very informative and educational video, but the music is distracting and kind of loud. Just wanted to give you my perspective, maybe next time calmer or quiter background music would be better. Thanks 🙏 🦙❤
I have three mini donkeys in the same pasture. They keep their distance but stay close enough as a herd along with the goats, geese, chickens, and ducks.
@@WyrdHag she said not to keep male/female pairs together. I think unless you want to breed them. You CAN have a female with a gelding(neutered male) together. Groups of 3 our more are best.
What about in Australia? i have a guardian alpaca for my chooks and since ive had him i havent had issues. The only predators we have are foxes and cats. Ive witnessed him spitting and stomping foxes and cats.s
@@HappyTailsAnimals We have real problems too, Just we happen to have less predators. And we have actual predators, just they arent as populated where i live
@@WyrdHag He did say there are no vets nearby. You are very critical of others, whose situations you do not know, but you seem very willing to assume the worst about them. If they are caring for an animal, and asking questions, that implies that they are caring people trying to learn more. Sometimes, people cannot change their situations overnight, and must live with having too few alpacas or a vet too far away. Unless, of course, you would like to step in and offer financial assistance to them. At least the Happy Tails folks are helpful in their comments.
They are first and foremost, livestock, you can have a few as pets but they are not companion animals. They require minimal professional care- shearing once a year is required. Sub Q shots done every 30 days year round to kill m- worm parasite. It's not hard to do and doesn't require a vet.
They really shouldn't smell bad, I have gotten rescues that smell really bad and that's an issue with care. I don't think they have a bad temper, they are usually very sweet.
We need a celebrating Perth today body's in there never like to leave it that way when you put them in the breeding pair but we have a boy we can't have two boys again order fight
That's funny I just seen a rescue TH-camr and his alpaca just gave birth and he only has two of them and now the baby and they've been together for a couple years now
The more I learn about alpacas & llamas the more I love them! I've always loved animals & you are living my dream! I want to have a sanctuary but don't think I'll ever be able to afford it!
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Llamas are dicks. Unless you need a livestock guardian animal. Don’t get a llama. They’re dicks.
thank you for advocating for animals and educating the uneducated.
What a wonderful wealth of knowledge. 🙂
It's also refreshing to hear "alpaca" pronounced authentically. In the Northeast, everyone just says "Al Packa."
Thank you for posting this great information! So, at the end you mentioned guardian llamas. Would've loved if you would've went into the do's and don'ts of keeping alpacas and llamas together (assuming they can be based off your last ending statement?) Maybe another video on that? :)
Thank you for this video...I'm not getting alpacas but I just started a job at an alpaca farm and this info answers some of my questions about stuff I've noticed there. ❤
always hold onto a little fear when handling alpacas. It will keep you safe
Awesome information I share your pain of people arguing on the most basic of care. 1 thing you didn’t mention which would make sense as you probably don’t have this issue but m worm prevention. a lot of people don’t know that they’ll have to do monthly shots if they have white tail deer where they live. And overall herd health (weighing, checking FAMACHA, trimming toe nails, checking body score, m worm prevention if needed, and cd&t once a year). Also wormer resistance😁😁 there is so much to share about alpacas
How many times a year do you trim their toenails?
Very informative, I always learn something new from you. Thank you for posting such quality information. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family and all your animal friends.
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Thanks for posting this. We're probably going to be given our neighbor's three male alpacas when he moves later this year, and obviously they have different needs than the horses I used to have. Thanks to you and another TH-cam poster we will pass on our neighbor's lone female, although it was fun to think about baby alpacas romping around our pasture.
Love your content, I see way too many videos of people keeping lone alpacas and it's so heartbreaking
Thank you! 😊 great video! 👍 I'm just here gathering information and dreaming of someday moving to Michigan and maybe having a few (3) alpacas (all males or all females) and a dog! Your advice is priceless!
I hope you made it to Michigan!
Great content. Thank you.
This is very informative, thank you for taking about proper care. I don't have animals unless I can take care of them and one day I would like to have animals for wool. Knowing how to take care of animals is essential to good wool. How many times a year do they need dewormer or other shots?
She did mention that their desert location prevents a lot of parasites like that.
Thank you for this video with all the wonderful advice and info.
Thank you! I wish I would have known about you a few years ago!!!!!
Well done. Very informative! I’m about to get alpacas and will follow your advice.
Do you keep the wool
What a cute top.😍
Great video! where did you buy your clothes shown at 4:29? I really want that... plz leave me the store link...♥
Hi, the link is in the description
Hi! I’m learning at the moment. What’s a good quality grass hay?
Thank you so much
I inherited alpacas last fall after my family purchased a property with 3 of them - a mother/son pair (he's gelded) and then another unrelated female. I am obviously really concerned about the male/female issue and have considered rehoming the male and bringing in some more females, but also torn on what to do given that they have already been living together for many years and are bonded. In your opinion, would it be worse to split them up, or keep them together?
That is a pickle. What did you do?
@@barryjackson1401 I consulted with our vet and he advised me not to split them up given that they're so bonded and haven't shown any major behavioral or health problems. :)
I love alpacas & almost all animals. Thanks for your video. Your flyfixed link does not work anymore. Do you have a better link? Thanks!
Love your shirt!!! ❤
Love your Alpaca top
I was wondering if I could use any fleece for chinchilla cages
You are amazing!
You said Copper in thier diet ,
I be looking that up , my question is ..
Im in Australia is oaten hay for feed ok ? you say grass hay and grain is it ok to give them a hand full randomly of wheat or oats , i read a cup randomly is ok is this correct ?
With appropriate land, fencing, shelter, feed, guard animal, water etc. in place, is it ok to leave your heard unattended for 1-2 weeks if you need to make a trip, or do you need to have a local resource available to monitor them daily? Thank you!
You would need an experienced livestock sitter if you wanted to leave your alpacas for more than 1-2 days. Alpacas need to be supplemented twice a day, fresh water 1-2x per day, stall cleanings at minimum every other day but preferably daily, fresh flakes of hay daily, and to be monitored for signs of illness. It is always better to be safe than sorry.
Can you do a full video on Aberrent Behavior Syndrome in alpacas (Male Berserk Syndrome)? TIA
I hear that llamas make really good guard-animals, primarily due to (1) their being such large sturdy critters up to six feet in height, (2) their always being so consistently watchful with those huge dark-brown eyelashy peepers of theirs, and (3) their having such long strong powerful LEGS, and so they can deliver one whopper of a KICK --- a good blow with one of those huge two-clawed hoofs, and a wolf or coyote is HISTORY! Plus they can run like nobody's business --- topping out at 40 m.p.h. --- and so having two or three of THOSE huge speedy fellows bearing down on you would make you think twice about bothering the other livestock under their charge --- you'd likely turn-tail and book it for the hills like barns-a-burning! :P :D
Nice...very happy
In Arizona how often should an alpaca be sheared, at what time of year?
She answered in another video, check them out they're great! You shear them once a year & do it before it gets hot, I think she said they usually do it in April.
I’ve seen lots of alpaca beards with a donkey as their guardian. What do you think about Donkeys?
Can you please do all of your pets 2022
Oh my I thought you quit TH-cam thank you so much very informative
I'm glad you addressed the alpacas as guardian animals question. I've seen a number of non guardian animals being touted as being very good guardian animals. Clearly there is misinformation out there. Miniature horses and alpacas are not guardian animals. Sheep and goats are not... so many are not and it puts them in danger to expect that of them.
are you posting soon? :(
REALLY I plan to BREED and educate...we can't all be that BRAD...BUT YES auctions are one place to buy and it sucks but it's pretty much all I have access too!
I just discovered this video and I love it. I have a question, if I had 3 females and wanted to breed alpacas, should I buy 3 males to be able to have a baby? and obviously do it in a controlled way, as seen in the video
Greetings from Chile
You could pay a stud fee to use a male at another farm. When you buy your females most farms will usually give you the option of breeding before you take them home. You don't have to have your own male.
Can you please make 2022 pet video
Thank you thank you
I love my respect 🤗
wonderful
Yes we do
Is 2 enough? We have been researching about getting 2 to put with our goats?
One of the mistakes I mentioned was putting them with goats and only getting two. Please watch! Ty
I was wanting to get alpacas only want females do they eat grain?
Alpacas rock and go alpacas! 🤘
"Alpaca" camera when I go to the llama farm! :D
Does anyone see the link for the dress?
In the description
@@HappyTailsAnimals where do I find the description. Sorry I am new to you tube
Very informative and educational video, but the music is distracting and kind of loud. Just wanted to give you my perspective, maybe next time calmer or quiter background music would be better. Thanks 🙏 🦙❤
happy to report that I knew all of these already!
I've heard that some people will use a donkey as a guard animal for alpaca herds. Is that bad?
You cannot pasture a guard donkey with alpacas, risk of death is very high. Donkeys are used in a perimeter pasture.
I have three mini donkeys in the same pasture. They keep their distance but stay close enough as a herd along with the goats, geese, chickens, and ducks.
I do not have a single alpaca. I have a pair and hopefully one is pregnant.
@@tanyakauffman311 are you not concerned for the baby after watching the video
@@WyrdHag she said not to keep male/female pairs together. I think unless you want to breed them. You CAN have a female with a gelding(neutered male) together. Groups of 3 our more are best.
What are the best animal's to have living with three female alpaca's
How to get Alpacas in India , if I want ?
I've heard of people owning alpacas for anxiety.
My alpacas give me anxiety. 😊
What about in Australia? i have a guardian alpaca for my chooks and since ive had him i havent had issues. The only predators we have are foxes and cats. Ive witnessed him spitting and stomping foxes and cats.s
We are talking about actual predators in North America. We face real problems.
@@HappyTailsAnimals We have real problems too, Just we happen to have less predators. And we have actual predators, just they arent as populated where i live
So need to buy 3 pairs of alpaca,🤪
plz help happy tails my rats has 2 big bumps on his tail there is no vets near by i need advice
his eyes are red
and he cant stand up proper
plz help
@@breadstick685 Has he gotten better?
@@bethanyluck5780 he died a few days ago
@@breadstick685 Aw, I'm sorry :(
@@WyrdHag He did say there are no vets nearby. You are very critical of others, whose situations you do not know, but you seem very willing to assume the worst about them. If they are caring for an animal, and asking questions, that implies that they are caring people trying to learn more. Sometimes, people cannot change their situations overnight, and must live with having too few alpacas or a vet too far away. Unless, of course, you would like to step in and offer financial assistance to them. At least the Happy Tails folks are helpful in their comments.
What?!?! u have a channel bruh lol
Si quieres guardianes compren guanacos...
A professional alpaca breeder told me that they are guardians and that they will watch his chickens all night to protect them from foxes and wild dogs
But wild dogs are predators for alpacas and kill alpacas so I don't know how his alpacas protect his chickens
Seems much harder to have alpacas Than raising dogs or any other pets
People usually raise them for their wool.
They are first and foremost, livestock, you can have a few as pets but they are not companion animals. They require minimal professional care- shearing once a year is required. Sub Q shots done every 30 days year round to kill m- worm parasite. It's not hard to do and doesn't require a vet.
music is too loud
Why do Americans have to talk for 15 mins when 2 mins of succinct rhetoric would work
Oh yeah 😎. So? Want/need Livestock guardian get a Donkey!
Great video 👍 I have just posted my first chicken video would you check it out and give me feedback?
And we already have that alpaca we got pregnant
By the way watch of for a horse making friends with a donkey or a lama making friends with an alpaca
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Did you mention that they smell horrible and have a bad temper
They really shouldn't smell bad, I have gotten rescues that smell really bad and that's an issue with care. I don't think they have a bad temper, they are usually very sweet.
Learned something new about alpacas today....they're 100% discriminate and racist.
Do Alpacas in the wild group single sex herds
If you watched the video you would know that alpacas do not exist in the wild. Alpacas are domesticated animals so there are no wild alpacas.
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We need a celebrating Perth today body's in there never like to leave it that way when you put them in the breeding pair but we have a boy we can't have two boys again order fight
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I barely recognize you with blonde hair.
Number one is buying an alpaca.
That's funny I just seen a rescue TH-camr and his alpaca just gave birth and he only has two of them and now the baby and they've been together for a couple years now
Yes it's very sad when people claim to be a rescue but don't care for the animals correctly. Happens very often unfortunately