LEARN ABOUT ALPACAS
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WORKSHOPS
Basic handling & husbandry
Alpacas as guardians
Using alpaca fibre
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The ‘Alpaca Basics’ Workshop has been developed especially for new alpaca owners, and any people who are thinking about purchasing alpacas. In this workshop we give you the basic, practical information you need about these popular and lovely animals, as well as some active, ‘hands-on’ interaction.
If you are new to owning alpacas, you should leave the Workshop confident in handling your animals and doing the basic husbandry tasks.
If you don’t yet own alpacas but are thinking about it, we hope to give you a clear idea of what is involved in ownership, and what you should look for in a new animal.
Lunch, morning and afternoon tea and notes will be provided. Cost: $65.00 per person, all inclusive.
What the day will cover
General information about alpacas in Australia: what sort of animals they are, their requirements; feeding and pasture.
Alpaca fleece: what it’s all about; what happens at shearing time.
Basic husbandry:
· catching and working with alpacas;
· vaccinations;
· drenching;
· care of teeth and feet.
Training and haltering alpacas; living with well-behaved animals.
Your questions about alpacas answered.