Tag Archives: Alpacas

Alpacas And Choke – Why We Soak Their Food.

There are always a multitude of ways that raising animals will scare the bejeesus out of a person. Animals are very effective at finding trouble and getting into it. They are also very motivated to do whatever it takes to get their favorite foods, even if it means the risk of killing themselves. Go figure.Continue reading “Alpacas And Choke – Why We Soak Their Food.”

Alpaca First Aid Kit

As I’ve discussed in previous posts- I keep extensive supplies on hand as we live in a very rural area. Part of that is a lot of first aid stuff – for general maintenance and emergency situations. I’ve also done blogs for chicken and people first aid kits- but in this post I will beContinue reading “Alpaca First Aid Kit”

Alpaca Facts: From the Farm

If you spend enough time with any group of animals, you come to accept that they can be kinda… funny. They all do the normal animal type stuff, like running and rolling in the dirt to cool off… but it does seem like all types of animals have their own “things” that are species specific.Continue reading “Alpaca Facts: From the Farm”

2020 Goals: Updated

Let me start this blog out with a long drawn out, slightly hysterical bout of laughter Ahahahahhahbahaahbahahahahaahaaaaa 2020 was NOTHING like what we expected it to be- so much so that the reverberations can still be felt. So without further ado- our updated goal list for 2020- what the heck did we actually get doneContinue reading “2020 Goals: Updated”

Alpaca Shearing 2019

Just a quick photo blog- I wanted to show everyone how awesome Mariacher’s Shearing Services were. Here are some before of some very fluffy but miserable alpaca beasts… they’ve been being very naughty with their water buckets the last few days to try and beat the humidity. They arrived after supper around 5:30. They wereContinue reading “Alpaca Shearing 2019”

Homestead Update – January & February 2019

A recap for the months of January and February of 2019 at Gillis Gardens, LLC.