An alpaca with a limp may need time or major intervention. How do you decide which? What practical approach can you take to assess the needs of your injured alpaca? Here I give a worked example of what I did with the hope it may be useful for you too.

Do alpacas get on well with other animals such as sheep, horses and cows? Generally they do and can even learn to tolerate cats and dogs, though it does take some adjustment. Here are some of my experiences.

We first heard from Jeremiah Owen of Hiraeth Ranch, in Episode 12 of the podcast back in March 2019. Since then there have been some good learning opportunitties and a few surprises along the way.

Watching alpacas is a great pastime but there is a serious side to it too. How to judge the quality of an alpaca is not complicated but neither is it easy. Here are some tips on what to be looking for in a good alpaca.

Everyone should have alpacas in their life. And it is good to share. Large scale business may not be for you but there are ways of recouping some of the expenses of keeping alpacas. Here are a few simple ideas. Let me know what you do.