Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! I have adjusted the old saying to “shear alpacas while the sun shines”. We have started – listen in for an update. Sometimes I would like to speak alpaca but some of our alpacas made their feelings known and it is probably just as well I did not … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! Do you ever find yourself saying – what are we going to do with you? This week it triggered a music earworm from The Sound of Music – what are we going to do with a problem like Maria? With your alpacas – what is the best way … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I explore the benefits of limitations and how we see things. Are fences to keep us in or keep them out? It depends on how we choose to look at things. {{signoff}}
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, join me ‘in the field’ watching the alpacas watching me. Sat near the dust bath spot on bankside I am still not sure why this is the best place and why they love it so much – the alpacas tell me it is just how … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I reflect on how surprising it feels to consider where I am and how I got here. Could you keep alpacas? Probably but there are some big and smaller questions to consider. Alpacas are a delight but definitely a commitment. {{signoff}}
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, noticing something about your alpacas is the first and most important step. But don’t rush to conclusions. Most times, we should hold our conclusions lightly until we get more information. Try to find somewhere to park the question and stay curious. It could be in … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I talk about the need to provide shelter and what works well. Especially helpful when you have a day of April showers. As well as built shelters, stables or barns, we can provide natural shelter using trees and bushes. And of course, a coat for … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! Do you have a favourite place to sit and just be? In the sun, out of the wind, with a cup of tea, coffee or your favourite beverage? Somewhere with a view, or just really comfortable to sit – it is usually somewhere you feel safe and at … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! I feel like a work-in-progress; how about you? Here are five things I think make for being a better alpaca shepherd. Courage and its close cousin, boldness Curiosity and its close cousin, teachability. Compassion and its close cousin, empathy. Felxibility and its close cousin, resilience. Organisation and its … Read more
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, Most of what we do around our alpacas creates some noise. Some sounds are more comforting than others. How do your alpacas respond to you singing to them? Or is it just me who often sounds foolish and gets funny looks from the alpacas? Humming … Read more