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6 months of weekly episodes. You will have your own favourites but here are some of the bits I really liked. This time we consider getting to know your alpacas and making amazing things with the fleece – small and large scale. With time stamped links to the episode the featured guests first appeared on. […]

Many voices sharing their passion for alpacas. Having been captivated and learning to be more confident in keeping, handling and living with their alpacas.

Continuing the discussion with Jenny MacHarg we talk about learning with and from your alpacas and the most important piece of equipment on your farm.

Jenny MacHarg talks about the idyllic day she met her first alpacas – a herd in the Highlands of Scotland – a beautiful defining moment. Since starting with their first few, they have never stopped learning about the theory and more importantly the practice of how to care for alpacas. Their lives are now filled […]

Summary By definition, the unexpected is just that. However, we can both expect and prepare for it as we care for our alpacas. Expect the unexpected. A recent experience with an injured alpaca, where the fleece covered the injury which started attracting flies produced a sudden change. Everything seemed to be under control and then […]

Julia Berry and her husband started with 4 pregnant female alpacas and now have a herd of 23. Not completely satisfied with the results of someone else spinning her fleece into yarn, Julia decided to learn how to do it herself. She has always loved crafting and delights in the soft buttery feel of alpaca […]

Show Notes Join Steve & Sue Heatherington as they talk through five questions to help you prepare for shearing. When to shear? Are your fields clean? Is your equipment ready I have a shearer coming – what do I need to do? What am I going to use the fleece for? 1. When to shear […]

Victoria Barrett started 10 years ago with three pregnant female alpacas and now enjoys a herd approaching 50 (plus the five llamas!). But relax, you don’t have to follow anyone else’s journey, you can have you own. Considering what others have done can help you work out what is possible for you and also what […]