You never know who you might meet on the path
Sue, my wife, and me discussing the characters of our alpacas
behaviour
Getting past the fear
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I talk bout fear. Yours and the alpacas’. Big fears – heights, fire etc are healthy and keep us safe. Lower-level fears (like what people will think of us, what if we make a mistake, what if we don’t do the right thing) can debilitate, … Read more
Can you ever be sure about your alpacas?
Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I explore how I think about normal and variations from it. A laid-back summer episode. Also do go check out this podcast from The Carbon Almanac And here is me opening the book for the first time. I love it.
Alpacas are creatures of habit, usually…
We are all creatures of habit but alpacas especially so. From feeding preferences and positions to grazing routes and times of the day.
Always learning and seeing the positive as well as the problem
Each day with alpacas is a new opportunity to learn something – either about your alpacas or yourself!
How to create the best environment for your alpacas
We all want to do the best we can for our alpacas and creating this right environment for them goes a long way to caring for them really well.
How to make your alpacas understand you
Alpacas know what you are saying by the way that you say it. In this episode, Steve talks with his wife Sue about their experience of talking to alpacas. Learning to listen and talk to them can make managing them easier.
What makes alpacas so calming?
Alpacas are calming to be around – why is that? Listen to this episode for some of my thoughts on the subject.
Season’s change
Season Change – Autumn here and the pen-matings finished for the year. A reflection on the journey.
Understanding Alpacas
Understanding alpacas is not easy and sometimes we get caught out. Autumn arriving is an opportunity to review your herd health plan. We discuss faecal testing with Tanya Russell.