Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people! In this episode, I want to explore how we can talk with our alpacas. I am sure we talk to them but do you know when they talk back? Our aim is to better understand what our alpacas need. If we listen (including watching) they will talk to …
In this episode, I notice some things and invite you to become more aware of what you notice
Alpacas recognise each other – and us. From a distance and close up, they pick up on cues from all of their senses to know where they are and who they are with. What can we learn from them? The herd group dynamics of alpacas always amaze me with their complexity and detail. From who …
Standing before alpacas the first thing you notice is their eyes. There is more behind the eyes than a lot of animals and you will find they are watching you watching them. The second thing for me is the nose – watching the nostrils – almost like they are leaning forward without moving, trying to …
Each day with alpacas is a new opportunity to learn something – either about your alpacas or yourself!
Listen in as we talk with the alpacas while mucking out and hear about the dramatic arrival of Sioned’s cria.
The three alpaca priorities are to: eat well, sleep well and explore like mad, so you can make sense of the world and know how to live in it safely. Priorities we can all live by!
Spring continues to arrive but winter has not quite left. Listen to this week’s update on happenings with the alpacas in a valley in South Wales.
Join me on another farm wander with the alpacas considering grazing, sharing the space with birds and wondering about births later in the year.
The winter continues – join me on the feeding round and reminiscing about what our original expectations were when we first started with 5 pregnant females.
