The Alpaca Handbook is the essential guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying alpacas on the farm—whether you’re raising them for fun or for profit. In this book, you’ll learn everything you need to know to become a successful alpaca owner. With advice and real-world experience, Rebecca Gill of Cotton Creek Farms guides you in:
- Setting up your shelter, fencing, and food source
- Buying, breeding, and selling alpacas
- Understanding and influencing alpaca behavior
- Taking care of herd health and medical needs
- Delivering healthy, happy crias
- Profiting from fiber, agritourism, and farm stores
- Involving youth in 4-H and alpaca shows
- And more!
Not only will you gain knowledge about keeping alpacas through every stage of their lives, you’ll also be able to create a happy, healthy home for your alpaca herd and avoid the classic mistakes that prohibit many alpaca owners from living the lifestyle they want.