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Husbandry Services and Advice
We are wife and husband team, Vic and Rich and we have been breeding alpacas since 2016. We are now offering our services to other alpaca keepers or potential owners in the South West.
We are trained in Camelidynamics, kind and efficient handling techniques, and always prioritise the well-being of all alpacas.
Alpaca Husbandry Services
We can come out to visit you and your herd, either as a one-off or on a regular basis and help take care of your alpacas' basics needs. This may be one or both of us depending on what is required.
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Toenail Trimming and feet checking
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Body Condition Scoring
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Eye checks
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Administering vitamin drenches (If provided and required by customer).
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Help & advice with ongoing husbandry
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Handling and halter training
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We also offer relaxed training in kind handling techniques with your own alpacas, to help you to feel more confident doing regular husbandry tasks yourself and to get the most out of your herd.
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Cost: £50 per visit - usually up to one hour (For one or the both of us). If longer is required we will provide a quote.
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We offer our services throughout most of Devon, Dorset & Somerset. Travel is included within 10 miles of EX13 7QR. Additional travel is charged at 95p per mile.
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Please e-mail hello@littleorchardalpacs.com
Half Day Alpaca Keeper Experience
If you are thinking about keeping alpacas our Alpaca Keeper Experience is a great way to learn a more about these wonderful creatures before investing a lot more time and money into attending a full husbandry course.
This enjoyable and informative morning will give you an insight into the characters of these lovely animals, an introduction to their daily care and some routine husbandry.
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We can answer your questions, of which we are sure there will be many and we can provide a husbandry guide and some further reading to help you in you decision.
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We can also signpost you to some great British Alpaca Society Affiliated Husbandry Courses running across the UK.
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we are currently running Alpaca Keeper Mornings on Sundays throughout the year.
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If you have a small group of four or more we can also offer a weekday.
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