Alpaca Consultancy
Consultancy
Need help & guidance on your alpaca journey?
With over 20 years experience of farming a large herd of alpacas we will help you achieve your goals.
Whether you are just beginning your journey into alpaca ownership, starting an alpaca business, or setting up new premises, there is a lot to consider for the best approaches for camelid health and welfare.
Setting up an alpaca farm or smallholding?
We can advise you on everything you need to know and help get you started.
Example – Wanting to breed alpacas on 10 acres
How many alpacas, sourcing alpacas, keeping stud males.
Farm set up (paddock layout and rotations, gates, biosecurity, where to site the barn, siting and sourcing field shelters, raceways, alpaca handling systems etc.)
Putting in place a flexible, budget minded set up will help avoid expensive mistakes and allow improvements over time will allow you to best meet the needs of your alpacas as your herd grows and ensure herd management is easier, efficient and less stressful.
We offer practical, flexible options to meet your needs, including remote meetings & site visits.
We have helped many people over the years with all aspects of alpaca ownership.
Good management and optimal nutrition is key to ensure your alpacas thrive, whether it be producing healthy cria or growing the best quality fibre.
We are passionate & knowledgeable about biosecurity & disease prevention. We believe every holding should have adequate safeguards in place. We can advise on the most appropriate biosecurity for your holding dependent on your region before you purchase alpacas.