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Baby alpacas

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  Baby alpacas Baby alpacas are some of the most adorable and cuddly animals on the planet. With their soft fur, big eyes, and playful personalities, it’s no wonder why they’re so popular. Alpacas are a domesticated species of South American camelid, and they’re closely related to llamas, guanacos, and vicuñas. Baby alpacas, or crias, are born with a thick coat of fur and can stand and walk within minutes of being born. Alpacas are social animals and live in herds, so it’s important for them to bond with their herdmates. Baby alpacas are especially curious and playful, and they love to explore their surroundings. They’re also very curious and will often approach people to investigate. They’re incredibly gentle and friendly, and they’re not afraid to show their affection. Alpacas are herbivores, and their diet consists mostly of grass and hay. Baby alpacas need to be fed a special milk formula for the first few months of their lives, and then they can start to eat solid food. They’re

Hensting Alpacas first Cria 2016

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Alpacas cria and the problems in winter

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Alpacas Cria and the Winter What a great year over 1400 people have come to see and walk our alpacas Today is December 11th 2015 and the year is nearly over, and a fantastic year it has been.  All of our alpacas have just had there routine injections which consist of vitamins E A and D so why are these so important?  you see alpacas come from Peru and Chillie and the biggest difference between those 2 countries and the UK is the weather and the Sunshine!  Here in England during the winter months starting in November our sunshine hours plummet to about 2 hours a day if we are lucky. So you ask your self what has this got to do with the alpacas? well the simple answer is Rickets.  Because of the lack of sunshine alpacas suffer from rickets so that is why we must boost there vitamin intake during these winter months.  We do this by injection, we were using a multi vitamin but now we have a formulated one that has the 3 vitamins we need E,A,D. It is the Cria that suffer t