Description of the poisonous death camas and how to eradicate it.
Archive for September, 2009
Poisonous Plants: Death Camas (Zigadenus venenosus)
Posted in Poisonous Plants, tagged alpaca, breeders, death camas, Poisonous Plants, Zigadenus venenosus on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cool to Know: Why There’s Hay in Your Mini-Mill Yarn
Posted in Cool to Know, Fiber Arts, tagged alpaca, breeder, carbonizing, cellulosic material, commercial mill, debris removal, hydrochloric acid, mini mill, sulphuric acid, yarn processing on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hypothesis of why yarn from commercial yarns is debris free vs mini mills, with a focus for alpaca breeders.
Why This Could be the Best of Times…in Hindsight
Posted in Alpaca Industry and Business, tagged alpaca, breeder, business, economy, entrepreneur, new, start up on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why the 2009 Recession may be the best time to start your alpaca business.
Huacaya Alpaca Auction Price Trends – September 2009 Update
Posted in Alpaca Industry and Business, tagged alpaca, auction, breeder, history, huacaya, price, trends on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Update on Huacaya Alpaca Auction price trends Sept 2009: charts average and median auction prices for females and males.
The Alpaca Song on Youtube
Posted in Alpaca Life and Musings, tagged alpaca, breeders, music, song, Youtube on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Link to the Alpaca Song on youtube from one Colorado alpaca breeder’s blog.
Fly Control Programs
Posted in Health & Herd Management, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, attractants, breeder, fly control, fly predators, penny fly repellent, repellant, solar traps on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ways to keep the flies under control around the alpaca barn.
Poisonous Plants: Larkspur (Delphinium sp.)
Posted in Poisonous Plants, tagged alpaca, breeder, delphinium, larkspur, plant, poisonous, wildflower on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wild larkspur is poisonous to alpacas as well as most livestock. It cause paralysis and in some cases, death.
In Defense of Alfalfa
Posted in Health & Herd Management, tagged alfalfa, alpaca, breeder, hay, nutrition, when to feed alfalfa on September 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The benefits of alfalfa in an alpaca feeding program.
Spa Days for the Open Dam
Posted in Breeding and Reproduction, Health & Herd Management, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, breeder, breeding, cd&t, dam, open, teeth, toenail, tooth, topknot, trim, west nile virus, wnv on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Summary of things to do for the breeding female alpaca when they are between pregnancies: vaccinations, dewormer, toenail, topknot, and tooth trim.
Understanding the Alpaca Follicular Wave
Posted in Breeding and Reproduction, Information for Alpaca Breeders, tagged alpaca, behavior testing, breeder, breeding, breeding schedule, female, follicle, follicular wave, FSH, GnRH, gonadotropins, homrone, LH, OIF, ova, ovary, ovulation, ovum, reproduction, uterus on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The schedule for breeding and behavior testing when breeding an alpaca dam, plus understanding the follicular wave and how it relates to that schedule.
