Alpaca Handbook

The Complete Guide to Raising a Happy and Healthy Herd

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Learn how to create a safe and loving environment for your alpaca herd.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 sourceBuying, breeding, and selling alpacasUnderstanding and influencing alpaca behaviorTaking care of herd health and medical needsDelivering healthy, happy criasProfiting from fiber, agritourism, and farm storesInvolving youth in 4-H and alpaca showsAnd 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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-03-24
Mått:178 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:248
Förlag:Globe Pequot Press
ISBN:9781493092277

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Mer om författaren

Rebecca Gill is an alpaca farmer who lives just outside of Traverse City, Michigan. In 2018, she and her husband, Jason, left the suburban life of metro Detroit, sold everything they owned, and moved north to start an alpaca farm. After buying their first set of alpacas, the duo (and their son, Hunter) fell in love with this magical animal and fully jumped into the alpaca industry. Cotton Creek Farms is now an active alpaca farm that offers breedings, alpacas for sale and interactive tours; manufactures and sells alpaca goods through their online and on-site farm store; offers color genotype consulting; and provides education and mentoring to new farms and those interested in raising alpacas. Rebecca and Jason serve on association boards, participate in internal association committees, and provide education through industry shows and webinars.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Raising Alpacas for Fun, Love, and ProfitChapter 1: Is the Alpaca Lifestyle Right for You and Your Farm?Chapter 2: Top Considerations and Decision PointsChapter 3: Steps for Starting an Alpaca BusinessChapter 4: Visiting Farms and Finding a MentorChapter 5: Creating the Ideal Farm Setup and InfrastructureChapter 6: The Beginner’s Guide to Purchasing a Starter Alpaca HerdChapter 7: Understanding and Influencing Alpaca BehaviorChapter 8: Taking Care of Medical Issues and Herd HealthChapter 9: Diving into Fiber Characteristics and Color GenotypingChapter 10: Options and Techniques for Breeding AlpacasChapter 11: Delivering Healthy and Happy CriaChapter 12: What to Know about Alpaca ShearingChapter 13: Maximize Your Profits from FiberChapter 14: Setting Up a Farm Store and AgritourismChapter 15: Involving the YouthChapter 16: Selling AlpacasChapter 17: Marketing Your Farm in a Digital WorldAfterwordSuggested ResourcesIndex