by David | Apr 23, 2014 | Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Foraging
Fresh vegetation is still sparse at this time of year, but the llamas would much prefer to spend the day searching around the trails for fresh nibbles, than to hang around the barn eating hay. Even paddling in the pond to grab a few willow buds seems to be worthwhile...
by David | Feb 18, 2014 | Coniferous Trees, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Foraging
Any llama keeper will tell you that camelids absolutely adore eating coniferous trees. Pine, spruce, larch, hemlock and even cedar trees are all a favoured element of the llamas diet. In winter, they crave the spicy greenery which droops down under a heavy snowload,...
by David | Jan 23, 2014 | Foraging
It’s not often that the llamas want to go for a walk in the evening, but they obviously appreciate the milder temperatures as much as we do. You can almost smell the excitement of the grass waiting to grow beneath the snow ….or maybe I just stepped in...
