by David | Jan 27, 2014 | Elderly Llamas, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas
If only there was an easy way to feed the llamas and ensure that each and every one of them received their fair share. Unfortunately, the strong, the demonstrative and the long-range spitters end up with everything, leaving the weak and elderly; the sick and the...
by David | Jan 7, 2014 | Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Homoeopathy & Camelids, Lactating Mothers
As anyone who works with animals will tell you, there are never enough hours in the day! Severe weather adds to the workload, with each of the llamas and alpacas requiring extra food in the form of oats, alfalfa cubes or Text ration. The sick, the elderly, the...
by David | Jan 2, 2014 | Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Llama Health, Llamas in Winter
Feeding time is always fun ……. entertaining? …..challenging! (that’s more appropriate) at the Llama Sanctuary. Come rain or shine, gales or snow; in sickness and in health and no matter what else has to be squeezed into the day, the llamas...
by David | Nov 26, 2012 | Baby Llamas, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas, Llama Diseases, Llama Health, Uncategorized, Urine Therapy
Although this story has previously been posted on our fibre arts blog www.fabinbc.com it rightfully belongs here amongst the llamas. All of our llamas have a story to tell, but perhaps none more painful and tragic, yet more inspiring than that of Ping. This is...
by David | Oct 12, 2012 | Llama History, Llama Rescue, Llama Sanctuary
During the sixteenth century, Conquistadors invaded South America and slaughtered vast numbers of llamas, replacing these revered and worshipped animals with sheep they had brought with them from Europe. The few remaining llama herders were driven into the High Puna...
