by David | Feb 20, 2014 | Sunbathing
Just one day of February sunshine can wash away many days of tribulations ….if you let it! There is always so much to do around the Llama Sanctuary, especially in winter with all the extra feeding, watering, mucking out and shoveling endless mountains of snow...
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 6, 2014 | Dangers, Elderly Llamas, Llamas in Winter
Deep snow is Mother Nature’s way of separating the strong animals from the weak. Thankfully Tantoo is young and fit and managed to battle his way out of the deep after venturing off the beaten track. A few days ago, we had to rescue one of the older residents...