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How To Look After Alpacas E-Guide
What is the E-Guide?
This E-Guide is a 117 page digital booklet supplied as a downloadable PDF, packed full of information to get your alpaca journey started on the right foot
Who is this E-Guide for?
This E-Guide is designed for new and prospective alpaca keepers who can't attend an In-person Alpaca Husbandry Course and want to learn more about alpacas and the care they need
What will I learn?
Through this E-Guide, you will learn the essential day to day care required for look after alpacas, good care practices, best handling techniques, get a feel for what's involved in being an alpaca keeper over the seasons. See the full E-Guide contents below...
E-Guide Contents
This is a 117 page digital booklet supplied as a downloadable PDF upon purchase
Through reading this E-Guide, you will get a feel for whether alpacas are the right choice for you and have an understanding on the care required to keep healthy and happy alpacas.
Topics covered include:
🦙 Alpaca 101
The difference between alpacas and llamas, the difference between suri and huacaya alpacas, alpaca terminology, anatomy and confirmation
💚 Essential Requirements
Day to day care, social grouping, feeding, stocking density, land requirements and management, fencing, shelter and biosecurity
💸 Costs
Cost of purchasing and caring for alpacas
💉 Routine Husbandry
Herd kit, safe catching and restraint, halter training, body condition scoring, teeth, vitamin supplementation, nail trimming, shearing, summer and winter care
🦠 Parasites & Medicating Alpacas
An insight into the symptoms, prevention and treatments of the most common parasites and ailments; mites, abscesses, coccidiosis, gastrointestinal worms, liver fluke and clostridial disease
E-Guide Info
What is the cost?
The E-Guide costs £39 (incl. VAT)
Or get it FREE with an Online Course or an In-Person Course
Includes lifetime updates, PLUS if you purchase alpacas from us within the same year, the E-Guide fee will be deducted from your invoice 💚
How big is the E-Guide?
The E-Guide is a 117 page digital booklet
Can I print the E-Guide?
The E-Guide has been designed to be vibrant and interesting on mobile and PC, so is not best suited for printing - instead, keep a copy on your mobile or PC for quick reference at any time
Terms & Conditions
Payment
The E-Guide is £39.00. Non-refundable full payment is required to confirm your purchase. The payment is payable to Fostings Farm, trading as Fostings Alpacas and is subject to VAT (already included in the pricing).
Refund
Once a purchase is made, any monies paid are non-refundable. There is no ‘cooling off’ period, so please ensure you are certain about your purchase before confirming.