Alpacas have arrived and settled in, what funny things they are with their little grunting noises and their alarm calls when something new is around that sounds much more like a cockatoo would make. They are very protective animals and been even know to stomp on snakes to protect the herd. Well 3 is hardly a herd but if they protect the chook and young calves that will be great.
The other big benefit on small farms is there soft feet and low impact on fences. You can use your grey water outlet zone and they won't damage the sprinklers. They also require less food that most other 4 legged farm animals so your stock rate can increase. Why have them - wool each year if your into knitting, you can also eat them and it tastes like lamb and growing quite common in Australia. Ultimately if you know genetics and start with good breeding stock and top male in Australia sells for around $150,000, a nice investment. As a comparison Australia's top Black Angus bull has just reached that same sale amount.
Alpacas have arrived and settled in, what funny things they are with their little grunting noises and their alarm calls when something new is around that sounds much more like a cockatoo would make. They are very protective animals and been even know to stomp on snakes to protect the herd. Well 3 is hardly a herd but if they protect the chook and young calves that will be great.
The other big benefit on small farms is there soft feet and low impact on fences. You can use your grey water outlet zone and they won't damage the sprinklers. They also require less food that most other 4 legged farm animals so your stock rate can increase. Why have them - wool each year if your into knitting, you can also eat them and it tastes like lamb and growing quite common in Australia. Ultimately if you know genetics and start with good breeding stock and top male in Australia sells for around $150,000, a nice investment. As a comparison Australia's top Black Angus bull has just reached that same sale amount. 
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