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    pasture

    How does one calculate how much pasture is needed per llama for grazing purposes?
    Thread by: bfl, May 19, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Barn & Facility Design
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    difficulty haltering two llamas even in a pen and using a catch rope

    Thanks, Marty.
    Post by: bfl, May 11, 2016 in forum: Haltering
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    difficulty haltering two llamas even in a pen and using a catch rope

    Thanks for your thoughts, John and Marty. Your suggestions are very good and I'll try them out. Right after I was at the three-day course in...
    Post by: bfl, May 10, 2016 in forum: Haltering
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    difficulty haltering two llamas even in a pen and using a catch rope

    When I first owned llamas about 13 years ago, I haltered them by cornering them one-by-one and, with my wife, one of us would grab the llama...
    Thread by: bfl, May 8, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: Haltering
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    Difficulty loading llamas into a livestock trailer

    Last Fall, I planned to move my farm to town about an hours drive away and so spent a few weeks preparing my four llamas for the move by bringing...
    Thread by: bfl, May 8, 2016, 1 replies, in forum: Herding & Catching
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    ground surface just in front of the barn

    I am wondering if there is an opinion on the best ground surface for the few feet (up to 10 feet or so) in front of the barn - just before the...
    Thread by: bfl, Aug 10, 2015, 1 replies, in forum: Barn & Facility Design
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    find balance in the frequency of handling and training with llamas

    https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm#inbox/14eda18adf28b38d Hi Marty, Thanks for your reply. We wonder how to apply your suggestions when we...
    Post by: bfl, Jul 29, 2015 in forum: Behavioral Challenges
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    find balance in the frequency of handling and training with llamas

    Hi Marty, Sue and I, alone or together, are working with the llamas on a daily basis trying to train them to be haltered, led and entering the...
    Post by: bfl, Jul 28, 2015 in forum: Behavioral Challenges
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    Electric fencing

    Hi Marty, I am still exploring fencing options and have a couple of questions. I am wondering how high were your fences with six to eight strands....
    Post by: bfl, Jul 20, 2015 in forum: Barn & Facility Design
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    Barn floor for alpacas

    I am in the process of building a barn and so read this thread hoping to get some ideas on what to use to cover the concrete floor. In my current...
    Post by: bfl, Apr 7, 2015 in forum: Barn & Facility Design
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    Electric fencing

    Thanks for your comments, Marty. Did you use electric only or electric on the outside of woven wire (or some other non-electric fence)? If...
    Post by: bfl, Mar 6, 2015 in forum: Barn & Facility Design