| Advertising |
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There
are many ways to advertise your farm and products.
Follow this link to some great ideas others have
come up with and a few fun ones we've visited.
Who knows, you may find just that method to sell
one of your great animals! |
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| Definitions |
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If
you ever wondered what the official Webster's definition
was of an alpaca, here is the place to look. |
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| Directions
to Alabama Alpacas™ |
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Part
of the reason we have this web site is to promote
our own beautiful animals. Come visit us when you
can but you may wish to call ahead for an appointment
so we can make sure we will be home. |
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| Getting
Started on the Farm |
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Everyone
raising alpaca need to know what type of grass,
fencing, shelter to maintain for their animals.
Here are a number of articles and links detailing
just that. |
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| Health |
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When
you need information on the health of your animals
you need it right away or it may cause greater
problems down the road. The best remedy for health
concerns is to learn ahead of time what you can
do should the occasion occur. Luckily we have
strong animals which require little attention.
Herein you will find links to Alabama veterinarians,
articles on health, where to find the best food
and grazing, how to supply fresh water, how to
fiend off predators and much more. Alpacas in Alabama
require a little different attention than those
in Oregon so you will find attention to these details
here as well. |
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| Insurance |
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You
need to protect your investment against disaster
and there are many stories where having the animals
and farms insured softened the hardship. Here are
a few organizations that specialize in alpaca insurance. |
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| Literature |
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If
it is resource material, you need look no further.
On this page you will find shortcuts to everything
you could possibly find in the library and more
including books,
informational
articles,
magazines,
newspaper articles, and newsletters available for
the browsing. There is a lot of good material straight
from the alpacas mouth ready for you to read online
or print for later digestion. |
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| Online
Forums/Communities |
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If
you need help fast or just want to find some
interaction on a topic, one of your best places
to visit are discussion lists and forums. Check
these more popular groups out for fun and information.
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| Organizations |
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If
you are looking for the Southeast Alpaca Association
or the Alpaca Owners and Breeders of America
or the Alpaca Registry or any other organization
dealing with alpacas you will want to visit this
site.
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| Showing
your Alpaca |
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My
children are so excited that they will be showing
our alpacas but they need to know what is to
be expected when they enter the arena to be competitive.
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| Software |
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One
of the first items you will need in starting
with your herd is a way to organize the information
you gather. If you are savvy with a computer you
will want to look at these companies and their
software programs that help in this task.
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| What's
New? |
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If
you visit the site with some regularity it is
hard to tell what has been added or modified
lately. This page let's you know what major changes
have been made to the site so you don't have
to waste endless time browsing for new additions.
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