[nchen7]

what a cutie!!! congrats!!!!

 

[nlhayesp]

Llamas do not do well in heat. Plan on a full body clip in the spring, including everything; neck, legs, etc. They can get relief from heat with a baby pool, or hose off his feet and belly. Provide shade. We have ceiling fans in our barn when it's hot. Or a fan blowing air through the gate. DO NOT baby him, or treat him like a puppy! Look up "berserk llama syndrome" and you will learn why. Get him used to being touched all over, especially his legs and feet so he will be a more willing participant in hoof trimming. He gets the same vaccines as goats and sheep, only 4cc, not two. I would grain him. He is growing and needs the extra nutrition. Halter break him asap, and he will be a lot easier to manage as well. We built a llama chute for ours that is quite useful.

 

[kccjer]

Careful with clipping him. We clipped ours...had a black one like Raymond and a white and brown spotted...our black one SUNBURNED. Badly. I honestly thought she was going to die. Play with him. Our spotted one we could throw a horse saddle on and ride.

 

[happybleats]

Thanks for the tips...: ) I have a friend whose mom weaved fiber and she herself knites with it..so a good hair cut is coming htis summer...Im hopeing by then he will be ready to run the pasture with the donkeys and sheep...plenty of graze and shade out there...we always pen everyone up at night...I like to sleep without worrying lol

 

[kccjer]

Your llama will keep most predators away. They are amazingly adept at killing coyotes. I knew a guy who kept his sheep on pasture 24/7 with a llama. Never lost one to coyotes even during lambing

 

[happybleats]

The nieghbor who gave us Raymond has three Llamas running with his sheep..they do a good job...My biggest worry is ruining Raymond lol...we tend to make pets out of everything, and teaching my kids that Raymond needs to be a Llama will be fun lol..

 

[Jessica84]

I hear ya everything here are pets too even the whole herd of cows but its nice to know that nothing has a mean bone and you can some what trust them with the kids. I think llamas have a smell to them as well that other animals are not fond of. I remember a few years ago our cows got out on one of our rentals and we were going along then all of the sudden the cows acted off and the horses started to snort. We went on a little more and this llama came running down and cows and horses went running. Its kinda funny to think of now but not at the time lol.