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Re: Halter training

Gary Kaufman — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:00:28 GMT

If you have been handling your crias and desensitizing them to your touch including head and face and ears and necks you have already begun the process of

Re: Halter training

Linda Permann — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:24:29 GMT

I've been using Mallon's method for years now. I handle each body part at birth and for about three days after working each body part until there is no

Re: Halter training

J. Pellizzer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:31:55 GMT

I can't remember exactly when I started, but it was around 2-3 months old. I got a cria halter online. I started working with her almost immediately, touching

Halter training

Pearson — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:23:44 GMT

Hi, When is a good time to start halter training? My girls are almost 2 months old...Its been awhile since doing that...Thanks

Re: Training...

callielw50 — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:09:55 GMT

Jessica, I am very, very new to llamas so I can't give you any first hand advice. But I ditto the comment on Marty McGee Bennet's book. Here is a link to her

lystonfarms — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:23:03 GMT

Thank you to everyone for their opinions and advice. I am gonna keep an eye on the male and leave him with the female for now. He has shown no interest in her

Need to sell 3 Llamas & 1 Alpaca

Terry — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:17:55 GMT

I have decided not to breed Llamas and Alpacas and need to sell some of my stock. I will be keeping 2 for pets/guardians but need to sell the rest. 1. 6 month

Re: Training...

White Great Danes — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:29:24 GMT

I don't think so. Along this thread... I have a couple females in my herd with what look like halter markings on their faces? The bridge of their noses & the

Re: Non-recent llama foot-pad injury healing poorly

Mark R Dobyns Jones — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:06:37 GMT

Many thanks for suggestions and experience-sharing, both on-list and off. Following up, our veterinarian visited today, and here's what was done, besides

Re: Non-recent llama foot-pad injury healing poorly

Alvin Bean — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:51:47 GMT

I've had good results with pampers and duct tape for this kind of thing.

Re: Non-recent llama foot-pad injury healing poorly

Gary Kaufman — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:50:02 GMT

We have had very good luck using dog boots as protection for injured feet. Looking at the photos probably does not do justice to what you are seeing. If the

Re: Non-recent llama foot-pad injury healing poorly

goflya@... — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:41:07 GMT

With an injury similar to that,we have soaked the foot/feet a couple times a day in a solution of copper-tox. But that was during the summer time when it was

Non-recent llama foot-pad injury healing poorly

Mark R Dobyns Jones — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:12:37 GMT

We have a 5-year old gelded llama that we discovered has had some kind of foot injury in the last three months which we were unaware of, and toe pads that are

Re: Modeators.. emails from Nosse

J. Pellizzer — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:39:43 GMT

I haven't had any problem emails.... I can check the email address status, please send me the email address or user name. Jan Pellizzer Pellizzer's Fuzzy

Re: Sunday Brunch

Darlene Wainwright — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:25:20 GMT

I live in Burns Lake BC - the northern part of BC. It warmed up a bit overnight so that sure makes life easier. Now it we could just get no colder than