Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

In this episode, I have been musing about growth. How soon the grass starts growing is a prime factor in judging when spring has arrived. The interplay of the essentials of moisture, sun and soil temperature determines how much growth, if any, the grass makes and how soon. Ours seems to have slowed down - disappointing but nothing to do but wait.

Sufficient nutrients in the soil and in what our alpacas eat determine the rate of growth.

We are also entering the show season here in the UK and the National show of the British Alpaca Society is this weekend. Also available as a live stream to view online on YouTube- if you are interested.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

Confident and fulfilled owners of happy and healthy alpacas. It is why I do the podcast and I know it is a work in progress.

One of the most significant things which helped me in my early days of trying to become a good alpaca shepherd, was doing Camelidynamics Training with Marty McGee Bennett. Here is a reworking of a previous interview with her.

Also, she has a free 30 min introductory online webinar that is worth signing up for (but don't hang around) - it is on Saturday 15th February at 3 pm EDT. Sign up here (recording available afterwards for those that register in advance.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

In this episode, you can join me as we talk Spring, field shelters and things that make you smile.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

Today was a weather day with a bit of everything. Very Spring-like. What kind of weather protection do alpacas need?

In addition to field shelters, natural shelter-belt from trees and bushes are really helpful. Protection is needed from the rain/wind/sun.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

Listen in to this episode as I consider expectations.

Everyone has expectations including you and your alpacas. What we do and how can affect them every time. Build your alpacas' expectations of you being a safe person. Plan your interactions to create good, and appropriate expectations for yourself. From my experience thngs cost 1/3 more than we would like them too and always take longer to complete.

If you can, go spend some time with your alpacas and get into step with alpaca pace.,

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

Like all of us, alpacas thrive on familarity and the expected plus variety now and again. What kind of variety could you bring to the mix for your alpacas. Listen in and let me share some thoughts.

These include what they need as basics - food, water, shelter. But also stimulation and interest. They are naturally curious and delight in something new.

Rita Soares of Campo Verde Alpacas in Australia used a collection of unusual objects in the alpaca field to see what they thought about them. Intersting results. Check out her Instagram feed for the answers and an idea for you to try out.

Instagram reel with strange objects in the field

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

Sitting with the alpacas you can zone out but still be present. A delight to spend time with them and notice what is happening in the valley.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

In this episode, Changing tack when sailing allows us to take advantage of the wind. How do you know when to tack?

I share some thoughts about making decisions and factors that can influence it. There is also an update on happenings in the valley. Listen in, you are most welcome.

We are now using the vitality alpaca mix from Waterhouse Feeds and are very pleased with it and at how much our alpacas seem to like it. Worth considering if you are in the UK.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

In this episode, I make suggestions about using the low-ebb time of winter when the vegetation has died back, you can see the fences and the weeds and catch up on some maintenance.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd

Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

In this episode, I reflect on how much of our life is outside of our control. This includes our alpacas for sure. Though there are some things that help.

Lovely day in the valley, so I took the opportunity to sit outside with my alpacas. Hope you get a chance to do so too.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

If you would like to be in touch, please contact me by email - [email protected] - or leave me a voicemail from your browser.

Alpaca Tribe is hosted and produced by Steve Heatherington of Good Podcasting Works, which is part of The Waterside (Swansea) Ltd