Welcome to the podcast for alpaca people!

In this episode, I continue reflecting on the cria birthing season and how we can be prepared.

This includes talking to some people, including your vet, reading up and taking some courses - probably too late for this season, but there is always next year.

Birthing kits

I talked about them in some previous episodes. Check out:

• Episode 13 – Topical Alpaca Tips with Steve Heatherington
• Episode 22 – Expect the unexpected with Steve Heatherington
• Episode 24 – Jenny MacHarg part 2

Homestead Farm Supplies offers a kit to buy off the shelf. If you are not in the UK it is still worth a look to see what they include.

Courses and books

Claire Whitehead of UK Alpaca Vets offers a birthing course earlier in the year.

ABC - Antenatal, Birthing and Cria care is a good starter book, published in Australia

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.

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

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