The Alpaca Handbook: The Complete Guide to Raising a Happy and Healthy Herd

Rebecca Gill
$23.76 $27.95
Learn how to create a safe and loving environment for your alpaca herd.

The Alpaca Handbook is the essential guide to raising, feeding, breeding, selling, and enjoying alpacas on the farm--whether you're raising them for fun or for profit. In this book, you'll learn everything you need to know to become a successful alpaca owner. With advice and real-world experience, Rebecca Gill of Cotton Creek Farms guides you in:
  • Setting up your shelter, fencing, and food source
  • Buying, breeding, and selling alpacas
  • Understanding and influencing alpaca behavior
  • Taking care of herd health and medical needs
  • Delivering healthy, happy crias
  • Profiting from fiber, agritourism, and farm stores
  • Involving youth in 4-H and alpaca shows
  • And more!

Not only will you gain knowledge about keeping alpacas through every stage of their lives, you'll also be able to create a happy, healthy home for your alpaca herd and avoid the classic mistakes that prohibit many alpaca owners from living the lifestyle they want.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 03/03/2026
ISBN: 9781493092277
Pages: 248