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Newsgroups: alt.animals.llama
From: enigma <eni...@evil.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 19:17:14 +0000 (UTC)
Local: Sat, Oct 1 2011 3:17 pm
Subject: Re: FAQ about Llamas and Alpacas
"sdra...@gmail.com" <sdra...@gmail.com> wrote in
news:c5b92ff9-2f35-4905-a510-ebc45f87a724@z18g2000yqb.googlegroups.co m: > I hope you didn't lose them to dogs. It's a problem often solved
yes, idiot neighbor has a pair of really nasty Labs (one black & one > by shotgun or rifle. We have a neighbor who had (past tense) two > dogs that would cross the street and chase another neighbor's > pregnant cows. After several warnings, the cows started calving > and the farmer shot the dogs. I don't blame him, he was right to > protect his livestock. yellow). the *first* time i met them they were in my driveway. as soon as i walked out the door, their heads went down, the hackles went up, they got stiff-legged, snarling & started staring... i went right back inside. i do lose a couple chickens to a fox every so often, and i accept that is my fault for free ranging them, but at least the fox eats the chickens. the dogs just kill them.they got into the coop during the day. the llama was Junifer, who was 20, but had just been seen by the vet for her vaxs and pronounced "amazingly healthy" for her age. in fact the vet was wondering if i had her age wrong. a week later she was dead. yup, the dogs. and they were in the pasture again a couple weeks ago. i heard them, & went out, but it was rainy & moonless. i did see the yellow lab, but too far for a clear shot. couldn't see the black one at all. since Juni died neither the goats or Sally go very far from the barn. they only go out for a very short time each day unless i force them out & shut the door. they still just hang out under the loafing area. they don't go the other shed or over the hill at all anymore. my son wants sheep, but not until the dogs are taken care of. he'd be devastated if his lambs were killed. > On a brighter note, at the NC show this past weekend, Susan G's
i wish we had more llama/alpaca shows up here. i'm debating looking > adult female took a grand and her yearling took a reserve. Susan > S has my Count and is having a ball with him. He won the driving > championship and placed nicely in performance in a tough class. I > don't know how many llamas were at the show, I do know that they > filled all the stalls allotted to them. for some rescue alpacas to keep Sally company. she has the goats, but they're 10 years old & Sally is 15. she'll outlive them... lee You must Sign in before you can post messages.
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