Illa and her cria Hermes.
We offer an individual service, tell us what you are looking for and we'll provide a tailor made solution. Whatever the situation or circumstance, we'll be able to help.
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- Consultancy
- Agistment (Livery)
- Agistment Charges
- Importing and Exporting
- Training
- Showing
- Tops, Toes and In Between
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Consultancy
If you are new to Alpacas, you may prefer that Livanti Alpacas provides your Foundation Herd or helps you to select your Alpacas. We do not make the decisions for you but we will give you the unbiased facts on any Alpacas you might be interested in. Contact us to discuss the level of service that you need. Alpacas are an expensive purchase investing on our assistance could give you a head start in the industry.
Agistment (Livery)
Why agistment (livery)? Well perhaps;
- Something unexpected has happened and you need someone to care for your Alpacas for a few weeks.
- You want to join this flourishing industry now but won’t have the land available for a while.
- You’ve been offered an exciting job/project for 6 months – leave your Alpacas with us.
- You only have a small amount of land, and want to separate your male crias, but don’t want to castrate them yet.
Agistment Charges
The basic weekly charge per Adult Alpaca, covers feed, basic care and
tasks such as Toe clipping and Top Knot trimming.
A discount is offered if you have several Alpacas at agistment with us.
Let us know what you have in mind and we’ll prepare a quotation.
All other Alpaca training and care is covered by individual charges.
This enables you to choose the level of care that you want us to
undertake. An all-inclusive package can be agreed if you prefer.
You are welcome to visit your Alpacas as often as you wish, although we
do like to know if you plan to visit and have a few “farm rules” that we
need you to follow for Health and Safety reasons.
We are willing to Halter train your Alpacas, have them sheared, arrange for them to go to stud and even show them for you.
Importing and Exporting
Livanti Alpacas have successfully imported alpacas from several countries and have a growing export market especially in high quality stud males. If you are:
- Looking to add to a herd overseas
- Thinking of moving abroad or
- Already live outside the UK and want high quality British stock
Then we can help. You can use our consultancy service for help and advice or use our Platinum Service where we do most of the work for you.
Training
Liz Barlow is an experienced trainer of both animals and humans. Before you buy your Alpacas, if you’d like some practical experience of working with them we can provide individual or small group training. If you don’t have time to halter train your Alpacas, we’ll do it for you. We will tailor training to suit your needs. Also see Training.
Showing
We can help you to achieve maximum enjoyment from your Alpacas. Showing
your Alpacas is a fun social event. Success improves your reputation
within the industry and brings potential commercial benefits.
We can help you halter train, prepare and show your Alpacas.
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Tops, Toes and In Between
Alpacas are sheared once a year. This means that they occasionally need
‘a hair cut.’ Trimming their ‘top knot’ to keep the fibre out of their
eyes is a simple task usually done with a small pair of hand shears.
Toenails need trimming two or three times a year. If your Alpacas are
kept on soft ground then they may need more regular attention perhaps
every two or three months. Clippers or a small pair of sheep foot rot
shears can be used to trim the eight toenails. We will show you how.
By injecting your Alpacas yourself, you get to know them well and cut down on costs. We can train you to administer routine injections but if in doubt, consult your vet.
Contact us about tailor made or small group husbandry courses.
