Alpaca Ranching Seminar
Southern Iowa Alpacas offers educational seminars intended to immerse people with information as they explore the wonderful world of owning alpacas.
The instructors, Bill and Sherri Duey, have been raising alpacas for eleven years and have authored twenty-seven articles for the award winning Alpacas Magazine.
This seminar is an information packed, one-day, course that includes time in both the classroom setting and the barn. All participants will get hands-on experience with the alpacas.
The seminar takes participants through alpaca selection, husbandry, ranch setup, etc. and concludes by bringing all those components together so participants can develop their own business plan for raising alpacas. Topics include:
Selecting Alpacas
Huacaya or Suri
Genetic background
Peruvian, Chilean, Bolivian
Market niche
Conformation
Fiber- crimp, density, fineness
Alpaca Husbandry
Vet care
Monthly worming
Vaccinations
Teeth and toenail trimming
Feed- pasture, hay, grain
Breeding history and management
Handling
Shearing
Ranch Setup
Location
Size needed
Barns
Pens
Pastures
Chutes
Waterers
Feed Bunks
Misc
Health records
Registrations
Insurance
Trailering
Contracts
Neonatal care
Crias
Scales and weight monitoring
Business Plan
Components
Herd growth calculations
Revenue projections
Annual expense estimating
Tax planning
Details:
Seminar registration includes a resource notebook, snacks and lunch.
Held at Southern Iowa Alpacas Ranch near Albia, Iowa
Seminar starts at 9 am and runs until 5 pm.
Please- no children under 16
Maximum of 8 people for personal attention so register early
Participants MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE
by emailing: alpacas@southerniowaalpacas.com
Fee: $75 per person
2012 Seminar Schedule:
Saturday April 14, 2012
Sunday June 3, 2012
Sunday August 5, 2012
Sunday October 7, 2012
