Never has spring been more welcome after a dire winter where at best, areas had saturated fields and at worst, flooding and snowfall. Anyone caring for livestock should give themselves credit for getting
their livestock and themselves through these last few months. There’s no doubt many of us will be rethinking some of our winter management for next year. But now its spring, such a hopeful time of the year with cria expected, spring shows and breeding plans to be made and acted upon. It’s a busy time but a satisfying one and maybe it will manage to stop raining without
going into a drought! Grassland is such an important part of alpaca keeping and in this issue we look at what we can do to have the best we can. There are Affiliate Courses on offer UK wide so do have a look at the
website, they are always so worthwhile and consolidate knowledge for the future.
And don’t forget this spring that we want your pictures for a calendar so have a look at our expert’s guide to taking good photographs and get snapping
