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

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.

Author: Rebecca Gill
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.15w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781493092277