These supplies are the must have and nice to have for alpaca farms. I'll update as I think of more.
Must have supplies
From your local feed or grocery store:
- Orchard hay
- Pellets
- Mineral Oil
- Karo syrup
- Pedialite
Lightweight panels, chutes, and shearing table. You can buy locally here
From Useful Lama
Items
(Note, links below go to the individual items at Useful Lama Items. You
can add them to your shopping cart, return here to get the next item.
I'm not in any way affiliated with Useful Lama Items, but their prices
are usually lower than other places, and I'm extremely happy with their
customer service)
- Cria kit (Note: many items are included in the cria kit that can be used for adults also)
- Cria coat
- Nolvasan
- Minerals (We use Stillwater 104)
- Electrolytes (We use "Stop Stress")
- Probiotics
- Panacur OR Safegard
- Dectomax
- CDT
- Syringes (We like 3cc with 20X1 needles)
- Epinephrine *This is a must have if you give any injections yourself* Do not use without consulting a vet.
- Dr. Evans' Alpaca Field Manual ****This is a must have****
- Alpaca Neonatal Care
- Digital scale (Buy at Walmart, Target, etc)
- Toenail Trimmers
Nice to have supplies
- Digital Scale (We have the 320ALP)
- Plasma (#688730 2500 mg/dl to 3500 mg/dl) Note: I've moved this one to my personal "must have" list. See http://aaalpacas.com/plasma.html to find out why.
- Really cool personalized halters These are great for PR alpacas, 4H, etc.