Ebook: Llamas and Alpacas: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure and Profit

These Hobby Farms livestock care manuals will help both experienced and novice hobby farmers realize their own dreams of life on the farm - for pleasure and profit.;Title Page; Dedication; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE -- Meet the Lama; LAMA HISTORY AT A GLANCE; LAMAS 101; THE WILD ONES; EVERYDAY LAMAS; BASIC LAMA PHYSIOLOGY; CHAPTER TWO -- Buying a Lama and Bringing It Home; FINDING A REPUTABLE SELLER; BUYING FROM BREEDERS NEAR AND FAR; PRODUCTION AND DISPERSAL SALES; INTERNET BUYING; SALE BARNS; REGISTRATION PAPERS; METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING LAMAS; WORKING WITH LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTERS; CHOOSING YOUR OWN CONVEYANCE; MANAGING STRESS; FINDING AND WORKING WITH A VETERINARIAN; VISIT THE CLINIC; SCHEDULE A ROUTINE FARM VISIT; GENERAL ADVICE.