tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359049950800293280.post5919753076312575514..comments2023-09-11T05:33:28.407-07:00Comments on Westhill Alpacas: Brilliant!Rosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10741516978378790489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359049950800293280.post-38372573685771893252015-01-14T06:03:34.872-08:002015-01-14T06:03:34.872-08:00Rosemary - Thanks for the info :) I can see we...Rosemary - Thanks for the info :) I can see we're going to have very happy alpacas lol<br /><br />I don't know shredded beets - beetroot?<br /><br />Do they eat the whole strawberry? Or only the leaves? The same with runner beans?<br /><br />I reckon that alpacas will always try and get into what they shouldn't - especially if food is involved!!Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359049950800293280.post-26388460224175406792015-01-14T05:17:01.017-08:002015-01-14T05:17:01.017-08:00Hope the dentist went ok Rosemary...at least, hope...Hope the dentist went ok Rosemary...at least, hopefully, it's over now!!<br /><br />Interesting that your alpacas don't like parsnip...ours only get the peelings and tops as they're too precious over here (as not so many), but they love them! We feed forage beet during winter but it's more like a turnip under a red skin! Maybe it's actually the "lipstick" effect they're after...lets have a photo!!! Yep, ours too adore carrots but never tried strawberries...but the hens love them and raspberries too!Judi Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184492213665154752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359049950800293280.post-59199221407855485052015-01-13T07:57:21.673-08:002015-01-13T07:57:21.673-08:00Hi Dani
They love the leaves - about half of them ...Hi Dani<br />They love the leaves - about half of them love the beetroot itself - I cut it up into little chunks. When it is very wet and miserable here - or there is snow on the ground - they have shredded beet which I buy in bags or pellets which I soak in water first. Fresh beet is very popular with some but it does make them look like they are wearing lipstick for a while afterwards! They also like runner beans, strawberries they go mad for - and carrots. They don't like parsnip at all! They were not supposed to actually go inside the tunnel!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741516978378790489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7359049950800293280.post-85499588753862915202015-01-13T07:24:34.981-08:002015-01-13T07:24:34.981-08:00Rosemary - I was interested to read that you feed ...Rosemary - I was interested to read that you feed your alpaca's beetroot leaves. Do they eat the actual vegetable? What other veggies do you allow them to eat.? We have only given ours grated carrot (and the leaves) thus far...<br /><br />Did they try to make a midden in the tunnel? Would be very easy to mix their beans into the soil :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.com