Cold and Frosty mornings at Kensmyth Alpaca, Clay Meadow

Well we have started January wet and cold which means the groups all have to come in to let their feet dry out. Alpaca have pads on their feet which get soggy – a bit like your feet if you stay too long in the bath – so they need to be kept firm and dry in all weathers. Frost thaws and turns to wet even though it is cold and wet ground can cause problems for Alpaca feet.

Why? All ground has flints and stones and softened pads walking across non bowling green terrain can get little cuts which you would not see and so an infection could occur making the alpaca unwell from a source you could not see, likewise wet feet create soggy inside the toes and is just not nice for them.

Ranging across the plains on dry sparse soils is a long cry from wet soggy fields and endless rain with the long grasses in the UK – so look after your Alpaca feet and in turn they will look after you by staying fit and healthy!

our boys love “dry nights” as we call it – how could they not with on tap meals, hay and fresh water all day and night??