First let's demystify that word...Agisting or Agistment is the specific term used for boarding livestock be it horses, cattle, alpacas or whatever. In Europe the equivalent word is Livery...When one first comes into contact with alpacas, and while you may be totally committed to the purchase of a herd and devoting significant effort to the building of equity, a lot has to be done prior to taking ownership.Assuming that you make that decision to buy, the decision creates a lot of new questions unless you are already familiar with livestock breeding practices.
All these questions and a lot more can only be answered by a period of Boarding or Agistment at the ranch from which your stock is purchased. For a first time buyer that length of time will vary from a low of 1 to 2 months to a high of a year or more if the building of custom barns and the like are involved. We at Camanche Ranch Alpacas understand these needs and have written into the sales contract(s) practical solutions to make your transfer as effortless as possible. Your success is our goal, as this will make us all winners!Problems:Alpacas are a herd animal. We all know it is unfair on the animals to
purchase in less than a pair - this is sometimes more than we can afford
at once...
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