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Alpaca Handbook

For Youth, Groups, Leaders, and Breeders

A big thank you to the AOA Youth Committee for creating this handbook.

Complete Alpaca Handbook (pdf) (156.59M)

Purchase a coil-bound book from the shopping cart.

Download Individual Chapters

For Leaders

Chapter 1: An Introduction for Leaders and Parents (pdf)

Chapter 4: Deciding To Have A Fiber Arts Club (pdf)

Chapter 18: Alpaca Livestock Club Activities (pdf)

Chapter 19: Club Handcraft Projects (pdf)

Chapter 20: Organizing A Youth Event (pdf)

For Parents

Chapter 1: An Introduction for Leaders and Parents (pdf)

Chapter 3: Deciding To Work With Alpacas As Livestock (pdf)

Chapter 4: Deciding To Have A Fiber Arts Club (pdf)

Chapter 19: Club Handcraft Projects (pdf)

For Youth

Chapter 19: Club Handcraft Projects (pdf)

For Everyone

Chapter 2: What is an alpaca? (pdf)

Chapter 5: Housing & Fencing For Alpacas (pdf)

Chapter 6: Husbandry or Alpaca Care (pdf)

Chapter 7: Alpaca Nutrition & Feeding (pdf)

Chapter 8: Alpaca Anatomy (pdf)

Chapter 9: The Alpaca Digestive System? (pdf)

Chapter 10: The Alpaca Reproductive System (pdf)

Chapter 11: Pregnancy, Birthing, and New Cria Care (pdf)

Chapter 12: Parasites (pdf)

Chapter 13: Alpaca Conformation (pdf)

Chapter 14: The Alpaca Fleece (pdf)

Chapter 15: Using Alpaca Fiber (pdf)

Chapter 16: Training An Alpaca (pdf)

Chapter 17: The Camelid Medicine Cabinet by Dr. Pamela Walker (pdf)

Chapter 21: Showmanship, Obstacle & Public Relations Competitions (pdf)

Glossary (pdf)

youth showing an alpaca in a halter class

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