South West Alpaca Group - SWAG

21/04/2024

New to Alpacas? Not sure about shearing?
Then why not join Pure Alpacas on the 20th May to watch, assist and learn about what to expect.

Just PM Pure Alpacas as places will be limited.

14/04/2024

SWAG AGM

The SWAG AGM will be held on the 16th May 2024 at 5:00pm at the Devon County Showground
Please feel free to join us or join in on zoom

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28/03/2024

DEVON SHOW
Don’t be depressed we’ve got a few places left but better hurry !

27/03/2024

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry! Devon Show nearly full!
Places are filling fast we’re over three quarters full in ten days !

18/03/2024

Devon Show entries now open!

Get your team in; this show fills quickly as it’s very popular being a relaxed, friendly show with time to spend around the rest of this fantastic County Show.

30/08/2023

19/08/2023

31/07/2023

🌟‼️🌟ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN🌟‼️🌟

26/07/2023

Next week I'm going to be hosting a free webinar about mites and mange in camelids, and it is being sponsored by the British Alpaca Society. The webinar is taking place on Wednesday 2nd August at 8pm UK time. All are welcome to join.

Mites are undoubtedly one of the top concerns among alpaca owners the world over! Come along and learn all about mites, what needs to be done to diagnose them, and what you can do to treat them. If you think ivermectin is the answer, then you need to come along!!

Please register in advance for this webinar - once it's full it's full! Please use the link below: please note that you will need to have a Basic/free Zoom account in order to register (if you don't have one, just click the link to create an account which is super quick and easy, then remember to be logged in to join the webinar!)

https://liverpool-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_euoPAhjbTw-c2_t0ajZ6uA

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. See you there!

[Please feel free to share this post to your communities - it's open to all!]

PS I've been messing around with AI images - not sure why one of the alpacas has a 3rd ear....?!

19/07/2023

Entries are OPEN for show on Sept 16th and 17th
Head over to Grassroots and enter now to become part of this fun county show which will feature up to 160 alpacas. It’s a short fleece halter show (suri in 2 year fleece are also welcomed to add the 😎 shaggy factor 👍)
AND a fleece show - for the fleece you’ve just shorn off
Why not enter both ?

As you can see from last year, the weather here is awesome 🤩 🤞🤞and the company’s not bad either. We have a very fun Saturday night shin dig planned (not compulsory but you won’t want to miss it!) and hope to draw in the public crowds to get to know more about alpacas and see some wonderful fleece products - so a great opportunity to promote your farm and your business.

We’d love to see you there - a warm welcome awaits for regulars and those new to showing. And please get in touch if you’d like to take a stand to sell your products or alpaca experience business.

Judges are Roger Clarke for the Halter Show and Mary Jo Smith for the Fleece Show

10/07/2023

30/06/2023

Saturday 15th July – Needle Felted Alpaca Teddy – Full day workshop 🦙

Meet our lovely alpacas who are the inspiration for this special felting workshop, then create your very own unique felted teddy bear with the help of skilled crafter Penny!

9.30am to 3.30pm

Cost £65 to include all materials, core sheep wool and alpaca fleece from Lakemoor’s very own alpacas, drinks, cake, and homemade Devon cream tea.

No experience necessary

Message us on [email protected] to book your place

05/06/2023

Whilst you're at The Royal Cornwall Show come and visit stand 769 to see the wide range of excellent alpaca related crafts made by our very own talented artist Margaret!

12/05/2023

05/05/2023

05/04/2023

Could we ask our friends and followers to share this poster to all who you think may be interested please.
We will be showing our Alpacas along with 11 other herds.
Lots of crafts and fibre demos too.

31/03/2023

Hi everyone! I wanted to let you all know about a learning opportunity for those breeding alpacas. Save yourself time and money learning how to have the best success when breeding alpacas!

Avoid the annoying wasted years where a female fails to conceive... Avoid losing crias because you didn't know what to do when something was wrong...

Learn about the most common reproductive problems and what you might need to do when females aren't getting pregnant. Learn what to expect at birthing and practical tips for what to do when a female has difficulty at birthing. Learn what is normal for newborn crias, what isn't, and what to do when there are problems. And feel better prepared to deal with any potential problems of emergencies!

Starts 12th April 2023. https://www.ukalpacavet.com/courses/breeding-management-cria-care-online/

Use coupon code 2023SUCCESS to get a discount of £250 (incl VAT) - deadline date extended to close of day on 5th April since I'm away on holiday currently!

15/03/2023

Are your sheep, goats, alpacas, pigs or chickens carrying any passengers? Come along to our free practical session tomorrow at 18:30 where we will discussing how to outwit a variety of parasites, with sustainability in mind. Have a go at faecal egg counting, and medicine administration on our special teaching models!

Give us a call to book you place on 01934 852 650

10/03/2023

THE FIBRE ZONE kindly sponsored by Softly Softly & Penrose Details of the Fibre Zone Competition Classes 2023 BAS Fibre Zone Competition Classes

03/02/2023