Fencing and Shelter at Hawkwood Farm
A Case Study
I will make Rabbah a camel-pasture and Ammon a sheep-walk.
Ezekiel 25:5 (NEV)
Hawkwood Farm
Hawkwood Farm is a small mixed farm located in central Alberta. In addition to llamas, the owners also raise cattle and grow hay and alfalfa. The farm is also home to a horse and a donkey.
While some of the features are aimed specifically at llamas, others are aimed at other animals. Where a feature is llama specific, it is clearly identified as such. Where a feature has other animals in mind as well, that is noted.
Where there are alternatives to the approach taken at Hawkwood, I have attempted to illustrate those as well.
General Layout
When you own llamas, you will need a place to keep them.
The actual layout of your pens, shelter, feed troughs, and other ammenities will depend a lot on the layout of your property, the number of animals you own, the kinds of animals you own, how you want it all to look, and how much you want to spend.
The diagram to the left is a sample layout.
Many of the features are identified by a letter, and I have included a more detailed discussion of these features below.
A - Fencing
There are two purposes for fencing. One is to keep the animals in. The other is to keep unwanted animals, like predators and the neighbor's rotweiller, out.
B - Gates
In your system of pens, you will need gates.
Most of the gates must be fairly wide, and for a simple reason. If you need to take a sick llama to the vet, you may need to drive right up to the llama to get it into the back of your pickup. If your gates aren't wide enough to drive that pickup through, you will have your hands full carrying 400lbs of animal out of the pens.
C - Shelter
You will need a place for your animals to shelter from the elements.
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