Well we've found that alpacas are grain eating maniacs for sure. They act as though they have never had anything to eat when we get it out. They are very funny and it is the easiest time to get them close enough to you to do other things.
However, it is good to always take caution when feeding grain to them. Make sure someone is there watching them until it is completely gone and they are finished chewing and swallowing it. My wife had to deal with this for 30-60 minutes just last evening and there is only one thing I can think of worse than being remote and worried on how things are going and that is dealing with it! My wife had a real work out and got several kicks and stomps while trying to help.
In the end she did a great job. The alpaca seems no worse considering the whole ordeal. If anyone reads this and has ideas on how to keep from having grain get stuck I would appreciate the feedback. We have thought maybe we need to keep grain up off the ground but with our current set up this is where we feed them.
Oh and on a fun note, I made a temporary extension of the pen last night so the boys have a small area of new grass to mow. They really seemed to appreciate it but didn't think there was enough room or grass for them all to be there.
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