Courses and Training

Introduction to alpacas: Husbandry & Handling: This practical, hands on workshop is ideal for new and prospective owners and those wanting to know more about caring for alpacas. This full day workshop will cover basic husbandry and care, including vaccinations, worm treatment, parasite control, supplements and shearing. It will also cover simple handling, catching and training.

Introduction to alpacas: Conformation, Fibre and Breeding: This full day workshop will cover what to look for in your first alpacas, keeping breeding females, stud males, shearing and using your fleeces. Again, practical and hands on.

Alpaca Breeding, Mating, Birthing and Cria Care: Get started with breeding and birthing your alpacas and having healthy cria. This full day workshop is aimed at new or inexperienced alpaca breeders and will cover choosing your breeding males and females and different mating methods. Care of the dam through pregnancy and whilst lactating. The actual birthing and common reasons for owner intervention. Cria care and weaning will also be included. Practical and hands on where possible (sorry I don’t expect to be able to arrange a birth for every workshop!).

Make Alpacas Your Business: Have you always wanted to turn your love of alpacas into a business, but never got started? Perhaps you have a small business, but want it to grow? Maybe you just want the alpacas to self finance! Whatever the reason you want to make money from your alpacas, this workshop at Mullacott Alpacas will have you turn those dreams into reality. The workshop will cover choosing the right line(s) of business for you; how to sell your services/products; your brand and USP (unique selling point); marketing and publicity; turning leads into firm business. Then there are all the practicalities – insurance, risk assessment, finances, contracts, tax, VAT, type of company etc etc etc. By the end of the day you will have a plan in place to actually make your dreams come true.

Each workshop runs from 10.00 – 16.30, costs £95.00 per person, hot lunch and other refreshments provided. Please note, any of these workshops can be completed as a stand alone day, or in any combination or order. Pick and mix to suit your needs!

Kate will also put together a bespoke workshop for you. This can be delivered at Mullacott Alpacas or she will come to your premises. If you have alpacas she will incorporate them into the training.

Camelid Dynamics (camelid behaviour and handling)
Marty McGee Bennett is bringing her CameliDynamics Course back to Mullacott Alpacas in September 2025. It will be another amazing course I think. Keep checking back for dates.
 
Kate is also a qualified CameliDynamics Consultant. Please make contact if you would like a training session on your farm, a training session at Mullacott Alpacas or virtual training using videos of you working with your alpacas.

Planned dates:

Saturday 6th April  2024: Introduction to Alpacas – Husbandry, Health & Handling
Sunday 7th April  2024: Alpaca Breeding, Mating, Birthing and Cria Care 
The April courses are being postponed as I am having an operation. Please contact me if you would like a new date before June.
 
Saturday 15th June  2024: Introduction to Alpacas – Husbandry, Health & Handling BOOK HERE
Sunday 16th June 2024:Introduction to Alpacas:Conformation, Fibre and Breeding BOOK HERE
 
 
Please contact me if you are interested in any of the courses above and I have not published dates for them
 

Please contact Kate with any questions

Local accommodation is available. Please contact Kate to reserve your place, or if you are keen to attend a training course and don’t see dates that suit you, or you have other requests.

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