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["Scott Pittman" <scott@permaculture.org>]

And don't forget about llama burgers if all the other tasks don't work.
They are very lean animals.


Scott Pittman
Director
Permaculture Institute
www.permaculture.org

-----Original Message-----
From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Frank
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:47 PM
To: permaculture
Subject: Re: [permaculture] llamas

They have specific carts just made for llamas, and there are  
excellent driving instructors around.  LIke anything else, the  
personality of the llama will determine whether they are better sheep  
guards, pack animals, cart pullers, nursing home visitors, animals  
for kids to ride, wool producers or lawn mowers.  Many of them will  
check several boxes, and most will check more boxes that we may think  
at the beginning with a little training and positive reinforcement.   
They are very intelligent and tractable animals.

Nancy

On Oct 22, 2008, at 9:16 PM, SArjuna@aol.com wrote:

>      So now I've come to your post about llamas, which I had never  
> considered
> having.   Hmmm.   Can llamas be trained to pull a cart or buggy  
> that one
> rides in?    Or just led as pack animals?
>      Shivani
>
> In a message dated 9/23/08 12:22:44 PM,
> permaculture-request@lists.ibiblio.org writes:
>>
>>> In response to your push carts and bicycle carts, I thought about
>>> other animals, like horses.  I know that horses eat far too much to
>>> make them realistic for most, and are not sustainable in the long
>>> run.  But llamas are MUCH more efficient with what they eat, can
>>> carry more per pound of body weight than a horse (a horse weighing
>>> 1,000 pounds will carry about 210 pounds, llamas weighing 300 pounds
>>> will carry about 50-75 pounds).  They also keep brush down, as
>>> browsers rather than only grass grazers, provide delightful wool for
>>> spinning, knitting and weaving warm winter outerwear and sweaters,
>>> and are friendly as companions.  Just a thought.
>>>
>>
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