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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