Care Before Fair: Along with practicing and familiarizing yourself with your animal, a few things you need to do for your animal are: • Shearing should be done for llamas every other year and for alpacas every year. This can be anything from a barrel cut, show cut or full body cut. • Toes need to be checked often and clipped regularly. Pads and toes should be parallel to the ground. • In addition to your farm worming schedule, worming should be done 1 month before fair with Ivomec or Dectomax (dosage according to animal weight). Annual CDT is recommended. For updated information on vaccination schedules, please reference vth.vetmed.wsu.edu.
Fair Week Expectations Saturday • Llamas and Alpacas can arrive between 9 am - 4 pm. Please be sure they have a bucket filled with water in each pen, hay if you wish and halters off by end of the day. • Decorate your assigned pens by end of day. • Attend mandatory Barn Meeting at 5:00 pm in the Llama and Alpaca barn. • Attend mandatory 4-H meeting at 7:30 pm in the Grand Stands for all 4-H members, parents and leaders. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Sunday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • Afternoon walk with your animal is from 4 pm - 6 pm. • Sign up for mandatory barn duty for the week. Each handler (Open and 4-H) will be responsible for 4 (two hour) shifts. Please know your show schedule for fair week before you sign up. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Monday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • Afternoon walk with your animal is from 4 pm - 6 pm. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Tuesday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • 4-H and Open Llama and Alpaca Costume, Showmanship and Halter classes begin at 5 pm. Have animals groomed, be in show attire (black pants, white shirts and closed shoes) and be ready for a brief meeting with the judge at 4:45 pm. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Wednesday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • 4-H and Open Llama and Alpaca Obstacle Course and Pack classes begin at 4 pm. Have animals groomed, be in show attire (presentable comfortable attire and closed shoes) and be ready for a brief meeting with the judge at 3:45 pm. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Thursday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • Afternoon walk with your animal is from 4 pm - 6 pm. • 4-H Llama & Alpaca Fun Classes begin at 6pm • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Friday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • Afternoon walk with your animal is from 4 pm - 6 pm. • 4-H Dance 9 pm - 11:30 pm. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Saturday • Barn opens at 7 am. • Please walk and feed your animals and clean your pen by 9 am. • Please be sure pen and area around your pen are presentable for the public throughout the day. Be sure to check your animals periodically for water and/or signs of stress. • 4-H Grand Champion Showman Round Robin 10 am. 4-H Parade of Champions (for all 1st Place, Grand and Reserve Placings) Noon • Afternoon walk with your animal is from 4 pm - 6 pm. • Barn closes at 10 pm. Please check on your animals before then.
Sunday • Barn opens at 7 am (Earliest animals can be removed no earlier than 7 am). • Stalls cleaned and animals heading home by 2 pm.
RESOURCES
If you are thinking of adding Llama and Alpacas into your life or want more information on showing here are some excellent sources: Michigan Llama Association - michiganllama.org Michigan Alpaca Association - mialpaca.com Alpaca Owners Breeders Association - www.alpacainfo.com International Lama Registry - secure.lamaregistry.com. For more information on packing, training and pack systems please visit www.soprisllamas.com.