New Member - Llama/alpaca question

[jenandkids]

Hello,
I am Jenny and live in Northern Virginia with my family and a small farm of dogs, cats, chickens, goats and three llama/alpaca crosses. My question is if it is ok to lock the llamas in a barn stall when it dips below freezing? My Nigerian herd appreciates being closed in to stay warm, so I can leave the stall door open or not for the llamas, but the barn won't stay as warm if their door is open. (The llamas have their own stall). Also, my half llama/half alpaca tends to bed down in the field with her baby while my large full llama tends to stay in the barn. I worry about coyotes and sleep better if she is also tucked into the barn. She comes in the eat and I just close the door; it doesn't seem to stress her in spite of her being skiddish.
Thanks for input,
Jenny

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings and welcome to BYH Jenny, from NE TX! So glad you joined us. I think if you want them in the barn at night, then that's what you should do. They'll get used to it after a bit. Generally speaking, a llama can and will kill a coyote... Some folks use them as guard animals... Anyway, there's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

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[StarSpangledNubians]

Sorry that I can't offer much help. I don't know much about llamas or alpacas. You should be able to find the info and get answers on here though!