That’s it folks, we are now at capacity. Good luck to everyone who has entered! Don’t forget to get your fleeces to Harley at Churchfield Alpacas by 11th August. Harley LaverChurchfield AlpacasElmleaCold Norton RoadLatchingdonEssex, CM3 6HP Please pack fleeces in individual unmarked clear plastic bags, cut side out, with the …
East of England Alpaca Show
Entries are now full! Good luck to all who have entered The newly named halter show is being organised by Eastern Alpaca Group and will be held at Beechwood Equestrian Centre, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford CM3 8DY on Sunday 10th October 2021. This year the Show is being judged by Mrs …
East of England (EAG) Fleece Show 2021
Entries for the Fleece Show 2021 are now full. Good luck to all who have entered! Date: Judging will be on 14th and 15th August 2021 – look out for LIVE social media coverage from 13th August as the fleeces are checked in. Judge Mrs Julia Corrigan-Stuart Entries Open: 1st …
Shearing time is upon us!
A blog by Emma Taylor from East Anglia Alpaca Mill and Alpacas of East Anglia I am no doubt preaching to the converted and now is hardly early, but please ensure you book or ideally re-book your shearer early. Many a time I see posts on both the BAS Chat …
Winter Warmers # 3 – Skirting
The Eastern Alpaca Group invites you to the third of the presentations this winter starting on Saturday 13th February 2021 @ 7pm. We hope you will tune in and join us with these short presentations which are open to non-members as well as EAG members Skirting: Maximise Your Harvest Presented by …
Winter Warmers # 2 – Parasitology
The Eastern Alpaca Group invites you to the second of three presentations this winter starting on Saturday 9th January 2021 @ 7pm. We hope you will tune in and join us with these short presentations which are open to non-members as well as EAG members Parasitology: Presented by Ami Sawran Join …
Vet Talk 27 September 2020
Westpoint Farm Vet, Ami Sawran, gave a talk entitled “Top reasons for vet calls over the winter months” via Zoom. Ami started by talking about what a sick alpaca looked like, and made the point that as alpacas don’t show illness until they are very sick, the owner’s instinct that …
EAG AGM 2020 on 27 September 2020
2020 saw EAG go digital as Covid-19 has meant limiting our face to face interactions, with our AGM and vet talk conducted over Zoom. The agenda for the AGM was: Receive Minutes from last AGM Chairman’s Report Show Report Treasurer’s Report Election of Committee Members Consideration of previously notified business …
Making Felted Soaps (Winter Warmers #1)
Presented by Katherine Shearer The first of our Winter Warmers Zoom talks was on the 28th November. Kath Shearer, our new committee member very kindly agreed to share her practical experience on how to make felted soaps. These make great alpaca-themed Christmas presents or gifts to sell in your alpaca …
Winter Warmers Programme of Events
Over the winter of 2020- 2021 EAG provided its members with a series of “Winter Warmers” Zoom presentations on the following dates: 28th November 2020 @ 5pm Making Felted Soaps with Kath Shearer (Freerangefibre.co.uk) 9th Jan 2021 @ 7pm Parasitology with vet Dr Ami Sawran (Westpoint Chelmsford) …
Vets for Plasma
If you are expecting to have crias born in 2021, having plasma in your freezer could literally be life-saving for a cria that is premature or has problems feeding from mum. Newborn crias sometimes don’t get enough of the all important colostrum from their mothers’ milk, leaving them vulnerable to …
EAG Fleece Show 2020 Catalogue
Eastern Alpaca Group held an extremely successful fleece show this weekend with 164 entries! We will be posting results soon but in the meantime here is the catalogue so you can see which fleeces were entered Click here for the catalogue
Halter Show 2020 Cancellation
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of this year’s EAG Halter Show (due to take place 18 October). We know that this will come as an enormous disappointment to both the exhibitors and sponsors who expressed an interest in attending the show. This …
Birthing Workshop held on 7 March 2020
Ami Sawran, who is Westpoint Farm Vet’s Chelmsford Camelid expert, gave a really good talk and practical workshop on Alpaca Birthing at the Essex Young Farmer’s centre, near Chelmsford. 24 delegates learned about the theory of ‘unpacking’ a cria and then went on to have some highly useful practical training. …
EAG Fleece Show 2020
The EAG fleece show was held on the 14-16th August 2020 with the show being judged by Mr. Nick Harrington-Smith. The show had to be organised with consistent with government guidelines at the time for Covid-19. Despite working in a socially distanced way it was a great show with 164 …