Double-H Alpacas

14/11/2025

Well that was a night better off forgotten!

Our yards came off second best when this big tree came out by its roots last night in a storm. Unfortunately it killed one alpaca, has badly injured another and not sure if she will recover, and had a third one trapped that we managed to get out by jacking up the tree in the dark. We think she is ok, but haven't spotted her in the herd yet today (or lying anywhere either, so that is a good thing.)

Lots of other branches down around the place.

Thankfully Ergon got our power issues sorted by about 1am.
We are in the firing line for storms again today. Hopefully they miss us today.

Anyone got any suggestions about how we are going to get that tree over the yards cleaned up? It is a massive tree.

20/08/2025

Looks like our phone is going to be out for another couple of weeks yet, so if you have been trying to phone us, maybe try a facebook message instead.

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04/08/2025

Very grateful to the local dairy that has helped us out with colostrum for the freezer.
We like to keep cow colostrum in the freezer in case we have a slow or weak cria. By dividing it into 120ml doses, it is easy to warm up a couple of feeds when needed.

03/08/2025

I know it has been a while since the 2025 Toowoomba Royal Show now, but I finally got around to taking pics of the ribbons and trophies that Double-H Alpacas was lucky enough to being home.

We took a team of 17 animals and 10 fleeces this year, with every entry winning at least one ribbon.
Our animals were awarded Supreme Huacaya in both the halter and fleece sections, with Double-H Ellis winning the halter title, and Double-H Lorenzo the fleece title.

Halter prizes are on the left, and fleece prizes on the right.
Now to start thinking about next years show!

17/05/2025

Thank you to The Chronicle for coming out and running a story about our open days.

https://www.facebook.com/TheToowoombaChronicle/videos/1962513060945704

16/05/2025

While our open days are still on today, we have had a substantial amount of rain since lunchtime yesterday (around 70mm), and the place is very muddy. The animals are all drenched, and there seem to still be a few light showers still around this morning.

13/05/2025

This is well worth signing up for if you have alpacas. Barbers Pole Worm kills more alpacas than anything else, so it's important to know what to look out for.

🔬 The Hidden Threat: Managing Haemonchus in Alpacas and Llamas

Don’t let the barber pole worm take your herd by surprise. Learn how to spot, test, and tackle this deadly parasite.

📅 Free webinar – Registration required. This will enable reminders and give access to the replay! Please register at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_waCSamizTkSXBmUFzR7Bzg

Your speaker will be Claire E Whitehead, The Alpaca Vet.

08/05/2025

12/03/2025

She might be fifteen and a half years old, but she still enjoys a good roll in the poo pile.

03/03/2025

The things you find in the local paper......

18/02/2025

Entries close on Thursday 20th Feb at 5:00pm for the alpaca section of 2025 Toowoomba Royal Show. No late entries are accepted.

All details are in the schedule, found by clicking on 'alpaca' at the following link.

Show time at the Heritage Bank Toowoomba Royal Show is a perfect opportunity for you to enter your animals or produce in competitions either to make sale or to take out 1st place.

02/02/2025

Now is the time to drag out those fleeces and sort through your animals to enter in the 160th People First Bank Toowoomba Royal Show.

This year there are increased prizes for the alpaca fleeces, to bring them into line with the halter judging.

Alpaca entries close in about 2 weeks, on Thursday 20th February at 5:00pm sharp. No late entries are accepted.

Entries are through the Toowoomba Show online system, and all details are in the schedule, which is found by clicking on the word 'Alpaca' at the following link.

Show time at the Heritage Bank Toowoomba Royal Show is a perfect opportunity for you to enter your animals or produce in competitions either to make sale or to take out 1st place.