Services

I will be happy to assist in setting up your method of accounting.  I have been in the accounting field for over 25 years and know how important it is to get started in the proper way so that you have an accurate measures of the growth and operations of your business.

My services include program set up, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, payroll and financial statements and last but not least, organization.  Add that to some tutoring and you will be set to go.  

Some helpful programs are HerdEase, AlpacaEase, QuickBooks

I will be happy to demonstrate how to trim hooves, check teeth, give oral medication, shots, take temperatures, weigh an alpaca, check eyes, catch, halter and lead an alpaca.  I will also show ways to clean your barn and pasture and help you come up with a solution to dispose of manure and recommendations for parasite control.  I will also help you establish a method for setting up records to record all vital health information on your alpacas.  There are programs for this, however, if you do not want to go this route, a notebook can be set up for this.  These services are free to anyone purchasing or boarding an alpaca. 

If you have not purchased an alpaca from us but want to learn, please call for an appointment.  I will come to you for $35 per hour or you can come to me for $25 per hour. 

The most important thing that I can offer is my knowledge in the day to day caring for your alpacas.  It is imperative that you know each one.  Alpacas are very stoic animals and do not show their illnesses very readily.  Therefore, it is important to study each animal to get to know what their personality and habits are like.  I can teach you some signs to watch for and some quick steps to assess the situation. 

Hermes Alpacas offers free boarding for 60 days with any purchase of an adult alpaca so that you can make any final arrangements for their new home.  If a cria is purchased, we will board for free until the cria is at least 6 months of age. 

We also offer full boarding at the cost of $4.00 per day per animal.  This includes all grain, hay and vitamins (e-Blend), hoof trimming, monthly shots and routine care.  There will also be a monthly report of treatment given your animal.  All animals with the exception of crias under the age of 60 days must be insured.

We will also accomodate small farms on shearing days.  Animals must be transported to and from our farm on the day of shearing.  Our next shearing date is in early April and you must have reserved your animals 60 days prior to the actual shearing date.

Hermes Alpacas offers drive-by breedings.  We have separate holding pens where the male and female can get acquainted and spit testing can be done to ascertain the readiness of the female.  We ask that the appointment be made based on the female being spit tested prior to coming.  This will help in saving you money and time.  If spit testing cannot be done prior to appointment, we will try a breeding if she is ready and if she is not, we can establish another time or possibly board her until we obtain a good breeding. 

All drive-by breedings are 50% downpayment at the time of breeding and the balance is due within 45 days of breeding.  At this point, it should be known whether the breeding has taken whether you choose to do spit testing or an ultrasound.  If the breeding was not successful, no additional payment is due until the female is rebred and has a positive testing.

Females that are purchased from Hermes Alpacas that return for breedings will be boarded for free up to 60 days.  If there is a breeding fee, it is due and payable in full at the time the female is dropped off.   Hermes Alpacas will ultrasound between 30 and 45 days after a breeding when the female has a positive spit test.  We will also obtain a picture if possible of the pregnancy at no cost to you.  

Hermes Alpacas stands behind all of our proven herdsires.  Should the pregnancy slip, or the cria die in-utero or within 48 hours of birth, Hermes Alpacas will offer another breeding and will continue to work with you until there is a successful breeding with a viable cria.  Should there be a loss of a pregnancy twice, it is required to have the female checked out by a veterinarian knowledgeable about alpacas.  Should the herdsire impregnate the female, however the female is unable to carry to term, you can choose another herdsire of equal value and/or breed to another female at no additional cost. 

Hermes Alpacas will be happy to assist you in setting up your farm.  We offer knowledgeable advice for exterior and interior fencing including catch pens, establishing separate pastures for rotation, manageable water/feed stations, seeding and fertilizing tips.  We will also establish your farm in a manner in which you can grow and change your set-ups as you grow or as needed.  We can also recommend ways to save money and time!

In addition, we can recommend what small equipment and supplies will be needed and medical supplies you will want on hand. 

Our goal is to make you feel comfortable and confident in your establishment from the start!  Your success if our success!

We offer several ways to assist you with your purchase of an animal.

There are discounts on purchases of multiple animals, breedings and discounts for cash sales.

Hermes Alpacas offers creative financing! This means that together we can come up with a payment plan that suits your financial situation.

We also offer outside financing through Colonial Farm Credit.