You can not have too many gates. When designing your barns, pastures and gates think about the work flow and traffic patterns that will occur as you make your way through the day. After your facilities are built they are difficult to alter, a little forethought can save a lot of labor. Gates cost about the same per lineal foot as the fence. You should make your gates as wide as possible. It is hard to get equipment through narrow gates. I like sixteen foot gates in the pasture and four to five foot gates inside the barn.
How are Alpacas Identified? Most, if not all, of US alpacas are registered with the Alpaca Registry Inc. (ARI). Each is identified by their DNA. In addition alpaca breeders use numbered ear tags or micro chips to identify their animals. The ear tags are issued in a series of sequential numbers or can be marked individually with an indelible pen. Microchips can be read with a hand held device and will exhibit either a nine or ten digit number.
