Please Note : All of our Pods are exclusively designed and manufactured by Sandhills Alpacas. Our pod designs are now protected and the UK Design  Numbers are as follows;  6031339, 6031340, 6031342. 

Why use our Pods ?
Being an Alpaca breeder the Welfare of our animals is paramount so the pods are designed and manufactured by ourselves taking this into account. We designed the Alpaca pods for our own herd and are now pleased to offer these for sale.
Below are several points we considered whilst designing the Pods.

Husbandry: They make a great area for carrying out your husbandry tasks such as feet trimming, vitamin drenches etc. we just place a hurdle at the entrance or make a catch pen in front of the pod. They can also be used as holding pens for quarantine areas.

Flies: They make a great shelter’s in summer against the heat and offers a shelter against the flies. Our dark coloured Alpaca’s particularly use the shelters when the flies are out.

Weather: They are design with adverse weather in mind, Place Hurricane screws at the corner of the Pods and this will ensure the pods don’t twist or move. If extreme storms are forecast you can place straps over the pods, fasted to the Hurricane screws. 

Ventilation: In the prevention of pneumonia ventilation is a very important factor for consideration, the pod is design with gaps all around the frame to give the alpacas enough ventilation even whilst in the cush position.

Adaptably: Easily adaptable you can add water corner drinkers and feeding troughs keeping them off the floor adding to good biosecurity measures for your alpaca herd. By placing two rubber mats on the floor you can deep bed the Alpaca pods in winter making a great dry bedding area for them to enjoy.
They can be moved to another area in a paddock or dismantled to erect somewhere further away.

Appearance: The Alpacas Pods are practical and attractive. We have supplied several Alpaca Pods within the National Parks and areas of conservation.

Size: We have found that always feeding the Alpacas in the pod they soon learn it is a nice place to be. We have a large range of pods available for various numbers.

   Alpaca Pods

Prices based on supplying Alpaca Pod as picture above with the following dimensions:
8ft wide x 9 ft long x 5ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint
• Can be used as Quarantine pen
• Moveable
• Great ventilation

Total    £1151.00  Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £55.00.

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

 

Open Ended Alpaca Pod

8ft wide x 9 ft long x 5ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Can be used as Quarantine pen.
• Can be placed between paddocks to save moving.
• Easy to move
• Great ventilation.

Frame made using tanalised timber, Cladding using tanalised Yorkshire boarding.

Roofing using new galvanized sheets coated with Polyester enamel paint Juniper Green

Total    £ 1151.00 Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £55.00.

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

 

 

** Alpaca / Llama Pods available 10ft wide ** 

Please note this picture above shows the addition of a Porch, this was designed for the Alpacas that are lower in hierarchy but can enjoy the protection from the elements price on application.

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Great ventilation.

Prices based on supplying Pod as above with the following dimensions: Sizes below are approximate:

10 ft wide x 19ft long ( inclusive of porch ) x 7 ft height at Centre approximate

Total    £2320.00  Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £90.00

 

** 8ft wide x 11ft long Alpaca Pods**

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Can be used as Quarantine pen
• Movable
• Great ventilation

Prices based on supplying Pod as picture above with the following dimensions: 8ft x 11ft long x 5ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

Total    £1274.00 Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £70.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

** Double 18ft long Alpaca Pods **

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Can be used as Quarantine
• Great ventilation

Prices based on supplying Pod as picture above with the following dimensions: 8ft x 18ft long x 5ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

Total    POA

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £90.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

** Double 18ft long Alpaca / Llama Pods **

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Can be used as Quarantine
• Great ventilation

Prices based on supplying Pod as picture above with the following dimensions: 8ft x 18ft long x 6ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

Total    £POA

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £90.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

** 10ft wide x 12ft 9inch long Alpaca Pods**

        

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding,
• Tanalized frame.
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Great ventilation

Prices based on supplying Pod as picture above with the following dimensions: 10ft x 12ft 9″ long x 7ft height at Centre approximate.

Total    £ 1575.00 Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £70.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times

** 10ft wide x 12ft 9 inch long with storage **

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding,
• Tanalized frame.
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• The back of the Pod has a over boards to give extra protection for the storage area,
• Storage are can be used for Hay, Feed bins 

Prices based on supplying Pod as picture above with the following dimensions: 10ft x 12ft 9 inch long x 7ft height at Centre approximate.

Total    £ 1797.00 Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £90.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times

Alpaca / Llama Pods

   

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Can be used as Quarantine pen
• Movable
• Great ventilation

The pods have good head height for Llamas or Alpacas then Maggie is only small.

Prices based on supplying Pod as pictured ( without guttering option extra )  with the following dimensions:
8ft x 9ft ft wide x 6ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

Total    £1206.00  Plus VAT

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £55.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

Double Open Ended Pod

Prices based on supplying Pod as picture above with the following dimensions: 8ft x 18ft long x 5ft 8 height at Centre approximate.

• New Galvanized roof coated in Polyester enamel, Juniper green.
• Tanalized cladding, Tanalized frame. 
• Base frame coated with Bitumen paint.
• Can be used as Quarantine
• Great ventilation.

Total    £POA

Delivery 0.60p ( variable surcharge applies ) per mile, built on site £90.00

Please contact Maggie for current lead times.

Optional  Extras 

Feeding stations and corner drinkers are available please contact Maggie for your requirements.

Adverse weather

Due to the constant weather changes we always recommend that you place Hurricane screws at corners of the pods and  strap over the pods.  (see picture below)

We stock hurricane anchor screw which can be added as an optional extra.  

 

New Hurricane ground anchors 650mm long. 

These are screwed into the ground with the aid of the anchor driver and tied to the pods.

Picture below shows the pod fastened to the Hurricane ground anchors with bailing band. 

Example of straps fastened to the hurricane screws 

Testimonials

 

Hi 

 

Hi Maggie 

The pod is awesome thank you.  The guys who put it up are a credit to the company, nice, polite, worked well and got it up in no time.

Andy

 

Hi all!

 

I have been so impressed with your service and approach right from the beginning – Josh’s driving skills and build skills are outstanding!!

Sue

 

Looking forward to our new boys coming to their new home (pod)!. Lovely to see young guys enjoying what they do and taking a pride in it…..

Yvonne

 

Thank you so much for the super pod, we’re super pleased with it. Lovely chap your son, he’s done a terrific job.

Lee

 

Thank you very much for the quick service and lovely pod. The lads were lovely.

Anne

 

A big thank you to Maggie, Paul and Josh for design, manufacture and installation of a wonderful pod. Alpacas have used it constantly from day one and seem to love it during these chilly nights. The pod does exactly as intended and has attracted a resident robin.

Hi Had the Guys deliver and erect a large pod for my Alpacas’s, looks great done with the minimum of fuss would certainly recommend these to anyone looking for a pod for their animals 

Thanks again

Best wishes 

Stuart

 

Hi Maggie, Paul & Josh

Apologies for not getting in touch earlier, I would just like to thank you all for going beyond the call of duty to get the alpaca pods up here to Caithness. 

The pods themselves are excellent and my new alpaca boys have really taken to them. 

Thanks again.

Graeme

 

 

 

Delivered 3 pet boys to their lovely new home today all tucked up in their pod from sandhills.

Thank you Maggie for my Alpaca pod mine absolutely love it xx

 

Dear Sandhills,

My wife is delighted with the Alpaca shelter you delivered and set up yesterday. 

I am sorry it took so long to get the ground fit for purpose, we now it’s done, she is very pleased.

Regards,

Patrick

  

Hi Paul, Josh,

Great to meet you both.  It’s just a quick email to thank you so much for coming down today and building the Alpaca Pod, it really does look fab and we are absolutely delighted with it. 

Hope the journey back hasn’t been too bad and you can relax the rest of the evening.

Fingers crossed the weather is kind to you over the rest of the winter and we will see you in March.

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas,

Liz, Shaun + The Alpaca Farm Herd

 

Good morning Maggie & Paul
Thanks for a great Alpaca pod…….payment transferred
Good luck

Mike.

 

Good to meet you all this Morning, best of luck with the drive back.

We are very pleased with our purchase.

Best wishes  John & Teresa

 

This is all rather exciting! Look what arrived this morning! Huge thanks to Sandhills Alpacas for designing and making a new pod for our alpacas! We are really chuffed with it.

Thornwood Alpaca Trekking & Therapy.

 

Once again thank you to you and Paul (and the family!) for supplying such a superb pod. The boys have started to go in and out of it of their own accord.  Also thank you so much for the nail clipping tuition.

I thought you would like to know that the porch/extension is a great success. Herodotus who is the youngest and the most shy happily uses this part of the pod while the other 5 go right in! 

 Russell and Sandie.

 

Hi Maggie just to say how pleased I am with my alpaca pod the ponies love it and although I got it mainly to keep them dry it has been wonderful in this hot weather

Catherine, Minty and Pheobe x

 

Thank you both we are very pleased with the pod 

Paul

 

“My boys loving their new pod….. a big thank you to Sandhills Alpacas for their cosy new home.  Its fabulous!“

Sahra 

 

Hi Guys

Pleasure to meet you both today, pod is wonderful the girls are looking.
Enjoyed your company.

Kind regards
Liz & Steve

 

“My boys have the alpaca pod, they all love it, they sleep in it at night, always run in from the rain and cool down in it in the hot weather, and surprisingly very few flies in there and mine sits under the canopy of trees I’m sure if my boys were to rate it they’d give it 5 * well worth the investment.”

Sue

 

“Hi Paul and Maggie,

Thanks for your visit to complete installation of our 3 x Alpacas pods.  Both the sheep and alpacas have really taken to them and have already been spotted running for cover in heavy rain showers.  It was a pleasure dealing with you;  you kept to the timeframe we arranged at the start, and kept us informed at all stages of the process.

Best wishes,”

Jane and Colin

 

“Hi Paul and Maggie

I thought I’d drop you a quick email to let you know that our new alpacas are making very good use of their new home in Embsay.
Thanks for all your help with the building and positioning of the pod.

Kind regards”
Matthew and Janet

 

 “Hi Paul and Maggie

From the word the moment we contacted Paul and Maggie about their alpaca pods we knew we were in good hands. They were so helpful and quick to answer any questions we had and kept us up to date on a regular basis on the progress of the order. The pods were delivered on time and we were given updates on their journey so that we knew exactly what time to expect them. It was great to finally meet them in person and they wasted no time in getting the pods assembled in our paddock which took less than a couple of hours. The pods look absolutely amazing and we can’t wait to collect our alpacas now. Paul and Maggie were so friendly and easy to talk to and even took the time to look around our paddock to see if we had any wild flowers that might be harmful to alpacas. Being new to keeping alpacas, they offered us loads of general advice and were more than happy for us to keep in touch if we needed to know anything more…we will definitely be doing this.

Thanks Paul and Maggie” 

Nel and Mark

 

Hi Maggie 

I just wanted to say how pleased we are with our Alpaca Pod.  It looks so smart, sturdy and is lovely and warm! It is perfect for our alpacas. We’ve moved three of the boys into that paddock now and it took them a week or so to venture inside but they are now happily munching on their haynet which is hanging up in there. 

Many thanks again for your prompt service and very efficient installation on the day.

Kind regards

Michelle

 

Dear Paul & Maggie,

Thank you again for the Llama pod we think it is great!

Kr”

Clint

 

If you would like any additional information please don’t hesitate to contact Maggie on mobile 07791 881556 or email  sandhillsalpacas@aol.com