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Alpaca / Llama Automatic Waterer (Ultimate)

Name: Alpaca / Llama Automatic Waterer (Ultimate)
SKU: dp-alpaca-1
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.00 (2 reviews)

$459.00 – $779.00

The Ultimate Drinking Post for Llamas and Alpacas

The Ultimate Drinking Post is the most reliable automatic waterer for llamas and alpacas. It will eliminate all your watering chores – no more chopping ice, scrubbing algae, filling tanks, or dragging hoses! The bowl fills and drains with each use, which provides fresh, clean water every time your animals take a drink. It doesn’t require any electricity and it can stay frost-free in temps as low as -50 F/-45.5 C! It’s so sturdy and durable that it’s backed with a 5 Year Warranty!

The Ultimate Drinking Post: The “Ultimate” model is a complete redesign of our original Drinking Post (the Legacy model). To see all the updates we made, check out the Ultimate vs. Legacy Comparison Chart.

The Livestock Paddle Attachment: The Drinking Post for Llamas/Alpacas features a weighted riser block that attaches to the standard flat paddle. To activate the water they’ll simply nudge attachment with their head. This is very easy and comes naturally to llamas and alpacas. This paddle attachment will come included with your Drinking Post for Llamas/Alpacas.

For more info on the Drinking Post for Llamas/Alpacas, click here.

Note: Llamas and alpacas are camelid mammals (in the camel family), so they drink less water than the other animals our product is designed for. Please be aware that this can extend the training timeline. Also, llamas and alpacas that are skittish or timid around humans may take longer to train. Please read our Training Guide so you know what to expect.

Need help with sizing? Before you order, you need to determine the correct size. Click here to use our Sizing Tool. Buying the right size for your climate is very important!

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SKU: dp-alpaca-1 Category: Ultimate Automatic Waterers Tags: alpaca waterer, automatic waterer, frost free automatic waterer, llama waterer, waterer

Description

Larry H.

I love it!!!! no more checking the trough, no more cleaning the trough, I did take the advice of another review and built a cage out of 1x1x1/4 angle iron I had around the farm, same length as the post and buried with the post. Glad I did, the first day 10 cows figured it out, they were pretty rough around the post. Haven't had this during the winter yet, but I'm not expecting to have any problems since I went an extra foot deeper than recommended depth with good gravel ground and excellent drainage. Really glad I bought two, both pastures have clean fresh water all the time. Highly recommend, no wires, breakers, and if my power goes out, which happens more than I like, I'm able to run my water pump with a back up generator and not worry about the extra draw to run a heater also! - 4/16/2022

Delroy B.

The watering post has been the best thing that I have done for my 3 horses, not to mention no more filling and cleaning water tubs! Amazing! - 4/16/2023

Cheryl A.

Best waterer I've ever had! Super easy to install and my horses love it. I'll never use anything else. - 4/16/2023
Carl S.

I had to starve my cows to it for two days and they used it as long as they couldn't get to a pond then they won't use it - 10/20/2024

Tonia Marshall

they are maintenance free and fresh water on demand, - 10/03/2018

Maureen T.

We bought our drinking posts about 3 years ago. I have had zero issues with them. We are on a well so once every fall I do take them apart and fully clean them since I do get sediment from the well. However city water should have no issues. My cows have fresh water even on the coldest days and we had record negative temps last winter! The drinking posts did great. I will be ordering more as we add more pens around the barn area. These are a must have for anyone that deals with frozen hoses, tank heaters, evaporation, and algae build up in normal waterers. They are great for horses and cattle and pigs as well. A post for our pigs is in the list for next summer. - 11/16/2023
Randy M.

Absolutely love the Drinking Post Waterer. Great not having to worry if the cows have fresh or thawed water. Really looking forward to not having to water the cows this winter. They took to it within a day or two including our calf. - 12/16/2023

MaKenna M.

We love our drinking post! It was very easy to install and the horses figured it out quickly - 2/20/2020

Yvonne Plourde Gurzell

I love my 3 drinking posts I bought. Living in Florida I needed something that would give them fresh, cold, clean water without the mosquito problem. I bought the portable one since I don't need to bury it in the florida sand. - 8/16/2021
Mo M.

I'm not sure how I could love my Drinking Post waterers more!! We installed them about 2 years ago so they've gone through 2 winters and summers and I think they paid for themselves the first week after installing them! The horses all learned quickly. OK, we have one mare (she's a bit wonky in the head in many ways...) who was a bit of a s l o w learner, but we helped her along and she was using them within three days. Everyone else (15+ horses) had NO trouble whatsoever. The test for me was my big draft cross because he destroys everything and he's been unable to figure out a way to completely destroy them either! They've been put to the test in sub-arctic long stretches and we've never ever had any issues with freezing. And, NO HEATERS!! That alone saves us so much money and time!! We will be putting a new structure up and we will be planning from the start where we want our new DP waterers!! I will NEVER have horses without these!! Oh, and I forgot to mention, there's no algae to deal with in tanks in the summer either! NO, I am NOT paid by them, I just love them that much!! When you're as old as I am and you've had to haul your share of water and break ice as much as I have, to find a solution that seems magical is the best feeling. LOVE LOVE LOVE them. OOOH - and their customer service if you do have a problem??? UNBELIEVABLE! My draft X that destroys literally everything found a way not to break the waterer, but the outside sheath. I called to order a replacement part and he asked for the measurements and sent one to me free of charge. LOVE the product and LOVE the company!! - 4/16/2023

Anne P.

I am very happy with the drinking post. I have installed shorter ones for my goats and regular sized for my horses. Happy to say they all caught on quickly and seem to enjoy drinking from them. The company was easy to deal with when a part can broken they sent me a whole new waterer. - 4/16/2021

Cory Ferguson

We have used these for 15+ years and can’t say enough about them. Talk about maintenance free. This is it. - 1/18/2019
Barrie O.

We installed two Drinking Posts in the Fall of 2023. Winter was one of those "every 8 years it gets this cold" ones with below freezing temps. My neighbors had to haul water to their horses, but we DIDN'T!! LOVE these waterers and will be installing more in newly fenced pastures. Just put em in and forget em! Worth every penny! - 2/16/2024

Breanna Bre

works great in Canada even at -30 - 12/17/2019

Elaine S.

We currently have 8 drinking post automatic waterers for our horses. We have one in each of 3 paddocks and 1 in each of our 5 stalls. Installing the drinking post automatic waterers was the best decision we made when building our barn and paddocks 4 years ago. A special shout out to Brad at drinking post who's customer service is above 5 stars - he is always there to help with any questions and goes above and beyond the call of duty to help with questions, etc. I highly recommend drinking post waterers to everyone I know. They are maintenance free except for the occassional cleaning of grass that horses sometimes leave when they take a drink. I love these waterers!!! - 11/17/2020
JoAnn G.

We just installed three posts at our farm in Marshville NC. Brad went above and beyond to get us the perfect size posts. Easy to install. Took horses about 5 seconds to figure it out. I highly recommend this company and their drinking posts. It’s the best decision we made for our farm. - 10/13/2024

Wendy J.

I wish I would have done this sooner. No winter electric bill spike to keep the water from freezing. Fresh water all the time and easy to install!! - 4/16/2022

Katie Pfettscher

Love our drinking post, so easy even my 3 month old pony filly uses it! - 8/24/2020
Shelley G.

We installed 3 DPW's in Northern Idaho last April. So far, we love them! So happy that we chose this brand/company for our watering needs. - 4/19/2023

Dave R.

We have four systems. The oldest one was installed about four years ago, and we had our first problem when the bowl stopped draining. Customer service was amazing. Tracked the trouble down to the weight inside the valve. The Company sent us a replacement for free. Installed and fixed the problem. After years of having electric heaters run to our automatic waterers, these systems are a life saver. If I had a gripe, it would be they don’t do a great job on the website at explaining, in written directions, how these systems work and how to disassemble/reassemble them. We are in the sticks so the YouTube videos aren’t as helpful. See the photo of the weight. This came out of a 6’ waterer and obviously worked for a good while; however, when draining stopped, the hexagonal replacement the company sent took care of the issue immediately. - 10/13/2024

Dean W.

Started with 4' not thinking the frost would go that deep, my bad... Called and was sent what was needed to extend to 6'. Fantastic Customer service. You can bet I will buy more as my operation grows. Good Job Guys.. - 4/16/2021
Roy Y.

We have 5 drinking post waterers 3 of them have been in use for 3years + 2new ones this year they work great in Wyoming. I highly recommend them for cows horses & Donkey's - 4/16/2021

Matt H.

We installed 2 of the drinking posts and 1 of the Classic Equine waterers. Our horses prefer the drinking post. Water is colder for them. Make sure you put a hard surface around though, the horse can make a mess. - 4/16/2023

Straycat

Easy install, works flawlessly so far, will see about freezing next Montana winter - 4/16/2021
Leslie Applegate

I love my Drinking Posts!! The goats always have clean, fresh water and I don't have to dump ice and drag hoses!!! - 5/09/2020

Michael G.

Excellent drinking post. Excellent tech support. Would buy again if I need another one or two. - 11/25/2024

Chris B.

its been 4 years since we installed our 1st drinking post and 3 years since we installed the rest. We have 5 total and I will say this. We have had zero issues with them and it has made life so much easier. They never freeze and cleaning takes 2 mins. I've shopped every waterer on the market and I know of at least 5 different brands that are used buy other horse farms around us and by far Drinking post is the best choice by far. they are a little time consuming to install so I was skeptical at first but been probably one of the best things we have done for our horses. - 4/16/2022
Lucile V.

Love ours. They never freeze. - 11/15/2021

Anne Vavra

We installed the drinking posts two years ago. This last weekend was beyond cold in Ontario Canada. (-41 Celsius) unfortunately the anchor for the paddle broke right off the bottom of the bowl. HOWEVER, System Fencing, (Dealer) had the bowl in stock and less than 24 hrs later we were up and running again. So easy to fix and replace even in this temperature. Thank you for an exceptional product! (And calling me back even though I didn’t need your help after all in finding my closest dealer). - 1/22/2019

Kyle J.

Have 4, cows love them, so do we. They work as advertised.. - 4/16/2021