[Alpacasite] Re: Registered Names/Herd Identifiers

John,

I like farm identifiers for 2 reasons. Like you, I rarely recognize
what the letters stand for. However, when I have an interest in a
particular animal I will take the time to track that information
down. Without the identifier it would be very hit or miss if I would
EVER find the small farm that produced a particularly excellent
animal.

Beyond that....................All the neat names would be taken
already! Names such as, "Black Thunder"!! "Apollo"!! "Silver________"
(your fill in the blank) would be used once and only once. Put a farm
identifier in front of these neat names and we can all use them ;-)

Signing off for the weekend folks. My internet connection continues
to be down at home. See you all on Monday, and Happy Thanksgiving.

Neil
A Paca Fun Farm
Mt. Airy, Maryland
Sugarloaf Mountain, Maryland
www.apacafunfarm.com
--- In Alpacasite@yahoogroups.com, John Robinson <jmr@h...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I thought I might jump in here and mention that there are some
farms
> who can not use initials when it comes to a herd identifier. In
our
> case we have to use HR Alpaca's because both HR and HRA were
already
> taken.
>
> I'd also like to add that with the exception of three identifiers
> listed below, I don't recognize any of the others. In order for a
> farm's initials to be easily identifiable it would need to do quite
a
> bit of advertising, aside from registering animals, to brand their
> farm. It would make all of these other identifiers a moot point if
> someone isn't able to recognize the farm they represent. With the
> exception of being able to duplicate names in the registry and
using
> the initials to differentiate between two animals with the same
name,
> they're obsolete, wouldn't you say?
>
>
> John Robinson
> HR ALPACAS & SURI LLAMAS
> OR
>
> Lona Wrote...
>
> We have purchased alpacas with the full farm name in the animals
> registered
> name but it just seems to be a bit of overkill. Most will know whose
> identifier specific initials are (ATV, AABC, MFI, OAR, PVA, AFA,
etc) so
> what is the point in the entire name being used? I am NOT saying
it
> is wrong
> but it is just an issue for me that I tend to avoid in my purchases,
> especially if it is a stud male.
>
>
>
> When I mentioned the above a few years ago to a newer alpaca
breeder,
> they
> immediately changed from using their farm name to initials and I
> continue to
> purchase from them.
>
>
>
> Yes, we have purchased an animal whose name was subsequently
changed.
>
> Lona
> ALPACAS of Tualatin Valley, LLC - Since 1988
> Buy N. American for "Pure Perfection"T
> <http://www.alpacatv.com/> www.AlpacaTV.com
>

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