Re: [Alpacasite] Re: Llama in car...

MAJOR differences in how the llama industry and the alpaca
Industry are organized and run..... Makes for a HUGE difference in
How the pricing changes over time. Has proven to be so far and
Looks to be in future a very SLOW and acceptable price drop in
SOME alpacas as we become better able to distinguish desirability
And are better able to breed FOR those traits.



Kathryn & Robert Coursey
kathryn@coursey.org
Chipola Alpacas
in the Panhandle of Florida
www.chipolaalpacas.com
(850) 639-6809
I am a source for weeping willow trees
and white mulberry trees.

Some folks are like Slinkies,
Not good for much,
But ya just can't help but smile
When you see one tumble down the
stairs.

-------Original Message-------

From: Susan Gawarecki
Date: 12/05/05 02:25:27
To: alpacasite
Subject: [Alpacasite] Re: Llama in car...

Oh, I totally agree. Most of my 11 llamas are classic
light wool. I am into using fiber now, and that's why
I keep two gelded alpacas as well. The boy llamas
(and one of the adult girls) are packers and one pulls
a cart also. My herd is very diverse!

A side note: like in the photo, my best breeding
female has tipped ears (the tips went soft when she
was 3 years old). I first saw this girl as a weanling
about ten years ago and really wanted her. At that
time, her asking price was $7000, far beyond my means.
She showed well and threw great babies for her owner.
Then her owner decided to get out of llamas and
"gave" her to me for $300. Those high prices didn't
hold forever in the llama industry--a cautionary note
for those of you who consider your alpacas
"investments."

Susan

Barrie Hanslip wrote:

<<I know this is an alpacasite, and this is llama
talk, but this is something
that has bothered me for years. Those of us who are
really "oldtimers" all
fell in love with llamas when they were all this
type...............very
light wooled, guanaco-appearing, regal animals with
attitude!! Now it seems
we are supposed to think the "new type" are somehow
better than these
oldies. Is the loss of these classics perhaps one of
the reasons why the
interest in llamas has dramatically decreased?? I
STILL prefer the "old
type" llama;-)>>

Susan Gawarecki
Pathfinder Farm
Andersonville, TN

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