alpacas: 10/19/06

Fw: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Judith,

I rec'd a message to complete my registration and all is well there, thanks.

Mary

----- Original Message -----
From: Mary
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Hi Judith,

Thanks so much for your suggestions...I signed up for the AlpacaNation Forum but made a mistake of putting in my full name as the user name. I don't think the user name was supposed to be our own name? When I sign in under my own name as the user, I get the message that it's invalid. I went back to change my username and I received the message that my email address was already in use. Any suggestions on how to get in there to change the user name?

The forum looks like a very rich resource of Alpaca information!

Mary Smallwood
York, PA

----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Korff/Ladysong Farm
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Hi Mary -- welcome to AlpacaTalk, and -- as Marianne noted -- there are other groups you might want to consider checking into as well. (As Moderator, I'd be remiss if I didn't suggest you try the AlpacaNation Forum as well -- it's well organized, has lots of diversity of opinion which give you a broad perspective on the industry, and has some pretty terrific members! Go to www.alpacanation.com/forum to check it out). Also check out the AlpacaNation library for materials that can be printed out (or read online, if you have good eyesight!)

It looks to me from the map that you're just a bit below Harrisburg, PA. You might make it a point to go to the annual MaPaca show there; it's a huge show, with lots of farms represented, and usually has great educational programming that you might enjoy taking. It takes place every April. There are other shows and events too that you can look into to help educate yourself about the industry (in fact, I was just at the Alpaca Heritage Events Pen Sale in Mullica Hill, NJ last weekend -- that's probably not too far from you, and is another annual event you might want to look into).

Have you visited any farms yet? There are some really nice farms not far from you, so you'll have lots of opportunity to visit, meet folks and get your hands on a wide variety of alpaca fleeces. Once you get "conformation" down (and that's not too hard), the biggest aspect of education is fiber. Make sure you learn all you can about fleece before you invest in anything, because whatever breeding program you develop hinges on your understanding of the fiber market.

Happy to have you with us!

Judith

Judith Korff
LadySong Farm Alpacas, Fleece & Flowers
Randolph, New York 14772
(716) 499-0383
www.alpacanation.com/ladysong.asp

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Mary,
E-mail alpaca nation, the contact Us link at the bottom of the page, and
explain the problem. They can probably free up your e-mail address again so
you can sign up again.

Tawny Bott
Abra-Cadabra Alpacas
303-621-9656
http://www.abra-cadabraalpacas.com
http://www.alpacanation.com/abra-cadabraalpacas.asp
Kiowa, CO.
Home of Bay Black, Multi-Blue ribbon winner, SRR's Mikado Rose,
Mutli-Blue Ribbon and Reserve Color Champion, Royal Peruvian Montaro,
Blue Ribbon and Reserve Color Champion, Ala Kazam
And introducing Blue Ribbon Winner, Full Peruvian, Lt. Rose Grey, Bandit of
Grace

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From: Mary
Date: 10/19/06 22:21:33
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Hi Judith,

Thanks so much for your suggestions...I signed up for the AlpacaNation Forum
but made a mistake of putting in my full name as the user name. I don't
think the user name was supposed to be our own name? When I sign in under my
own name as the user, I get the message that it's invalid. I went back to
change my username and I received the message that my email address was
already in use. Any suggestions on how to get in there to change the user
name?

The forum looks like a very rich resource of Alpaca information!

Mary Smallwood
York, PA

----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Korff/Ladysong Farm
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Hi Mary -- welcome to AlpacaTalk, and -- as Marianne noted -- there are
other groups you might want to consider checking into as well. (As Moderator
I'd be remiss if I didn't suggest you try the AlpacaNation Forum as well --
it's well organized, has lots of diversity of opinion which give you a broad
perspective on the industry, and has some pretty terrific members! Go to www
alpacanation.com/forum to check it out). Also check out the AlpacaNation
library for materials that can be printed out (or read online, if you have
good eyesight!)

It looks to me from the map that you're just a bit below Harrisburg, PA. You
might make it a point to go to the annual MaPaca show there; it's a huge
show, with lots of farms represented, and usually has great educational
programming that you might enjoy taking. It takes place every April. There
are other shows and events too that you can look into to help educate
yourself about the industry (in fact, I was just at the Alpaca Heritage
Events Pen Sale in Mullica Hill, NJ last weekend -- that's probably not too
far from you, and is another annual event you might want to look into).

Have you visited any farms yet? There are some really nice farms not far
from you, so you'll have lots of opportunity to visit, meet folks and get
your hands on a wide variety of alpaca fleeces. Once you get "conformation"
down (and that's not too hard), the biggest aspect of education is fiber.
Make sure you learn all you can about fleece before you invest in anything,
because whatever breeding program you develop hinges on your understanding
of the fiber market.

Happy to have you with us!

Judith

Judith Korff
LadySong Farm Alpacas, Fleece & Flowers
Randolph, New York 14772
(716) 499-0383
www.alpacanation.com/ladysong.asp

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Marianne,

Thank you for the suggestion to join the alpaca gelding list. I did sign up for it but didn't hear back from the moderator or anything...guess I will sign up again.

Thank you so much for the welcome, I get more excited as I read on about the whole process...so much to learn.

Mary Smallwood
York, PA

----- Original Message -----
From: Marianne Barry
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

welcome mary

it's great to see you researching alpacas. many of us on this site also participate on alpaca geldings site - which is a fiber oriented site. I highly recommend checking it out to learn from so many people and what they are doing with their fiber. please feel free to contact me anytime if i can help with anything.
have a wonderful day.
marianne
sonny haven alpacas
myalpacapride@yahoo.com

Mary <halle4@comcast.net> wrote:
I am looking forward to being part of this group of so many people who are
committed to Alpacas. I don't have any Alpacas right now, I am researching
all I can before I enter this new world.

Mary Smallwood
York, PA
halle4@comcast.net

Tim & Marianne Barry
Sonny Haven Alpacas LLC
Sumter, SC
myalpacapride@yahoo.com

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Hi Judith,

Thanks so much for your suggestions...I signed up for the AlpacaNation Forum but made a mistake of putting in my full name as the user name. I don't think the user name was supposed to be our own name? When I sign in under my own name as the user, I get the message that it's invalid. I went back to change my username and I received the message that my email address was already in use. Any suggestions on how to get in there to change the user name?

The forum looks like a very rich resource of Alpaca information!

Mary Smallwood
York, PA

----- Original Message -----
From: Judith Korff/Ladysong Farm
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] New to Group

Hi Mary -- welcome to AlpacaTalk, and -- as Marianne noted -- there are other groups you might want to consider checking into as well. (As Moderator, I'd be remiss if I didn't suggest you try the AlpacaNation Forum as well -- it's well organized, has lots of diversity of opinion which give you a broad perspective on the industry, and has some pretty terrific members! Go to www.alpacanation.com/forum to check it out). Also check out the AlpacaNation library for materials that can be printed out (or read online, if you have good eyesight!)

It looks to me from the map that you're just a bit below Harrisburg, PA. You might make it a point to go to the annual MaPaca show there; it's a huge show, with lots of farms represented, and usually has great educational programming that you might enjoy taking. It takes place every April. There are other shows and events too that you can look into to help educate yourself about the industry (in fact, I was just at the Alpaca Heritage Events Pen Sale in Mullica Hill, NJ last weekend -- that's probably not too far from you, and is another annual event you might want to look into).

Have you visited any farms yet? There are some really nice farms not far from you, so you'll have lots of opportunity to visit, meet folks and get your hands on a wide variety of alpaca fleeces. Once you get "conformation" down (and that's not too hard), the biggest aspect of education is fiber. Make sure you learn all you can about fleece before you invest in anything, because whatever breeding program you develop hinges on your understanding of the fiber market.

Happy to have you with us!

Judith

Judith Korff
LadySong Farm Alpacas, Fleece & Flowers
Randolph, New York 14772
(716) 499-0383
www.alpacanation.com/ladysong.asp

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