Re: [AlpacaTalk] BEW's

Hi Heidi,

I own one BEW female, and as I said my first cria was a BEW boy. Neither of them are deaf, but some are. However, deaf alpacas do quite well in a herd setting. I would NEVER breed for a BEW. However, a BEW male makes a wonderful fiber animal. They have very soft fleece.

A BEW female will not produce a BEW cria if you breed them to a solid herdsire. I always recommend a dark one, as this way you can be sure there are no small spots, which can be easily missed on fawns and lighter colors. Never breed a BEW to a dark eyed white. You do not know if the dark eyed white has the spotting gene.

With BEW you will get either gray or spotted alpacas. This is because they have two spotted genes, and no solid one. A BEW from two grays, will give you all gray cria. If you were breeding for gray a BEW would not hurt, and could be considered beneficial to the breeding program. If you do not want to breed for spotted or gray alpacas then a BEW would not be a wise purchase.

There have actually be a number of very famous BEW herdsires. I know there was one in Australia that I have heard of. Another good source of information on BEW and color is Elizabeth Paul from Australia. She did a lot of consulting with me when my first cria was born…

Janet

----- Original Message ----
From: "Radched@aol.com" <Radched@aol.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 10:34:16 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] BEW's

Hi Wendy,

Definitely go to the alpacanation forum and search on BEW.? Several folks give the reasons why they would, and would not, buy a BEW.? Mainly its financial, because if you breed them right, there is not issue with it in the offspring.? And not all are deaf - even the ones who are don't pass it on with proper breeding, and most are able to cope fine with the assistance of their hearing counterparts.

Heidi Christensen
WingNut Farm Alpacas
Graham WA
(253) 846-2168 or (253) 592-0200
www.wingnut- alpacas.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Edwards <wendy.edwards@ shaw.ca>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 4:08 pm
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] BEW's

hi - i really appreciate all this information and the web sites - i was talking to a breeder today and she told me that some people prefer BEW's - but considering the fact they could be deaf and disadvantaged, i'm not sure why anyone would try to breed or buy BEW's - maybe there is something i am missing - i will continue to follow up on the websites and read, read, read.

Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
Port Alberni, BC

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