Re: [AlpacaTalk] Short Bio
Hi Big Sky country,
This is Amanda from Across the pond. Notice how people go really quiet
.... when you mention the word 'marketing', and the idea of actually
'selling' animals? ..... I've noticed that too. I wonder if it's become
some little taboo that we just don't really talk about .... ?
I think I'm being devils advocate here, but actually selling our
alpacas? Well that's another matter isn't it and we are as small
breeders, up against the bigger breeders with plenty of spondulicks
(money) and marketing strategies .... oh and staff. And somehow, the
actual selling of alpacas is one of the quiet words that we whisper, so
well done for mentioning it, but I'm feeling really cynical lately and
I'd like to bet that you don't get many replies.
It might be more fruitful to band together with some of the other local
newbies and form a larger group for selling animals? Check out Wren
Owens set up. She seems to know what she's doing (Close-Knit Alpacas,
from Woodhull, NY).
Sorry for being so cynical. We are in a similar position to you, but
across the pond in England ... not much is that different it seems.
Best Wishes
Amanda Poyner
montanajag wrote:
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> Howdy all from Big Sky country,
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> I'll try to keep this short. [;)] We are Jim Young & Gail Andren, JAG
> for short, and have 22 Alpacas. We're located in Roberts, MT on 20 acres
> near the Beartooth mountains, hence the name Beartooth Alpaca Ranch.
> We've been raising alpacas for about 5 years. We volunteered at an
> alpaca farm in Vancouver, WA for about a year and a half learning all we
> could knowing resources would be limited in MT. We took the path of
> learning from poop to profit but we are still working on the profit
> part. We are on 3 sites; Alpacanation, Alpaca.com and our own site
> beartoothalpacas.
> on alpaca husbandtry. Unfortunately they had already purchased their
> alpacas [:(] but it's fun and gratifying to share our knowledge and
> resources with them. We will do most anything to insure the well being
> of alpacas, ours or others. We have learned to do almost everything
> connected to alpacas; breeding(of course)including mobile breeding,
> transportation(
> machine), blood draws, shots, shearing, spinning, knitting....
> stop you get the picture. Our weakest point is marketing, we sure could
> use some help in that arena. Well I've babbled long enough and we need
> to leave for a mobile re-breed. Thanks for you time......Love the Life,
> Live to Love
>
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