[AlpacaTalk] Another writer question
Ok it's me .. the writer.
Remember, if the question seems stupid, it's because it probably is.
I have cats. Not alpacas, except in my story, and I'm trying to portray
alpacas and alpaca owners in a good light, and as natural and realistic as
possible within the confines of the story.
In the beginning of the story, her husband gets some alpacas thinking they
are easy money. Mary initially struggles with these 'things' that she has to
feed and muck and chase around the field and she doesn't like these "things"
that he bought before he died in a car crash.
Then..... she falls in love.. with them. Those adorable alpacas.
Ok.. now she's ready to turn professional. It is love, but she also wants
to breed them, and create great wool, through breeding and nutrition.
What does she she need to learn?
Do you have breeding like cats and dogs? (in other words, do you pay the
sire a fee?) Do you have to keep the sire in a separate field from the
"girls"? Do you have frozen semen like dairy cow farms?
All those creas, do you have a nursery pasture.
Birthing. Do the creas come head first?
Ok. that shaving stuff. When do you do it? And what do you need to watch
out for?
Do you have computer programs for deciding breeding?
Are there color issues? (I know in some cats, two colors mixed get an
entirely different offspring color)
Any suggestions would be great!
I know I horrified one reader when I tried to feed the alpacas in my story,
in a minimal way. (I asked if someone who is depressed, could just feed
them once a day.) She was ready to drive down and have an alpaca intervention
and take my alpacas away. I explained I could "fix" my alpaca owner with a
few key strokes. So again if I've said something horrifying, remember I'm
not torturing any alpacas except in my imagination and lack of experience.
I'm asking questions so in the final version, she transforms into a
responsibly loving and in love with her alpacas farmer.
Best to you,
Marie (http://postcardsfro
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