Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: How do you breed great blacks?

Hi Mandy
where are you located.
Scott Ebert
Erie Oasis Alpacas

mmttocher <miniwaka@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
Hi there - this is all very helpful to me. The bit of reading I
have done led me to put my "half decent" girls to the best gray stud
around - so I made a good decision it seems!

Reading the comments here, am I right in assuming there is no
evidence to date that you get great blacks faster [i.e. in fewer
generations] by bringing in whites early on to "jump start" the
process?

Has anyone tinkered with line breeding to "cement" in traits like
black then straight away bringing in a good white? Hope that makes
sense???

The problem I have is a limited range of black studs locally so I
figure I need to be very strategic about my choices now while I am
in the early stages of "improvement"- i.e. its now or never re:
bringing in the lighter colours. I say this because my ultimate
goal is to produce great blacks. Hope this doesn't sound too
muddled.

Thanks again - keep the comments coming!
Mandy

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