Re: [AlpacaTalk] spots

Breeding problem??? The problem being, if you want and breed for multis, appaloosa, spots, patterns and pintos; you will only get solids.  On the other hand if you think spots are a dreaded thing and a "contamination" to your breeding program; you are sure to find a spot on every solid alpaca in your pasture.  I, for one, enjoy variety in my life...I like a cold beer just as well as a glass of wine, roses and daffodils, vegetables and fruit, sunny days as well as a rainy ones.  I wish I had more multis, they do distinguish themselves as unique among the herd.  Enjoy your alpacas for who they are...good health, temperment, fiber structure and yes, bloodlines are better tools for my breeding choices. Have fun with your breeding decisions...the waiting a year for the results is torture!!  Robin   

Ace & Robin Buettenback
B4 Alpacas LLC
3742 S Locust
Grand Island Ne 68801

--- On Wed, 11/19/08, Wendy Edwards <wendy.edwards@shaw.ca> wrote:

From: Wendy Edwards <wendy.edwards@shaw.ca>
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] spots
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 9:24 AM

hi - what is the issue about spots on an alpaca? Heather mentioned it and aroused my curiosity - one of my favourite girls has spots - she's beautiful and i can card four different colors from her: black, silver gray, rose gray and steel gray. Everyone who sees her picks her out of the herd and comments on how pretty she is

is this spot thing a trend? Or is there a real breeding problem? I am breeding her this spring to our solid color, full Bolivian male, mainly because of his bloodlines, not his color.
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
BC

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