Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: FEEd- A great Alpaca feed
Based on my own herd (around 60) observations and having always fed free
choice hay supplemented with grain based pellets.....
signs of blowout due to the pellets. Our crias are fairly fine 20micron and
lower for the most part. Our adults haven't experienced drastic changes in
micron....just a bit of increase each year for the most part which would be
fairly common as they age. Some adults are actually staying fine for their
ages and colors. We, like Laurel, are focusing many of our current breeding
decisions on both males and females that are retaining fine microns well into
8-10 yrs of age.
We do fleece and halter shows with good results. We don't supplement with
fiber nutrients. We are limited on pasture space and don't have ample lush
pastures for the animals to graze all day long, so a large part of their
diet is free choice hay. I have seen some animals leave our farm to go to lush
pastures where they fatten up and coarsen cosiderably.
over indulging can certainly cause blowout based on my limited observations.
I do wonder a bit if my 16-17 micron yearlings would have even finer fleece
if they were entirely grain free? Wouldn't that be awesome!
Carolyn Marquette,
PartyLite Gifts _PartyLite.com_ (http://www.partylit
The AlpacaRosa _www.TheAlpacaRosa.
2251 Sesame St
Mogadore, OH 44260
330-699-2182
330-618-9769 cell
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