Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: FEEd- A great Alpaca feed
No Offense Intended Heather,
Was replying to Steve's post not
yours. It is felt by many in this industry that most fiber blowout
is caused by overfeeding, or that we provide better nutrition than what
alpacas experienced in South America, and likewise you can "fine
an alpaca down" by not feeding much at all. In fact the
extreme is referred to as starvation fineness, but I don't want to
imply that this is what is happening in your case.
There is no
doubt that nutrition affects fiber quality, and there is no doubt it does
affect the health of the critter. Don't have any inclination at all to
challenge your results, Heather,and believe you completely, but I
have heard many an unsuspecting new owner repeat that their particular
purchase doesn't have the quality fleece it was purported to have by the
seller because of fiber blowout, when most likely it is the nature of that
alpaca to coarsen with age.
I have plenty of coarse alpacas on
my farm that had great microns at an early age. They coarsened as they
grew up and now I am seeking the genetics of alpacas that have retained
their fineness. If you look at most of the ads, the microns reported are
from the first year or two of life.
Sorry to have caused the
misunderstanding. Have a Merry Christmas!
Laurel
Bluebird
Hills Farm
Springfield, Ohio
937-206-3936
> That's
funny Laurel,
> We were feeding our old pellet as directed. We
have no interest in
> overfeeding, saying so and implying that
was the cause of our problems
> is insulting.
>
> We lost our best female to a perforated ulcer and had those
herd-wide
> micron blowouts. After we stopped that feed, general
health improved,
> specific health problems resolved or improved,
luster in fleece
> returned, crimp returned, crias are now
normal/correct birth weights
> instead of fatties making delivery
difficult.
>
> How do you account for those results? The
previous long-time owner of
> Aussie Rockford also changed from
that old pellet to our custom milled
> one, and also noticed
increased fleece crimp, luster, depth of color,
> which she
stated indicated an adundance of health. Due to the superior
>
feed.
>
> Even before we started this pellet, our
animals wouldn't touch Dynamite
> pellets. And with the WABA
pellet it was dicey. We haven't tried any
> other feeds.
>
> Heather
>
> On Dec 22, 2008, at 7:19
AM, Shouvlins wrote:
>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> No particular ingredient causes fiber blowout. It is just
caused by
>> eating too much in general whether it be too much
good pasture, too
>> much good hay, or too much supplement. I
also personally feel that it
>> can sometimes become a
convenient excuse for the alpaca that is too
>> coarse in
micron.
>>
>> Laurel
>>
>>
Tim & Laurel Shouvlin
>> Bluebird Hills Farm
>> 3617 Derr Rd.
>> Springfield, Ohio 45503
>> bluebirdhills@
>> www.bluebirdhills.
>> 937-206-3936
>
>
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