Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Alpacas and Emus
Some alpacas have less leg hair than others. Some areas in South
America bred them for less leg hair and clean faces, simply because
they didn't want to deal with leg and face hair! And of course too much
facial hair can compromise eyesight.
It is said that if an alpaca spends too much time in water, it will rot
the hair off. I remember someone who owned a male with great
bloodlines, had him leased to a farm in a wet southern state. When he
got back home, he had no leg hair from standing in tall, moist grass
for months. They were mortified because at the time "leg coverage" was
all the rage.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Creswell, OR
541.895.0964
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
http://www.whitelot
http://tech.
On Dec 5, 2008, at 7:02 AM, houckj@aol.com wrote:
> <<Speaking of emus..... I have 2 rescue alpacas who have beautiful
> fiber
> but none on their legs. They hair just hangs down and the legs are
> just plain
> short furred, making them look a bit like 4 legged emus with furry
> necks...
> IS this a common breed flaw or are they chewing each others legs or is
> there something else?
>
> Thanks
> Lysa>>
>
> I got an alpaca several years back that had no fiber on her legs. She
> was the ugliest thing, had the worst haircut I had ever seen, her coat
> just hung down like you are describing, over naked legs. But after
> growing it out and having it sheared (a "good" hair cut), and having
> it
> grow back out, she is beautiful now. I have no idea why she had no
> fiber on her legs when she came to me; but she sure was having a bad
> hair day(s) :-).
>
> Warmly, Janice
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