alpacas: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Help, I need advice on replacing my girls after the dog attack.

Hi Jim,

I understand all that. Perhaps I should have been more specific--it is easier to research alpacas that were shipped through Peru as they kept good records and all are easily searchable online. Most of these listings include histograms and the evaluators comments. There is nothing like this I have been able to find for Chilean and Bolivian. Accordingly, I am asking who some of the outstanding Chileans and Bolivians are and what are they known for. So far I've heard to look for Acero Marka, The Silversmith, Rolling Thunder and Patagonia, though other than the Silversmith, the others are farms and I'm sure have good and bad, so again, I can't get a baseline, though at least I have a start.

Thanks,
Morgen

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, jim gregoryk <jimg2312@...> wrote:
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> Morgen,
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> This always make Peruvian Breeders mad, but being called peruvian only means that it is the country it was exported from. Exporter/Buyer buy from all over South American and then sell from their home port. Yes I have been there and talked with these people and seen the animals at the ports and in the wild(so to speak as all aplacas are really domesticated and owned by someone). Having a pure peruvian line simply means that all were sold out of the Port(s) in Peru.
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> Alpaca from Chile, Bolivia and elsewhere are just as high quality as any.. Right now it seem to be the fad especially in the east to have peruvian lines.
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> I have my animals for their fiber and buy only animals with superior quality fiber and they have come from all over and from both Canadian and American registries. I have never had a problem ever with selling their gorgeous fiber or the offspring.
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> Jim
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> --- On Thu, 6/18/09, dreamwoodalpacas <faileflys@...> wrote:
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> From: dreamwoodalpacas <faileflys@...>
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Help, I need advice on replacing my girls after the dog attack.
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 6:55 PM
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> So I have a question, I find that doing research on Peruvians is much easier than Chileans or Bolivians, I guess because of the hype. Who are some of the outstanding Chileans and Bolivians and what are they known for?
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> Thanks,
> Morgen
> Dreamwood Farm
> Claverack, NY
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