[AlpacaTalk] breeder/references

 

Hello all!
I have been reading some of the posts on breeders and aggressive animals.
I find this of interest because I have experienced this first hand with a female.
This female was top dog and nothing I did was going to change that!
At times she could be the gentlest Alpaca in the world and turn right around and be the worst the next day.
Anyway...
I believe that some animals like people just don't see eye to eye, no reason just don't like each other. Rub each other the wrong way so to speak.

On the other hand some farms have more resources to handle animals that are "spirited"
If I alone have to give a shot to an animal that is 170lbs that doesn't want the shot this is a "problem". If my farm has several other people to hold this animal it is not a "problem"
The "problem" is only as large as the individual perceives it.

I have been to many farms where behavior I consider to be undesirable is normal to them.

Large farms tend to have a more open view of what is acceptable then small/new farms do.
Some things to consider before purchase....

Disposition of animal and sire and dam...did offspring inherit the gentle nature or the wild/evil side. Future offspring will also.

Handle each animal as an individual, can you touch legs, feet, tail without getting kicked or pulled or spit on?

How does this animal react to you and your style of handling?

If this is a bred female when is she due? Do I want a winter birth; is my barn set up for that?

Evaluate all these and fiber, conformation, etc, then ask yourself?

Is the work I will have to put into caring for this animal in proportion to the value I will get out?

Poor planning and short sightedness makes for a rotten relationship.
Man and Beast

Tim Gray
Greenbrier Creek Alppacas
Orient,Ohio

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