RE: [AlpacaTalk] Dog Attack, any advice on Suri alpacas as replacements?
Hi Wendy,
We have both suris and huacayas and your question brings up some interesting
factors. We like them both..but you just have to understand a few things
about each type to get the best values.
It is relatively "OK" to have a huacaya from two suris. I have a Color
Champion Gray huacaya girl, Pandora, who is in our foundation herd who is
such an alpaca. Her fleece is still absolutely consistently "zipper"
crimped with a long staple and tiny bundles.just want you want; great luster
and very fine. So the girl overall, her conformation and fleece, are top
notch. If I were willing to part with her, I would disclose her
parentage.and I'd have no problem selling her for a lot of money, because
she is worth every bit of it. However, I would not sell her for any
reasonable sum.
We had her Mom, Tally Pearl, who was a suri. We bred her only to dark,
solid suris with very good locking..and a track record of only suri
births...even in the collateral relatives. We bought her already bred with
the huacaya girl at foot when we were just starting out. I bought her
mainly for the cria at side.and that was not a bad move in this case. I
lucked out! But Tally's suri offspring are harder to sell because their
"sis" is a huacaya.even though Mom was an import and so it does not show on
her pedigree as anything but suri..I would not sell her without disclosing
her huacaya daughter from a well known gray suri stud!!! Tally has passed
on due to the "snots" a year or so back, so now the issue is moot.
We breed her huacaya daughter, Pandora, as a huacaya and she has given us 2
beautiful, award winning huacaya girl crias and is due with a third any
moment.
Her suri siblings are bred as suris to the best studs we can afford and so
far, they have not ever thrown anything but suris for us. However, it is
very well to remember when buying a suri that all the hype in the world does
not truly deny the fact that these so called "pure" suris.are only as pure
as the AMERICAN pedigree..their Sire or Dam before importation might just
have been a huacaya!
We just don't have that many generations of "pure suri" on the ground to
ensure you won't get the occasional huacaya from your suri breedings.
AND..those huacayas should not be disparaged, they can be great quality.
But it does reflect negatively on their suri parents..so just be aware and
understand what is the truth here.
Have very good luck with your shopping! If you are not sure what you want
suri wise, I could make some off list suggestions of people who could help
you get the best suris you can afford for your new herd, if you like. There
are folks out there who truly know their suris and who has whom for sale!
Allison Moss-Fritch
New Moon Alpacas
Santa Clara, CA
http://www.newmoona
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Behalf Of wnunezcruz
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 5:14 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Dog Attack, any advice on Suri alpacas as
replacements?
Hi everybody, I really appreciate all of the advice, and condolences. You
all have really helped me through the process of healing. I am still not
sure if my insurance is going to pay, but they have all the information they
need now and I am only waiting to hear from them. I have been looking at
alpacas to purchase and I am considering Suri's this time because someone
has a package of 3 suri girls and 1 Huacaya girl for $7000.00. The only
thing is I don't understand alot about Suri's becuase I studied huacaya's.
The Huacaya they are offering is out of 2 suri's and one of the suri's is an
F3 Suri. Will I be able to sell a huacaya out of 2 suri's? Can anyone give
me some advice? Thank you all in advance and God Bless.
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