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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Re: [AlpacaTalk] Acero Marka

 

i have one, and so does my friend Barb Lang - maybe BC has cornered the market on Acero Marka's studs(hee hee) - and both of them are colored
 
now i'll read all the other emails on this subject
Wendy
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 9:00 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Acero Marka

 

Why oh why is it so hard to find full Acero Marka huacayas? And colored full Bolivians? 



Heather

Heather Zeleny
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posted by Chaddo at 7:16 PM 0 comments

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Acero Marka

 

If I'm not mistaken, Andy and Cheryl Tillman should be able to tell you about Acero Marka imports.  Whether or not they actually came from the Hacienda, is up for grabs, but they would probably know more than just about anyone.

Dave
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Rebecca Wells wrote:
 

My understanding is that Acero Marka is both the name of a specific herdsire and an alpaca ranch in Bolivia named "Hacienda Acero Marka" that is known for producing alpacas with very fine fiber. However, as far as I have been able to tell, there are no records available for anyone to tell if their full-Bolivian alpaca came from the Hacienda Acero Marka ranch or not.


I just did a search on AlpacaNation for full-Bolivian gray females, and found only 10, and only 5 are rose-gray. One of them is my Bolivian Christina. She's very hardy; still going strong at age 14, pregnant and due in February.



Rebecca Wells
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Seattle, WA




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posted by Chaddo at 7:04 PM 0 comments

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Acero Marka

 

I have a dam imported from Acero Marka. She had 17 microns at import at over 3 years of age. She's 14 or 15 now and actually still has crimp. Not long staple any more, but she is pretty dense. Unfortunately, she's probably never going to have any more babies, but what I'd give for a whole her f girls like her!


I have a true black Bolivian import dam who throws really amazingly fine and crimpy crias. She herself was 21.2 at import, and was 24 at six years old. I will never sell her, either. Her yearling son (also true black and full Bolivian) tested at 19.4 microns at one year, and placed 1st of 4 under Amy Bliss Miller last weekend. I just sold a daughter of hers who was 16.2 at a year and 18.1 at two years.

I hope more people will breed full Bolivian! They are generally known for density, extreme fineness, and crimp, combined with lack of guard hair. 

Heather


On Oct 17, 2009, at 3:55 PM, mary meacher wrote:


You are right, Acero Marka was both a macho and the name of the ranch in Bolivia that bred some of the finest fibered animals ever. I have a dam from that line, she is not a full-bred bolivian, but she IS out of Acero Marka's Everado, a true black stud from Bolivia that died a while back. My dam is going on six years old, has had four cria and STILL has a 16 micron fiber. The cria she has given have, without a doubt had some of the most premiere fiber ever. While she doesn't have much in crimp and density, when you breed her to studs with those qualities, the fiber is amazing. I'm not sure I would ever part with this dam considering what she gives me. That and the fact I bought her from Jodi Wever five years ago. If others regard the fiber as I do, good luck finding any dams like mine for sale. 
 
    The turning toward happiness as a valid goal and the conscious decision to seek happiness in a systematic manner can profoundly change the rest of our lives.   — Dalai Lama
Mary E. Meacher 
Walnut Valley Alpacas 
96 Ashdown Road 
Ballston Lake, New York 
Cell: 518.878.1061
 

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posted by Chaddo at 4:25 PM 0 comments

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Acero Marka

 

You are right, Acero Marka was both a macho and the name of the ranch in Bolivia that bred some of the finest fibered animals ever. I have a dam from that line, she is not a full-bred bolivian, but she IS out of Acero Marka's Everado, a true black stud from Bolivia that died a while back. My dam is going on six years old, has had four cria and STILL has a 16 micron fiber. The cria she has given have, without a doubt had some of the most premiere fiber ever. While she doesn't have much in crimp and density, when you breed her to studs with those qualities, the fiber is amazing. I'm not sure I would ever part with this dam considering what she gives me. That and the fact I bought her from Jodi Wever five years ago. If others regard the fiber as I do, good luck finding any dams like mine for sale.
 
    The turning toward happiness as a valid goal and the conscious decision to seek happiness in a systematic manner can profoundly change the rest of our lives.   — Dalai Lama
Mary E. Meacher
Walnut Valley Alpacas
96 Ashdown Road
Ballston Lake, New York
Cell: 518.878.1061
 


From: Rebecca Wells <rebecca@alpacadero.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, October 17, 2009 2:31:10 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Acero Marka

 

My understanding is that Acero Marka is both the name of a specific herdsire and an alpaca ranch in Bolivia named "Hacienda Acero Marka" that is known for producing alpacas with very fine fiber. However, as far as I have been able to tell, there are no records available for anyone to tell if their full-Bolivian alpaca came from the Hacienda Acero Marka ranch or not.


I just did a search on AlpacaNation for full-Bolivian gray females, and found only 10, and only 5 are rose-gray. One of them is my Bolivian Christina. She's very hardy; still going strong at age 14, pregnant and due in February.



Rebecca Wells
Alpacadero Alpacas
Seattle, WA



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posted by Chaddo at 3:55 PM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] Re: Acero Marka

 

My understanding is that Acero Marka is both the name of a specific herdsire and an alpaca ranch in Bolivia named "Hacienda Acero Marka" that is known for producing alpacas with very fine fiber. However, as far as I have been able to tell, there are no records available for anyone to tell if their full-Bolivian alpaca came from the Hacienda Acero Marka ranch or not.


I just did a search on AlpacaNation for full-Bolivian gray females, and found only 10, and only 5 are rose-gray. One of them is my Bolivian Christina. She's very hardy; still going strong at age 14, pregnant and due in February.



Rebecca Wells
Alpacadero Alpacas
Seattle, WA



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posted by Chaddo at 11:31 AM 0 comments