Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Fleece and Shearing Question

you have been misinformed that breeding must take place covertly. an
open female and a healthy stud will have NO PROBLEM breeding wherever
the female is positioned.

I suggest you have a chat with an experienced breeder (not the person
from whom you purchased your alpacas), before you consider doing any
breeding. Save yourself time, money and heartbreak.

If you are anywhere near Steve Hull (Arcadia), you couldn't get much
better advice.

Jan Davis
Derwydd Alpacas
24497 County Road 23
Esparto CA 95627
530-787-0007
cell 530-908-1506

On 2/3/2011 4:38 PM, jessica67401 wrote:
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>
> I have a 1 girl who is 3 a boy who is seven and a rather elderly
> gelding who is 14. Right now while I am learning they will be for
> fiber. I would like to try breeding some day though. Incidently, the
> people I got them from said they wont just "do it" out in the open.
> They have a rather large 3 sided enclosure but I have a gate that
> divides it into 2 sides if I want to. The previous owner said if I
> wanted to try to mate them I'd need to give them an enclosed private
> area. Has that been your experience or do you think I need to keep
> them seperate? Oh and for everyone who asked I am in Central Oklahoma
>
> > Good luck. Sounds like fun. I have only been an alpaca
> > owner/breeder since October 2008. We started with five and have
> grown to 21
> > and a llama. We had four for four crias born healthy this year..3
> girls and
> > a boy. I have two female Suris and two male Suris and the rest Huacaya.
> > Love them all!
> >
> > Laura...still working on our website..a work in progress
> >
> > www.Rhalfpintfarm.com <http://www.rhalfpintfarm.com/>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Laura Roberts
> >
> > R Half Pint Farm
> >
> > Spotsylvania, VA
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:AlpacaTalk%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:AlpacaTalk%40yahoogroups.com>] On
> > Behalf Of jessica67401
> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 11:42 AM
> > To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com <mailto:AlpacaTalk%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Fleece and Shearing Question
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I am a newbie to Alpacas so bear with me on these questions. I have 3
> > Alpacas that I just recently purchased. I have always loved Alpacas
> and we
> > bought them more as pets than anything. I do spin and knit so they
> will be
> > my own personal fiber supply and I hope enough left over to help
> suppliment
> > the cost of thier food and care.
> >
> > As I'm sure you know, they love to roll around in the dirt and
> leaves and
> > such and they currently have all sorts of VM stuck in their fleece. Do I
> > need to be concerned with trying to get it all out before they are
> sheared
> > or do I need to somehow try to prevent them from getting dirty in
> the first
> > place?
> >
> > Also, I have heard there are places where you can send the fleece to
> have it
> > tested for microns and such. Where can I learn more information
> about that?
> >
> > Again, I'm new to all this so pardon my ignorance but apart from the
> fleece
> > I will be processing myself where does one send thier fleece to have it
> > processed and how much does something like that cost?
> >
>
>

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