Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Fleece and Shearing Question

 

Hi Laura:
Definately keep them seperated. That way you there will be no surprises.

By for now, Wayne
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From: jessica67401 <jessica67401@yahoo.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 7:38:16 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Fleece and Shearing Question

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!
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> Laura...still working on our website..a work in progress
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> www.Rhalfpintfarm.com <http://www.rhalfpintfarm.com/>
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> Laura Roberts
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> R Half Pint Farm
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> Spotsylvania, VA
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> From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of jessica67401
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 11:42 AM
> To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Fleece and Shearing Question
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> 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?
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> 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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