Especially since our pastures are miniscule to the altaplano. Giving them different hay, pine tree branches (they love the needles, just make sure it's not ponderosa pine), or other treats will help their attitude.
Cheers,
Dani
Dani McKenzie & Hovey Moore
Longbottom Meadows
Roy, WA 98580
www.longbottommeadows.com
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There are plenty of mini mills that will process your fleece. For as much as $40 per pound (highest price I've seen so far), you can have it spun into yarn, and that price includes scouring and carding, and then you can sell it for $7 per ounce, which comes to $5 per ounce profit, minus any shipping charges, by my math.
There was also an offer of $5 a pound from the blanket project or something like that.I would like to find a mill close to home to have my fleece spun.Jim GuerinYelm, WA----- Original Message -----From: Heather ZelenySent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:56 PMSubject: [AlpacaTalk] snarky postDid everyone see that eBlast from the people who want to buy your fleeces, minimum 3.5", and sorted, grades 1-4, for UP TO $3 a POUND?
For crying out loud, I hope no one falls for this. Getting a fleece sorted is at least $15 per fleece, and cost of shearing, and shipping... I think you'd lose money on this deal. Much better to send it to a local mini mill and have it spun to sell.
HeatherHeather ZelenyWhite Lotus AlpacasOregonHolistic Farm and Elite Fleece
posted by Chaddo at 8:14 PM
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----- Original Message -----From: Heather ZelenySent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 3:56 PMSubject: [AlpacaTalk] snarky postDid everyone see that eBlast from the people who want to buy your fleeces, minimum 3.5", and sorted, grades 1-4, for UP TO $3 a POUND?
For crying out loud, I hope no one falls for this. Getting a fleece sorted is at least $15 per fleece, and cost of shearing, and shipping... I think you'd lose money on this deal. Much better to send it to a local mini mill and have it spun to sell.
HeatherHeather ZelenyWhite Lotus AlpacasOregonHolistic Farm and Elite Fleece
posted by Chaddo at 8:08 PM
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I can't agree with this strongly enough. Monsanto cannot be given free reign over our food crops, or our livestock feed crops! Monsanto's GM crops are documented to have tainted crops worldwide, and then Monsanto sues the injured farmer!, for theft of their intellectual property or some ridiculous garbage like that.
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From: Sarah Alexander, Food & Water Watch <fwwatch@mail.democracyinaction.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:46 PM
Subject: Urgent: Monsanto's GE Alfalfa Approved
To: nanygoat@gmail.com
The USDA Just Announced Final Approval of Monsanto's GE Alfalfa
Take Action NOW to Demand President Obama Reverse this Decision
Dear Nan,
We just found out that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack approved Monsanto's genetically engineered alfalfa for widespread planting this spring. This is outrageous and wrong, and it will hurt organic farmers.
Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Has Been Approved, But President Obama Can Have the Final Say
Demand that President Obama reverse this disastrous approval.
The USDA decision to allow GE alfalfa to be planted unleashes another unnecessary genetically engineered crop into our environment and puts organic farmers at risk of widespread GE contamination. The agency did no real assessment of the harm that GE alfalfa could do, and caved to pressure from big agribusiness to approve this genetically engineered crop before the spring planting season.
President Obama is the last line of defense, and can stop the widespread planting of Monsanto's GE alfalfa. Take action now to demand President Obama stop this disastrous approval.
http://action.foodandwaterwatch.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5667
Thanks for taking action,
Sarah Alexander
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posted by Chaddo at 7:26 PM
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DeDe It started with alfalfa fasy went to corn & scratch grain.I actually changed yhe heading to corn. But over yhe last week or more several sites & most of the same people have been posting with this debate.See I have way too much time on my hands being stuck in for some many hours.Health reasons...... Actually, someone was saying they feed chicken scratch to alpacas, that's how this thread began... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry The Drs on site talked a couple weeks ago about the risk & the research showing corn as a poor choice. That is how the alfalfa post got started.......
On Jan 27, 2011 4:38 PM, hrpufnstuf13@yahoo.com <hrpufnstuf13@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dede Crout
Dragonfly Alpacas LLC
Marydel, MD
On Jan 27, 2011 11:35 AM, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.com> wrote:
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Did everyone see that eBlast from the people who want to buy your fleeces, minimum 3.5", and sorted, grades 1-4, for UP TO $3 a POUND?
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