Re: [AlpacaTalk] The more i research the more upsetting

 

I agree Darlene!     We're in the process of selling a high quality male to an Ontario farm......considerably more than $500.

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From: Darlene Long <darlong@gmail.com>
To: AlpacaTalk <AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 9, 2013 9:14 pm
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] The more i research the more upsetting

 

Really?

I'm in Ontario. I've had a herd of Suris and agisted huacayas for 8 years. I am part of a Breeder's Collective that teaches skirting, sorting, shearing and herd health to farmers. We work together to process our fibre and create products that are sold at our shows and at our St. Jacob's Farmer's Market store. Part of our group includes a fibre mill - and we can't buy enough fibre from across Canada to keep up with the demand for alpaca socks and our hand painted sock yarn. One of our members has just had a 100 yard run of Suri fabric done, and has a designer interested in using it. Her second run is almost ready. We are investigating having high end mens ties made from the fabric. We are about to start dyeing our specialty sock yarn in spring colours. The requests for shows for 2013 are rolling in.

I guess my point is this:

An alpaca is not an ATM.

You don't put hay in one end and have money come out the other. Like every business it takes marketing, creativity and hard work. The business model that works is the one that utilizes the renewable product from the alpaca - the fibre. Don't start off with an idea that the income will come from selling animals. That's what I tell the 3 or 4 people a week who contact me about buying alpacas. The money is in the fibre... producing high end goods and getting them to market. There are several groups in Ontario doing this, if you rely on animal sales as your revenue stream then you are raising pets or hobby stock. I am excited because the market is really starting to take off. Not the livestock market - selling an alpaca or two occasionally to the right person is a bonus.

Dar Long
Serenity Suris

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 8:24 PM, cateyes221981 <steven0095@hotmail.com> wrote:

 

I keep researching but people keep telling me things like "i would stay away from alpacas I got 3 for 500. Very sad i love these animals so beautiful and cute. But it seems to be the truth.

THings like beef cattle or diary are things that just never go out. I wish i could have some alpaca herd but it just does not seem realistic. WHat a dream though wow. Maybe just a small herd? I still will continue to research the ontario area to see the demand but even in my area it looks like no demand anymore.

JJ

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