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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Re: [AlpacaTalk] Question

 

My geldings are with boys but if I only had the small herd, I would let them all be together after allowing about a month for.the male hormones to settle down and they aren't fertile.

On Jun 8, 2013 8:31 AM, "maria b" <burnsfamilycentral@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Got some great feedback and emails from here. (Thank you all) I think I need to make some changes on my farm. I just wanted to ask 1 more question please.

How many of you have your geldings in the same paddock with your females? Are they in separate paddocks? What is your experience with that?

Thank you,
Maria

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My posts got flip flopped. Sorry.

Dede Crout.

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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Question

 

Got some great feedback and emails from here. (Thank you all) I think I need to make some changes on my farm. I just wanted to ask 1 more question please.

How many of you have your geldings in the same paddock with your females? Are they in separate paddocks? What is your experience with that?

Thank you,
Maria

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Maria,

We had this discussion a while back and because of the conversations there in, I've changed my mind about having geldings in with my females.

It depends on the gelding. If a gelding has been breed before they still have the "urge" to breed. I verified this with my veterinarians.

If you have a gelding in with your females and they try to breed, eventually they figure it out, consistently antagonizing the female. The intact males on the other side of your fence line ( based on your description of your farm layout ) will drive you intact males out of their minds.

Now, having said that, I have a breeder friend who has "taught" her geldings to let her know when a female is ready to breed. However, this is a breeding farm, not a pet environment.

In my opinion, if you do not wish to have several vet bills and endless fence repair, if it were me, I'd find a loving home for the female ( who seems to be the core of the issue ) and have all you boys together, happy in one pasture with no stress of rivalry. This is not to say the males will not banter and express dominance which is usually short lived, and normal behavior for males.

Dede Crout
Dragonfly Alpacas LLC
Marydel, Md
410 482 7794
www.dragonflyalpacas@aol.com
www.dragonflyalpacas.com

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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Question

 

Got some great feedback and emails from here. (Thank you all) I think I need to make some changes on my farm. I just wanted to ask 1 more question please.

How many of you have your geldings in the same paddock with your females? Are they in separate paddocks? What is your experience with that?

Thank you,
Maria

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posted by Chaddo at 5:54 AM 0 comments

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Keep in mind Maria, if your female can still "come in " she will lay along the fence line demonstrating her willingness to be bred which will drive all the males crazy, as I've mentioned before in our emails.

Dede Crout
Dragonfly Alpacas LLC
Marydel, MD
410 482 7794
www.dragonflyalpacas@aol.com
www.dragonflyalpacas.com

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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Question

 

Got some great feedback and emails from here. (Thank you all) I think I need to make some changes on my farm. I just wanted to ask 1 more question please.

How many of you have your geldings in the same paddock with your females? Are they in separate paddocks? What is your experience with that?

Thank you,
Maria

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posted by Chaddo at 5:53 AM 0 comments

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Maria,

We had this discussion a while back and because of the conversations there in, I've changed my mind about having geldings in with my females.

It depends on the gelding. If a gelding has been breed before they still have the "urge" to breed. I verified this with my veterinarians.

If you have a gelding in with your females and they try to breed, eventually they figure it out, consistently antagonizing the female. The intact males on the other side of your fence line ( based on your description of your farm layout ) will drive you intact males out of their minds.

Now, having said that, I have a breeder friend who has "taught" her geldings to let her know when a female is ready to breed. However, this is a breeding farm, not a pet environment.

In my opinion, if you do not wish to have several vet bills and endless fence repair, if it were me, I'd find a loving home for the female ( who seems to be the core of the issue ) and have all you boys together, happy in one pasture with no stress of rivalry. This is not to say the males will not banter and express dominance which is usually short lived, and normal behavior for males.

Dede Crout
Dragonfly Alpacas LLC
Marydel, Md
410 482 7794
www.dragonflyalpacas@aol.com
www.dragonflyalpacas.com

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Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Question

 

Got some great feedback and emails from here. (Thank you all) I think I need to make some changes on my farm. I just wanted to ask 1 more question please.

How many of you have your geldings in the same paddock with your females? Are they in separate paddocks? What is your experience with that?

Thank you,
Maria

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posted by Chaddo at 5:48 AM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] Question

 

Got some great feedback and emails from here. (Thank you all) I think I need to make some changes on my farm. I just wanted to ask 1 more question please.

How many of you have your geldings in the same paddock with your females? Are they in separate paddocks? What is your experience with that?

Thank you,
Maria

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posted by Chaddo at 5:31 AM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] OVER HOME ALPACAS OPEN FARM DAY – BETHEL, PA

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 23RD - 1 – 5pm

Visit the alpacas and new crias!
Alpacas, fiber, and finished alpaca products available for sale
3PM Mini-Seminar – ALPACAS 101 – instructor, Lisa Lewis – Farback Farms Alpacas
Enjoy a fun summer day on the farm, learn some alpaca basics and enjoy light refreshments.
For more information please visit www.overhomealpacas.com or call 717-673-2539 or 717-673-2541.
Hope to see you at the farm!

OVER HOME ALPACAS
43 MIDWAY ROAD
BETHEL, PA 19507

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posted by Chaddo at 12:58 AM 0 comments