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Welcome, Nikyle!  You have a very interesting life and story, its really interesting that you are weaving with it, I love that.  Alpacas do pretty well with sheep, I'd just make sure the alpacas and sheep are all wormed at the same time and run a few fecal tests on a few alpacas you can drop off at your vet's office or send in yourself to a lab before worming or 2-3 weeks later, they are pretty cheap to do.  Also, make sure the sheep do not get any alpaca pellets or alpaca minerals because sheep can't have any copper.  Were all the sheep vaccinated for CL?  That can be transmitted to alpacas and can be deadly.  Otherwise, they should be okay with the sheep unless you have intact males in there, which will try and breed the sheep and can cause infections and abortions from continously breeding any already-pregnant alpacas or sheep.  Most breeders keep alpacas males and females separated and breed them by putting them in a pen together just until one breeding is finished, we repeat it seven days later and then again in seven more days if the female is receptive, if she's not, she'll usually spit at the male.  Sounds like you have a very interesting herd! 

 

Susan

Riverside, CA 

 

In a message dated 9/26/2013 1:26:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, my_churro@yahoo.com writes:

 

Ya'at'eeh! (Greetings! in Navajo)

My name is Nikyle Begay, I am 23 and Native American of the Navajo Tribe in Northeastern Arizona. I've been raising Huacaya Alpacas for 2 years and have a herd of 11, 9 females and 2 breeding males. I also have Navajo-Churro Sheep, that I've been raising for 10 years and Rambouillet Sheep that I've been raising for 20 years.

My program focuses on producing healthy animals with a dense fleece, medium staple length and good crimp ratio, that conform to Registry Standards. Majority of my herd is unregistered but from GREAT registered lines. They graze with the sheep upon the arid southwest range and are fed supplements to ensure a proper diet.  

I am a 4th generation Navajo Weaver and if you're familiar with Navajo Rugs, you know that they're almost always woven with Sheep's wool. This is how I acquired my first Alpacas, which was through trading my rugs for quality animals. In the beginning I've blended Alpaca fiber with de-haired or lamb Navajo-Churro wool and woven with it. Right now, I am focusing on using Alpaca yarn to weave softer blanket rugs and traditional rug garments. 

Being that I am still very new with Alpacas, I hope to learn more with the use of this Yahoo! Group.

Ahe'hee (Thank You in Navajo),

Nikyle 

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[AlpacaTalk] Introduction

 

Ya'at'eeh! (Greetings! in Navajo)

My name is Nikyle Begay, I am 23 and Native American of the Navajo Tribe in Northeastern Arizona. I've been raising Huacaya Alpacas for 2 years and have a herd of 11, 9 females and 2 breeding males. I also have Navajo-Churro Sheep, that I've been raising for 10 years and Rambouillet Sheep that I've been raising for 20 years.

My program focuses on producing healthy animals with a dense fleece, medium staple length and good crimp ratio, that conform to Registry Standards. Majority of my herd is unregistered but from GREAT registered lines. They graze with the sheep upon the arid southwest range and are fed supplements to ensure a proper diet.  

I am a 4th generation Navajo Weaver and if you're familiar with Navajo Rugs, you know that they're almost always woven with Sheep's wool. This is how I acquired my first Alpacas, which was through trading my rugs for quality animals. In the beginning I've blended Alpaca fiber with de-haired or lamb Navajo-Churro wool and woven with it. Right now, I am focusing on using Alpaca yarn to weave softer blanket rugs and traditional rug garments. 

Being that I am still very new with Alpacas, I hope to learn more with the use of this Yahoo! Group.

Ahe'hee (Thank You in Navajo),

Nikyle 

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