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Educational Alpaca Articles
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The Importance of Dams (in Alpaca
Breeding)
A few times I have been asked, "If I breed my
dam to your multi-champion herd sire, can you guarantee
me a champion cria?" I have to tell them, he can
improve bone density on your cria over the dam and he
can do wonders with the fleece. If you want improved
fineness, brightness, density, awesome handle, uniformity
of crimp then he's your man. But, what is the dam bringing
in genetics to that breeding? (continue
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What Will It Cost
Me To Start My Own Alpaca Farm?
When starting your farm with the intention of raising
alpacas to sell, or sell stud services, you are starting
a business. It will pay in the long run to go about
it in the most professional way possible. You need to
have a clear, realistic picture of the cost of starting
your farm and maintaining it through the first year.
The federal government views alpacas as livestock so
you will qualify for many tax advantages. Finding a
good agricultural accountant who can advise you of those
advantages, and help you set up your bookkeeping is
a must. Next determine where you want to be with your
business in a year, five years, and write up a business
plan to help you stay on track. Remember if you aim
at nothing you will hit it. (continue
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Born in the Wrong Place
I have always said I was born in the wrong place. I
was born in the city with a heart for the country. I
spent the middle years of my life edging towards that
dream. My husband Al and I found ourselves, at my insistence,
living on 35 acres of rough, spectacular mountain property
in the Sangre de Cristo mountains in Southern Colorado.
Al built our dream home there, but what to do with the
other 34 acres? In many discussions I had told Al, "I
should have been born on a farm." We had seen an
article about alpacas and thought, "What a perfect
environment for them. It might work!" (continue
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