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Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Tax Advantages on Apr 1st, 2010
This is no April Fool’s… the alpaca industry is alive and well. The sale of one very special alpaca stud for $675,000 is only the beginning!
At the end of February, a very important event took place… The Snowmass Auction in Phoenix AZ. Most of us breeders use this event as a barometer about the price [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Starter Packages on Nov 30th, 2009
If you answer YES to any of these questions then you might be interested in the concept of alpaca starter packages.
Have you wanted to start an alpaca herd or expand your present one?
Have you thought that the average prices for good quality pregnant females were just too high for you?
Have you talked about your dream [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Tax Advantages on Oct 30th, 2009
When we decided to get into the alpaca industry (Oct 2004), the benefits of two factors really stood out. First the gentle nature of the lifestyle appealed to us and second the favorable tax consequences sealed the deal. My initial research took me to several publications about the financial aspects of alpaca ownership. In this [...]
Posted in Alpaca Lifestyle on Jul 22nd, 2009
Alpacas love water – especially on a hot day. My females will stand in line to get their bellies hosed down. Then they wander off and find a cool place to roll, or lie in the mud, or bucket dance in their water pails.
This regular ritual allows me to give each one a close inspection. I [...]
Posted in Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Personalities on Jun 29th, 2009
As a species alpacas are more like cats than dogs and quite Intelligent.
When people meet alpacas for the first time – they observe gentle, curious animals with big doe-like eyes looking back at them. An initial question usually turns to their type of personality. My usual answer is that alpacas are more like cats than [...]