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Posted in Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Products on Sep 9th, 2011
What a treat for the eyes and imagination! Take a look at the photos of the winners of this years Natural Fiber Showcase in the International Camelid Quarterly. From over 150 entries and 7,000 votes by the general public, the winning entries in the Fashion, Art & Utility categories are featured. Each beautiful photo also [...]
Posted in Alpaca Business, Alpaca Characteristics, Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Personalities, Alpaca Products on Jul 11th, 2011
Alpacas can adapt to the heat of our summer days as long as they have cooler nights to recover. When nighttime temperatures stay in the upper eighties, this tends to create an accumulated effect and gives reason to take special precautions to avoid heat stress. Another point to keep in mind pertains to high humidity [...]
Posted in Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Personalities on Feb 28th, 2011
WOW! What a response to our Happy Alpaca Valentine’s Day video! By popular demand we’ve decided to make it available again… One of the many things I love about this incredible business is the expressions of joy on the faces of people when they interact with the alpacas. We open our ranch to visitors quite often. [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Starter Packages on Nov 23rd, 2010
Now is the best time to build or rebuild an alpaca livestock business! My friend and successful alpaca breeder, Jim Patrick of Denton Texas, wrote some very insightful information about the future of the alpaca industry recently. When he did… I took notice. Why? Because when he speaks… people listen and for very good reasons! He has a background [...]
Posted in Alpaca Characteristics, Alpaca Personalities, Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2010
Alpacas in Small Spaces – Are They Too Crowded? As I write this we are experiencing the 4th consistent day of rain and preparing for SNOW. This fact alone may not be newsworthy; however, we live in southern California! What I’m observing with my alpaca females applies whether you live in moderate or extreme climatic [...]
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 Characteristics, Alpaca Fleece on Oct 13th, 2009
Thoughts from Cindy Harris of Alpacas at Windy Hill as shared in Aug. 2009 When I think of green and alpacas, it usually conjures up either some idyllic image of rolling pastures and lazy days under the shade tree, OR the less lovely thought of partially digested hay and rumen dripping down the side of [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 22nd, 2009
One of my coaching clients asked a question that I’m sure is on the minds of many other alpaca enthusiasts … and that is all about the stability of alpaca market values. So here is my personal opinion: You see, because the most important source of revenue in the alpaca industry is the actual sale [...]