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Choosing your stud male alpacas
17 Jul 2009Can’t decide? Go for the one with the biggest testicles.
Hmmm, I wonder what sort of search traffic that will refer?
Anyway, despite the early flippancy this is a really serious subject. As wannabe alpaca breeders, we’re facing the questions every newbie alpaca owner has to answer. Top of the list is how to select a quality [...]
With 3 months until we move to NZ, I’m becoming concerned about moving to the country after spending so many years in cities. I’ve never lived in rural isolation before and have been fretting about safety. How would we protect our land and our house? I don’t think the cocker spaniel we plan to get [...]
What to do with the poo?
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29 Apr 2009One of the great things about alpacas is that everything they produce can be used in some way or another. Their fleece is very desirable and is the main reason for keeping them, but even their waste can be put to some good (and creative) uses.
Unlike sheep or cows, alpacas will always poo in [...]
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10 reasons why alpacas rule
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15 Apr 2009Alpacas seem to just fit perfectly into our future plans. They have a lot of characteristics that make them suitable for what we’re trying to achieve. Here’s 10 reasons why alpacas rule.
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Huacaya alpacas
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13 Apr 2009The first thing to know about huacaya alpacas is how to pronounce their name. It’s [wa - kaya]. Um, I think.
Anyway, huacayas account for 90 – 98% of the total worldwide population of alpacas (the rest being suris). Their fibre crimps. It’s dense, springy, strong stuff making them look a bit like fluffy teddy bears, and [...]
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Suri alpacas
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9 Apr 2009There are two types of alpacas: suri and huacaya. They have different characteristics, and here’s an intro to the suri.
Pronk! Pronk!
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2 Apr 2009We all like to express happiness. Animals do too: dogs wag their tails, cats purr, dolphins go in for exuberant acrobatics and alpacas… well, alpacas pronk.
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Nuzzle and Scratch
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31 Mar 2009“Here we are Nuzzle and Scratch
Best by far Nuzzle and Scratch
We’re alpacas from the Andes
With hooves instead of handies
No two others can match Nuzzle and Scratch
Nuzzle and Scratch!”
View CBeebies Nuzzle and Scratch intro video
A colleague alerted me to this yesterday. Apparently his kids are big fans, and I can see why. But the theme song [...]
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Alpacas 1 – 0 sheep
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25 Mar 2009And this is one someone else made earlier. Meet Mario. A more inquisitive alpaca you not will meet (or something like that). I met him at Ashdown Forest Llama Park. This was my first encounter with an alpaca and I realised on that day that they would be part of my future. Kudos to Mario!
Alpacas [...]
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We're Anthony & Adeline and we're geeks who became dissatisfied with office life. We packed in our jobs in London and in October 2009 we moved to Tauranga in New Zealand. Aiming for a little more balance in life, we hope to shift our focus over to alpaca breeding whilst running a web design company.
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