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Alpaca Feeding & NutritionQuestions about alpacas nutrition?
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Alpaca HealthKeeping Your Alpacas Healthy |
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Alpaca Fleece & Fiber
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If you are considering becoming an alpaca owner about Where To Go To Learn About Raising Alpacas Alpaca Show List |
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Some Suggestions For Those Thinking About Becoming Alpaca owners.
Research.....Research....Research.....Learn all you can before you buy. Talk to owners (not just to those who you are buying from). Visit internet sites. Talk to fiber mills. Feed suppliers. Check out your local area for potential buyers for your raw or processed fiber products and know what their needs are.
Be clear in what you expect from your alpaca farm: Is it going to be a hobby or a business. Learn the tax laws that apply to your operation. Develop a long term plan: know where you want to be in five years.
Specialize in one color: while there are 22 colors of alpacas and variety looks nice in the field. Start out with one color so you can have large enough quantities fleece to meet the needs of a prospective buyer.
Know what you are feeding your animals.
Do not allow yourselves to get caught up in the "make big bucks overnight with alpacas" thinking. The potential for nice returns is a definite reality but several owners I have talked expected unrealistic quick profits. See more visit "From The Outside Looking In".
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