• I am an Alpaca farmer! come see what I do!
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also incoming picture/video dump in about 6 hours. i've got family here so i am real busy.
It costs $200 to shave this alpaca... [b]FOR 12 SECONDS[/b]
can I have a review of these socks please, I might get a pair
Damn those are some sexy female alpacas Do you do [sub][sub]private ;)[/sub][/sub] tours? [sub][sub][sub][sub][sub]this is a joke[/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub][/sub]
[QUOTE=ewitwins;35473100]It costs $200 to shave this alpaca... [b]FOR 12 SECONDS[/b][/QUOTE] that's an estimated price and me being optimistic it could be ALLOT more than that, plus you have to hire specially trained people to do it so you don't destroy the fiber.
[QUOTE=nemmises5;35473925]that's an estimated price and me being optimistic it could be ALLOT more than that, plus you have to hire specially trained people to do it so you don't destroy the fiber.[/QUOTE] Why don't you learn to do it yourself? It sounds like you'd save a lot of money that way.
[QUOTE=DrLuke;35474088]Why don't you learn to do it yourself? It sounds like you'd save a lot of money that way.[/QUOTE] years of training I think I am not sure. also as for the socks and clothes stuff, we will be shearing them in the next couple weeks and then I can start selling
Why did I read this as "I am an Alpha Farmer!"
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/iJt6w.jpg[/IMG] my dog jake(y) he is the "farm dog" he follows me wherever I go [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/N9O8Y.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RrLEx.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ssYHj.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/4K70Z.jpg[/IMG] made me LOL [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/rEZXx.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lqD6j.jpg[/IMG] my barn on the boys side with my house behind it and my family in the background shooting our arsenal of guns. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wAieT.jpg[/IMG] all of the girls [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/l3ryE.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/8xMYR.jpg[/IMG] my house [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wausy.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/95BrI.jpg[/IMG] the "muck" near their water [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/kENqf.jpg[/IMG] close up! [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WYp1p.jpg[/IMG] their valuable poop. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/EHAad.jpg[/IMG] jill and "josie" and my chicken coop in the background [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oJfqi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Bi4a9.jpg[/IMG] their water buckets [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/RGe9k.jpg[/IMG] we trimmed roulette's hair so she could see again. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/HHjJA.jpg[/IMG] Zoey was tripping balls the whole day because we were shooting for maybe 6 hours straight. we went through 200 rounds of 9mm and 600 rounds of 20 gauge rounds. and about 1500 .22 rounds.
Can I ride one?
How much land do you have? How much does it cost to feed them ect ect... What are your cost for say one month? I'd like to have my own farm at some point... What foods do they eat? do you mix it up from time to time? What is done with all that poop? you said you sell it? Do they like spending time with humans? How tall are they? Fenceing.. how tall should it be and is it electric? Even if you dont eat em...any idea what they taste like? Also tilt your phone next time... it should make it wide
[quote]How much land do you have? How much does it cost to feed them ect ect... What are your cost for say one month? [/quote] 17 Acres and 7 alpacas per acre so as of now we only use up 2 1/2 acres of our 17.5 acre property and we spend... per month...hmm the only cost on a monthly basis is water usage and every few months we buy hay and feed. [quote]What foods do they eat? do you mix it up from time to time? [/quote] we give them second cut hay and this pelleted feed that gives them all the essential vitamins and what not and the grass they graze on. [quote]What is done with all that poop? you said you sell it?] we have it in a huge pile in the back...Ill post a picture in a few minutes yeah we sell it [/quote] [quote]Do they like spending time with humans?[/quote] sometimes...it depends on if you have feed in your hands ;) ha ha [quote]How tall are they?[/quote] the tallest one comes just a few inches higher then me at head height [quote]Fenceing.. how tall should it be and is it electric?[/quote] 6 foot metal fencing non electrified [quote]Even if you dont eat em...any idea what they taste like?[/quote] err...no I wouldn't have a clue ha ha also yeah I realized that today I'll record another video tomorrow [editline]7th April 2012[/editline] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yP806.jpg[/IMG] I thought it would make a good picture... [editline]7th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=GeneralMoosen;35477789]Can I ride one?[/QUOTE] I can not even begin to count the number of times someone has asked me that question...and I am not sure...
...I don't like alpacas. They scare me.
post pictures of your arsenal of weapons in the firearms thread please? and how often do you have to shear them? do they look funny?
[QUOTE=nemmises5;35474436]also as for the socks and clothes stuff, we will be shearing them in the next couple weeks and then I can start selling[/QUOTE] how do you plan to make the socks and clothes etc.? do any of your family know how to spin and then make the items, or will you have to pay someone to make them for you?
dude that poop looks like it could be made into diamonds. is it actually valuable, by the way?
Thanks for the closeup of the shit, I was looking forward to it all day long.
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I LOVE YOU
All we need now is an alpaca with shades on.
[QUOTE=Autumn;35479845]how do you plan to make the socks and clothes etc.? do any of your family know how to spin and then make the items, or will you have to pay someone to make them for you?[/QUOTE] my mother hasn't really told me her plans about that kinda stuff yet, I am just a laborer v.v [quote]dude that poop looks like it could be made into diamonds. is it actually valuable, by the way?[/quote yes it is valuable it is used as fertilizer and is non-flammable.
[QUOTE=pansarkurt;35469231]Alpacas is like the new ducks.[/QUOTE] There used to be a duck chat thread but a mod closed it because they thought it was a crap thread.
I'll have some High def pictures in a little while.
Your chicken coop looks really cute! Could you record them humming? I'm really curious to see what that sounds like.
high def pictures coming sometime tomorrow
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/DsoEV.jpg[/IMG] NEW BABY weighs 14 pounds, Female, no name as of yet. I wanted to name her Elizabeth because her moms name is princess(see what I did there?) [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/jWZau.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Id9qv.jpg[/IMG] for some reason Zoey tried to eat her, I think it was for the after birth or something. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/6uO9h.jpg[/IMG]
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