I take it you are unfamiliar with the North Idaho economy?mygrayfarm said:We have alpacas, but we won't be eating them.
Although we don't butcher them in this country, you can't fault the residents of a poorer economy who use everything they can!
Sorry about your economy! I live in the Baltimore/Washington corridor, where the economy is realtively stable. It probably will remain so as long as we have the Federal Government nearby to suck away our money - um, ah, that is, provide us with needed services...bare said:I take it you are unfamiliar with the North Idaho economy?
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I tell folks the same thing about elk... it's tough, wild tasting and makes you burp loudly. Don't have to share so much of it that way!
mygrayfarm said:Sorry about your economy! I live in the Baltimore/Washington corridor, where the economy is realtively stable. It probably will remain so as long as we have the Federal Government nearby to suck away our money - um, ah, that is, provide us with needed services...![]()
We get a new set of riff-raff every four or eight years...bare said:Awww, I wasn't complainin', keeps the riff-raff out.
::North Idhao- no money, no work, FIFTEEN FEET OF SNOW every year, -40 degree temperatures in the the winter, moose breed with the skeeters, no hope! Economy so bad we eye our neighbors starving llamas wistfully::
I can't speak about the llamas, but our ten alpacas will overwinter nicely on 50 rectangular bales - and that's if we have a hard winter with lots of snow cover (like last year.) The grain to feed them from now until April will probably run us about $50.00. They're pretty cheap to keep, and you can sell the fiber. There's a good market for it. The market for llama fiber is not so good, but it's there if you market for it. I can make more money selling the fleece than I can save by eating them. However, if I was in a Donner Party-type situation, who knows...bare said:Mebbe so...
Here's the price of hay locally 110 to 150 a ton.
Ann,Shepherdess said:I wish you were closer. i would love some llamas and alpacas. I want guard animals and wool. Here is what some raw fiber went for today on ebay
ALPACA FIBER 3.5 lbs, white, crimp, luster
C $80.94 6 5h 07m
ALPACA FIBER 13/4 lb, very fine, brown, NICE
C $54.40 3 5h 17m
ALPACA FIBER 1lb 7oz red/brown, cria, nice
C $47.77 4 5h 29m
Llama is worth alittle less. you can sometimes get a deal on ebay but never in the fiber stores
Ann