Hello,
I am looking into buying a heard and came across a farm that is trying to liquidate. I have worked with alpacas before, but have a few questions. I have not been involved with the paper work end of pedigree stuff, so please link me to a "for dummies" on that sort of thing.
The lady claims all the animals are pedigree, how do I verify?
They missed a year of shearing, I am worried it is too late in the season to sheer them now. If I buy them they will have to have coats to deal with the snow. Is this a deal breaker? I was always under the impression you MUST sheer every spring..... What would you do here?
They have all the males mixed with the females, this means probable pregnant alpacas? Is it possible to get the pedigree paper work if you aren't exactly sure which is the stud?
What do you think the vet bill would look like to have 24 alpaca's gone over and have their teeth done?
What else should I look for to see if the animals are healthy?
Does this sound like a total money disaster? Alpaca's are selling for $200 to $4oo each over here, and this would be significantly less then that. I just want to be sure that the animals are healthy and can be taken care of. I want to be sure they can be caught up to be where they need to be.
I am looking into buying a heard and came across a farm that is trying to liquidate. I have worked with alpacas before, but have a few questions. I have not been involved with the paper work end of pedigree stuff, so please link me to a "for dummies" on that sort of thing.
The lady claims all the animals are pedigree, how do I verify?
They missed a year of shearing, I am worried it is too late in the season to sheer them now. If I buy them they will have to have coats to deal with the snow. Is this a deal breaker? I was always under the impression you MUST sheer every spring..... What would you do here?
They have all the males mixed with the females, this means probable pregnant alpacas? Is it possible to get the pedigree paper work if you aren't exactly sure which is the stud?
What do you think the vet bill would look like to have 24 alpaca's gone over and have their teeth done?
What else should I look for to see if the animals are healthy?
Does this sound like a total money disaster? Alpaca's are selling for $200 to $4oo each over here, and this would be significantly less then that. I just want to be sure that the animals are healthy and can be taken care of. I want to be sure they can be caught up to be where they need to be.