The neighbors and I are hosting a seminar on March 14 here at my farm. What I like about my neighbors is that we all have the same feelings about selling alpacas. Which is – that we would like to sell alpacas because that is what our business is based on but we have no need or desire to sell alpacas to people who are not ready, willing and able to take care of them and make their own farms successful.
We’re reaching out with this Buyers Clinic to people who are interested in alpacas but are not sure if they are the right choice for their farm or not. We believe that what people want to help them make a decision to buy or not is simply frank and honest information from people who have done it. What are the risks and pitfalls to watch out for when starting an alpaca farm, what works, how to tell if an alpaca is a good value for breeding stock (and not all are!) or a plain & simple fiber producer (not that there’s anything wrong with that!), how hard are they to take care of. With over 50 years of alpaca care experience between 5 farms, we have the answers you need to the questions you have.
We also would like to use this seminar to provide some affordable education for folks who may have recently bought alpacas and (for a variety of reasons) don’t have a mentor farm to help them learn the ropes of caring for alpacas or developing their alpaca business. Money is tight everywhere and several farms have sold alpacas at bargain basement prices in herd reduction dispersals or from going out of business sales. More and more frequently my neighbors and I hear (often from our vets) about folks who are new alpaca owners and don’t have anyone to help them with questions or problems.
Alpacas are not that difficult to keep healthy but there are some basic things that prospective or current owners need to know about and do or their alpacas can suffer very serious consequences. So, whether you are just looking into alpacas or have already made the leap, look into this Buyers Clinic seminar.
