Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Anyone here own an alpaca or two? These animals are gorgeous. I went on-line to check out how much they cost...........I almost fell outta my chair!!!! I think if I had the land, I'd probably get one. May have to settle for something a little smaller and cheaper though, maybe a sheep. [image][/image] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? Nope, but there are a few places around here where they raise them and emu's and other similar animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? What's the season on them and how much to get them mounted????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? [ QUOTE ] What's the season on them and how much to get them mounted????? [/ QUOTE ] If you knew how much they cost and how much people get for their wool and how much they get for selling them as pets.....you'd think twice about shooting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What's the season on them and how much to get them mounted????? [/ QUOTE ] If you knew how much they cost and how much people get for their wool and how much they get for selling them as pets.....you'd think twice about shooting one. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah it would have to depend on how they tasted as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] What's the season on them and how much to get them mounted????? [/ QUOTE ] If you knew how much they cost and how much people get for their wool and how much they get for selling them as pets.....you'd think twice about shooting one. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah it would have to depend on how they tasted as well! [/ QUOTE ] Think the only folks that eat them are the Bolivians. Not much of a sporting animal anyway, they just stand there and stare at you. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? We have a breeder near here that breeds alpaca, camel, llama, emu, ostrich, buffalo, and friesian horses. He makes a lot of money from his exotic animals. The alpaca he sells their wool and young. The camel he sells rides on them at carnivals/fairs and their young. The llama he sells their wool and young. The emu he sells sterile eating eggs, fertilized eggs, their meat, and feathers. The ostrich he sells sterile eating eggs, fertilized eggs, their meat, and feathers. The buffalo he sells their meat and young. The friesian horses he sells their young and stud fees. Just the Friesians alone one foal brings him $20,000 and a stud fee $1,000. Lets just say the guy is pretty darn rich and his house, farm, and land shows that. Those animals lives like kings and queens in that place. Hard to see into see the animals though he's taken to putting tall pines around the entire border of his land over the years to prevent visability onto the property. I used to sit and watch the horses play, but can't anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? No alpacas, but when I retire, I want a couple goats for brush control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? I have a house about 1 mile from my place that has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? MOON......my in-laws used to have emus. Let me tell ya, the eggs are beautiful ( nasty to eat though) and the meat from those birds is out of this world delicious. Very lean. Tastes like beef, but better. So is ostrich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? NO THANKS, just mean more work for me, puttin up fence and what not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? No but I've watched the Dirty Jobs episode where he goes to work at an Alpaca Ranch....... Laughed my butt off when they were in the breeding pen and when he met the loom lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? [ QUOTE ] MOON......my in-laws used to have emus. Let me tell ya, the eggs are beautiful ( nasty to eat though) and the meat from those birds is out of this world delicious. Very lean. Tastes like beef, but better. So is ostrich. [/ QUOTE ] Have to say haven't ate emu or ostrich before, but always wanted to. It's hard to find such things around here to eat it without buying your own ostrich and butchering it. lol I'd love to try buffalo, moose, elk, ostrich, and emu at some point or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007hunter Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? Don't they cost like $20,000 or something rediculous like that? I've heard they are expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? dont even want to know what the cost if you wont tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? I've seen them range from $3000 to $30,000. EACH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beardbustr Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? I wouldnt pay that much for everyone in the world !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? just another high priced gimmick, like the ostriches were 25 years ago. it will pass. cute little buggers, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? just another thought... aren't the liberals coming out with the theory that beastiality is a good thing.... better hide those cuties...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailkiller Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? i don't own one but i worked on a house that raised them.... they spit far...... i was getting spit on from 15 feet away....oh did i mention they spit with accuracy!!!!!!!! sorry but i think they are ugly and wouldn't waist my money on something so hideous!!!!! jmho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? [ QUOTE ] just another thought... aren't the liberals coming out with the theory that beastiality is a good thing.... better hide those cuties...lol [/ QUOTE ] WHAT?????????????????????????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horst Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? We actually looked into them 7 or 8 years ago.Cant remember the website but I signed up for info and started getting literature and invitations from all over the country to come and check them out. The price was what killed the idea, to get enough to breed them was an investment I couldnt make and knowing my luck Id wind up with 50,000$ worth of Alpacas and the market would dry up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? hide them from the LIBERALS, andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa_sportsman Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Re: Got Alpacas?? My buddy's sister and brother-in-law have them at their place in NY. I don't remember how many they have or know how much they paid for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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