Everyone in this industry is relying on it's continued growth. When I say growth I mean primarily as a fiber industry (which it is) and also growth in terms of new breeders coming on board.
Beside the purchase of breeding males and females, the next big ticket item are breedings themselves. This is where cost sometimes affects good judgement. Good high quality breedings are not cheap but trying to save a few bucks and breeding to inferior males will be far more costly to a breeder in the long run! If you can't afford a high quality breeding then you're better off leaving your dam open for the season until next year.
As a breeder with focus on quality and improvement, we have only ever bred our dams to males with the genetics you expect for the several thousand dollars the breedings cost. The results have been very positive indeed!
So back to the original questions. We've answered 2 of them but how can we help. As a new direction to our breeding business we've decided to make 2 for 1 breedings a permanent facet of our business. This will significantly reduce the costs for small farms on a budget and at the same time give them the quality they must have. We're still working out the details but basically: buy a breeding and get a "paid in full" receipt for a second breeding to the same or different male. The second breeding can be used immediately or any time within the next 12 months.
This year we've added 3 outstanding males to our herdsire program. These are males we will be breeding our own dams to as well. We also have several junior herdsires in our lineup for next season.
These are males with Accoyo genetics and have been sired by some of the best in the country! More to come...
cheers,
Newaukum Creek Alpacas
Ricaro - Accoyo America Triumph son (14 microns)
Pere Ubu - MSA Hemingway's Tequila son
LCA Kharuso - Snowmass Grand Marnier son
