Alpacas - Good-Bad

[skyhightree1]

Does anyone on here raise them or have had them ? My mom said she would like to get a couple Alpacas and have them and cut their hair as well. She just wanted to get a few but I am not really a fan of them are they difficult to raise? Can they carry their own weight and pay for themselves? The alpacas will be more of a pet for her than financial gain so not really a business stand point I just want to know if they mesh well with cattle in pastures too.

 

[TexasBred]

Does anyone on here raise them or have had them ? My mom said she would like to get a couple Alpacas and have them and cut their hair as well. She just wanted to get a few but I am not really a fan of them are they difficult to raise? Can they carry their own weight and pay for themselves? The alpacas will be more of a pet for her than financial gain so not really a business stand point I just want to know if they mesh well with cattle in pastures too.

You can make a lot of money on them but much more on emus and ostrich's. I have some....you wanna buy them?? :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :hide:

 

[skyhightree1]

Does anyone on here raise them or have had them ? My mom said she would like to get a couple Alpacas and have them and cut their hair as well. She just wanted to get a few but I am not really a fan of them are they difficult to raise? Can they carry their own weight and pay for themselves? The alpacas will be more of a pet for her than financial gain so not really a business stand point I just want to know if they mesh well with cattle in pastures too.

You can make a lot of money on them but much more on emus and ostrich's. I have some....you wanna buy them?? :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :hide:

lol depends on how much I can stand to make and the work involved :lol2:

 

[Commercialfarmer]

I don't know if alpaca's are as bad as a bad as llama, but a bad male llama isn't something that would stay around very long at our house- except maybe mounted on the wall

I think it is called berserk male syndrome, look it up. Or better yet, I'd recommend you take anyone wanting one out to experience it- safely behind a fence of course. Getting spit at by a smart ass llama is a great cure for those with the desire to get one.

When the pin their ears back, get your Mohamed Ali moves ready.

 

[M5farm]

http://video.foxnews.com/v/3944719/vici ... show-clips

 

[cowgirl8]

I hate them. One of our neighbors bought some at a auction and this guy would stand at the fence and work up a loogie. This picture is zoomed in as far as my phone would go, i wasnt getting in spitting distance from this guy, no way no how...This guy was mean, really mean.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I wouldn't own one.

 

[SmokinM]

They will pay for themselves just like a Ferrari will lower your car insurance, and at least a Ferrari is fun to be around. Dont think I would let one stay overnight on my place if he shhyt $100 bills. RUN, RUN FAST!!

 

[skyhightree1]

lol funny yea they are spiters. I don't want them im trying to convince my mom to get peacocks lol

 

[greybeard]

peacocks?

Kiss peace and quiet goodbye.

 

[skyhightree1]

peacocks?

Kiss peace and quiet goodbye.

My neighbor had some they weren't too bad but another guy has a donkey that thing is the biggest noise maker around.

 

[hurleyjd]

Chinchillas are where the money is.

 

[Ouachita]

Sky, it's an opportunity of a lifetime. Don't pass it up. I'm still beating myself up for not accepting a breeding pair of them as payment-in-full for a 40k job I did for a customer. That was 10 years ago and to this day I still get very depressed thinking of my lost fortune. My advice; get the alpacas and the peahens. Best of both worlds. All you need beyond to be complete, is a pet coon.

 

[skyhightree1]

lol I can't have a pet coon... They taste too good lol

 

[greybeard]

So do peacocks.

 

[skyhightree1]

lol id bet peacock taste better than alpacas

 

[TexasBred]

Chinchillas are where the money is.

Come on hurley....you know the big money is in fighting roosters. :mrgreen:

 

[Rafter S]

Chinchillas are where the money is.

And miniature horses.

 

[Jogeephus]

My next door neighbor raised alpacas and when they moved away I bought their house took down all their fences because I didn't want to ever see anyone making that much money so close to me again.

 

[cowgirl8]

There is only one thing worst than a alpaca, its a alpaca owner...lol..i called this guy a llama and was read the riot act..
Why oh why is there such a creature...????