SPIT OFF

The Cliff…beware!

admin — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:54:37 +0000

By golly how quick time is passing us by. Its almost the show season! Despite a bunch of of useless selfish and way out of touch politicians we’ve all survived, not dived off a cliff like lemmings ( although I am sure those idiots all think we are nothing more than mindless marsupials) and whilst this was going to be a post about how we look forward to our favorite show, The Futurity, in a new location in Missouri, I found this Youtube video which kind of reminds me of all of us because what are we doing about these overpaid less than idealistic, morally morbid stooges…and I don’t mean the alpacas or the lemmings!

I'm hiding from the cliff and Disney!

Some help with marketing?

admin — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:07:52 +0000

We all could do with that right? Especially with people who understand the industry.

Selle Design Group

I’ve just spent the last two weeks, every day, yep, every bloody day, filling in all the details on our new website that we’ll launch soon. Writing copy, loading pics, hours spent trying to get the hang of the new editing tool ( which is pretty cool), and lots of time on the phone with Jared who has been helping me. That is the reason for this post. Jared and Meyla from Selle Design Group who most of you will know as owners of Alpaca Culture are just fantastic to work with.

They also do a very cool job with Alpaca Culture. They are really filling a void that was in the industry and for new kids on the block doing a sterling job of taking politics out of the editorial decision making.

So I want to recommend them and also say thank you publicly here.

Aussies Fleece Classing Code of Practise

admin — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:05:41 +0000

I was looking at the Alpaca Culture vid of the Alpaca United Fiber to Farm day that we held here in summer.

I was thinking there was not much a guideline in the US for handling fleece that could be adopted nation wide. After talking with Claudia Raessler it seemed obvious to us also that there was next to no wool classing schools or colleges that teach the practise of classing. Anyway the same day the Aussie Alpaca Fleece Classing Code of Practise came in the mail. Have a look at it!

To win get educated!

admin — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:17:07 +0000

Rightly or wrongly the US alpaca industry relies on the show ring for much of its marketing. Therefore it is only natural that human emotion by result achieved creates responses in the whole gamut of exhibitors emotions and attitude. And believe me we see the worst of it because Jude judges all over the country, in fact the world.

Jude judging the Aussie Nationals

On the whole people collect their thoughts, sometimes try and learn and move on. The thing that peeves us most is that we see all sorts of comments and posts on forums and Face Book that pretty well reflect ignorance, lack of education or flat out laziness to go and learn.

So here is a tip. Go forth and learn. AOBA have put together for all exhibitors an Exhibitors Emphasis Guide. It has been around for yonks. It is regularly edited and whats most important it reflects realistic commercial textile guidelines. It rates fiber traits in importance and we guarantee if you learn them and take them into consideration in your breeding programs you can do nothing but progress….maybe even have a better understanding of why judges make the decisions they do.

Aussie Alpaca Fiber Hits the Big Time!

admin — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:10:15 +0000

Check this out!

www.abc.net.au/rural/vic/content/2012/10/s3615833.htm?site=gippsland

IT’S ALL A LITTLE TOO MUCH!

admin — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:25:28 +0000

We are losing touch, or are we too much in touch?

It's not me, the world is crazy!

Right now we have the live telecast of Space Dive…the man of great courage is more than 24 miles up in space ready to jump.

On the PC I have a live telecast of the Rip Curl Pro surfing contest in Peniche Portugal http://live.ripcurl.com/?portugal2012

This afternoon I will have the live telecast of the Oakley World Junior surfing championship from Keramas in Bali.

I can watch all of this on my PC in a jigsaw puzzle of window frames.

I don’t have time to call friends, make sales, follow up marketing, do some pasture management….I’m too busy captivated by all this STUFF. I have this inner thing going on that tells me its all wrong but its incredibly cool.

Gotta go…he’s about to jump…well I left to watch him land…Felix is alive…bloody amazing….I am amazed but still where is my life going?

New Seminar Nov 10 &/or 11

admin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:35:06 +0000

“Breed to Succeed…… Starter Kit”

Choose your day or come to both!

Back to basics…fantastic chance for those new to alpacas to get a chance to learn from all our mistakes!

Getting started facts, husbandry and management, reproduction, marketing and sales, showing, choosing alpacas by fiber, form and pedigree…plus heaps of hands on. All theory supported by power point presentations.

We do guarantee one thing…it’ll be heaps of fun, you’ll get personal tuition and the food is great. HERE FOR DETAILS

Jude in the barn talking fiber traits.

What I’ve been doing the last few days!

admin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:09:37 +0000

Well at least dreaming I was doing it.

Crikeys!

Sigh

Black and Gray Alpaca Lovers Delight at Pucara

admin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:38:25 +0000

2012 Pucara Gray and Black

Now who would have ever thought! Gray and black huacaya at Pucara International! Well we know you all love them so we thought we’d make some for your pleasure! THESE ARE ALL FOR SALE

Here for more cria and details!

Snowmass Royal Promise Lilac Gray!

Snowmass Royal Promise Rose Gray cria

Snowmass Sterling Star cria

Another Snowmass Sterling Star kid

Wyuna first Pucara cria!

admin — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:12:48 +0000

Here is a couple of pics of our first Wyuna cria. He is simply splendid! Blazing luster. So far the Wyuna kids have been darker than their moms!!!

Chakotah’s Wyuna is enjoying his new found status as a stud male. He is a busy lad! We’re also stoked because at last after 12 months his sire Chakotah is back at home.

Wyuna-Ava Rose

AvaRose-Wyuna 2

Ava Rose, kahuna daughter and Wyuna son.

Ava and Wyuna kid