In contrast to their owners alpacas enjoy a very laid back life. Maybe its the case of opposites attracting and busy type A people are just drawn to the chilled approach of your average alpaca. Who knows.

The court case between Magical Alpaca Farms and Land O'Lakes is rolling on and you can get daily updates from the Magical Farms website.

Mike Safely is one of the expert witnesses and has just completed an explanation of his valuation going through each alpaca one by one. Over 100 alpacas died and many more ate the tainted feed. The long term effects of which are unknown.
A real tragedy for all concerned.

Meanwhile I have received two interesting phone calls . The first was from a gentleman down in Los Angeles looking to move to this area and start raising alpacas. Having bought a farm in these parts while living on the other side of the world I know just how difficult it can be to find somewhere that satisfies all your needs. So then you compromise if possible and of course its never easy to decide what to compromise on....the schools, the town, the quality of the land or the size of property and so on... Hopefully I can direct information their way and offer advice and guidance as and when appropriate.

The second call was from a lady who is selling her small herd of alpacas and her alpaca ranch...I know what you are thinking....and you would be wrong. Her property is way too far north to interest the gentlemen I just mentioned. However, once I get details I will put them onto the Blog and the web site for all to see. You never know who might call by and see them. She has 6 female alpacas and 4 male alpacas for sale.

AlpacaMania our annual alpaca show is now starting to take shape and once again I have volunteered to organise the vet check. This year I am hoping to really streamline the process. It was better last year but this year it is going to be so much better. My first challenge is to recruit some volunteers to help take temperatures and check microchip numbers before the alpacas have a final exam by the attending veterinary surgeon. (As we call them in the UK).

The day is young (well middle aged to be honest) and I am now going to pull together another edition of the Ideal Alpaca Community Newsletter. So wish me luck!

Adrian Stewart - click here to go to Mulberry Alpacas

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