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Katy Merry Christmas Everyone!
Updated: 3 month(s) ago
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| Account Type: | Camelid (Alpaca/Llama) |
| Network: | Default |
| Profile Views: | 1075 profile views |
| Friends: | 35 friends | | Updated: | 3 month(s) ago | | Signup Date: | Friday, January 23, 2009 |
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Basic Information
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First Name:
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Katy
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Company or Ranch Name:
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Fairhope Alpacas
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We have an alpaca farm with over 60 huacaya alpacas. Our focus is on high-end bloodstock with elite fleeces. We offer educational opportunities for learning more about alpacas and the alpaca business, and we specialize in helping new breeders get started with a quality herd which will help to insure their success. We also sell alpaca yarn and end products on our website.
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Other Industry Involvement
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AOBA, ARI, SeAA, DSAC, AFCNA
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Favorite Events/Fairs/Shows:
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La. Deep South Alpaca Show
Southern Select Alpaca Show
AOBA Annual Conference and Show
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We have multiple national Champion herdsires on our farm, among many other Champion and Blue Ribbon-winning alpacas. Most of our dams have produced Blue Ribbon-winning stock.
Of note is our signature herdsire, SCA Peruvian Magnum. Magnum is the son of Misty Maiden and Camelot. His fiber stats are AFD 16.0 SD 2.5 CV15.8 CF 99.99 with 78.75 Follicles per sq mm and an S/P ratio of 14.6 to 1. Magnum is light fawn and has sired two AOBA Champions already. He is also the winner of the 2007 AFCNA Spirit of Fiber Award which is given to the one huacaya fleece that best exemplifies what we are breeding for in the fiber industry.
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Other Involvement Comments:
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At Alpaca Farmgirl, we blog about the alpaca lifestyle. There you can find the latest alpaca news, business tips, and lots of alpaca fun!
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Year of Birth:
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May 1
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Blog Entries (13)
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Posted: 3 month(s) ago
It started out a glorious morning. My beloved herdsire Magnum was coming home from a long breeding engagement in Colorado. Another of our herdsires, F...
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Posted: 5 month(s) ago
Alpacas are ruminants. Their digestive system are different from humans. Their stomach has three compartments, and they chew their cud like cows do. Howe...
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Posted: 6 month(s) ago
Farming is a metaphor for life. Everything that happens on a farm – birth, growth, harvest, successes, failures, and eventually death – hap...
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Posted: 7 month(s) ago
It started as a friendly competition among online Twitter buddies Kathryn and Lynn. They got to talking about whose fiber was finer (& perhaps better),...
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Posted: 9 month(s) ago
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was a day of easy births, it was a day of dystocias (difficult births), it was a season of tiny ba...
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Classifieds (1)
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Posted: 1 year(s) ago
We have a white female AKC Great Pyrenees for sale. "Snow" is 12 months old and has been raised on our alpaca farm, guarding since the beginning with her mom...
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Events (3)
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When:
Saturday, May 23, 2009 from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Join us for a fun day on the farm. Learn how to spin your own yarn and see our baby alpacas playing in the field. This all-day class is designed for beginner...
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When:
Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
An educational seminar designed to provide you with all the information you need to know to start your alpaca farm. Topics will include: The history and util...
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When:
Saturday, February 21, 2009 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Join us for a day of learning to knit. Get the yarn out of the barn and MAKE something with it! This class is for beginners. Whether you are brand new to kni...
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29 votes
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Photo Albums (2)
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Updated 1 year(s) ago
Items made from Alpaca!
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Updated 11 month(s) ago
Baby Alpacas
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