alpacas

[Nicos]

For those of you with a bit of spare dosh ( ) , land and chooks.....
did you know that a couple of Alpacas will see off foxes from the chickens and sheep?

[JennieAtkinson]

.. and in addition, the wool is beautiful to spin and makes lovely socks!

[dexterdoglancashire]

OH and I are staying in a cottage near Ludlow last week in February (I've been there before with Dexter and his Aunty Margaret) and there is a herd of alpacas - one of them had given birth the day before we went - was lovely animals. Shame they were a little bit shy, I would love to give them a cuddle. Maybe at the end of February! DDL

[Alison]

There's a woman who keeps alpacas round here, keep meaning to go up and have a look and perhaps buy some nice cosy new socks.

[Elmo]

Alison where is that I would like to go and see them to and wooly socks are always great

[Two_Sheds]

I just bought some Alpaca wool off of eBay - lovely stuff to knit with, so soft.

[shirlthegirl43]

I just bought some Alpaca wool off of eBay - lovely stuff to knit with, so soft.

Is it tickly like angora?

[Two_Sheds]

It is like angora, but I don't think that's tickly...whereas Mohair definitely is tickly/scratchy

[Alison]

Alison where is that I would like to go and see them to and wooly socks are always great

Not too sure where the farm is but the woman is always at the Abbey Leys farmers market which is first Sunday in every month so you've just missed it! Last week she was doing a roaring trade in insoles for shoes.

[shirlthegirl43]

LOL - I am super sensitive to tickly yarns. Thanks for the advice - will stick to cotton!

[sewer rat]

Another bit of useful / useless information about Alpacas - they sh*t in pellet form - like sheep or rabbits - and you can buy these ready bagged - supposed to be really good for hanging baskets, or so the advert states

[dexterdoglancashire]

It is like angora, but I don't think that's tickly...whereas Mohair definitely is tickly/scratchy

Is it easy to knit with? DDL

[rustylady]

Another bit of useful / useless information about Alpacas - they sh*t in pellet form - like sheep or rabbits - and you can buy these ready bagged - supposed to be really good for hanging baskets, or so the advert states

Anything that sh""s pellets is good as far as I am concerned. The guinea poo goes onto the compost heap. WHY DON'T CAT S**T PELLETS - I know they eat meat so you can't use it on the compost heap, but it would be so much easier to clean up

[JennieAtkinson]

Is it easy to knit with? DDL

The wool or the pellets Dexter ?