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SWAG Newsletter No. 54 1 SWAG Newsletter July 2013. Dear fellow SWAG members, Thank you for reading this newsletter, remember it is your newsletter for your benefit. If you have anything which may be of value to fellow alpaca breeders please let me know and I can include it in the next issue. I have just been outside in the sweltering heat of the morning carrying out some ‘spitting off’ and whilst I was wrestling with an ever more exasperated stud male I was thinking about something I heard last year. What brought it to mind is that 12 out of the 13 females I ran past the male this morning ‘spat off’, but only one did in fact ‘spit’. Luckily for the male, one female sat and he was able to calm himself down and get on with what he is supposed to do. Last year someone told me that they had been ‘spitting off’ and that it took ages for some females to spit off. After gently enquiring as to their method it was revealed that some of these females were kept in the pen being chased around until they did actually spit! Most of the females that I ‘spat -off ‘ this morning didn’t even get as far as going in the pen with the male. I know how my girls react and behave because I watch them closely. The females don’t need to actually spit. It is obvious in most cases, if you watch for the signs carefully, when a female is rejecting the males advances. The ears go back, she starts looking for a way out, she starts trying to get away, she may scream and maybe she will spit. I am not trying to teach people to suck eggs I suspect that the vast majority of readers fully understand ‘spitting off’ but if this article can help one person to carry out ‘spit offs’ a bit more effectively then it is job done. Now come on, don’t just sit there, start thinking about a useful contribution for the next issue. Thank you. Mark Steele (Newsletter editor)

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SWAG Newsletter No. 54 1

SWAG Newsletter July 2013.

Dear fellow SWAG members,

Thank you for reading this newsletter, remember it is your newsletter for your benefit. If you

have anything which may be of value to fellow alpaca breeders please let me know and I can

include it in the next issue.

I have just been outside in the sweltering heat of the morning carrying out some ‘spitting off’

and whilst I was wrestling with an ever more exasperated stud male I was thinking about

something I heard last year. What brought it to mind is that 12 out of the 13 females I ran past

the male this morning ‘spat off’, but only one did in fact ‘spit’.

Luckily for the male, one female sat and he was able to calm himself down and get on with

what he is supposed to do.

Last year someone told me that they had been ‘spitting off’ and that it took ages for some

females to spit off. After gently enquiring as to their method it was revealed that some of these

females were kept in the pen being chased around until they did actually spit!

Most of the females that I ‘spat-off ‘ this morning didn’t even get as far as going in the pen with

the male. I know how my girls react and behave because I watch them closely. The females

don’t need to actually spit. It is obvious in most cases, if you watch for the signs carefully,

when a female is rejecting the males advances. The ears go back, she starts looking for a way

out, she starts trying to get away, she may scream and maybe she will spit.

I am not trying to teach people to suck eggs I suspect that the vast majority of readers fully

understand ‘spitting off’ but if this article can help one person to carry out ‘spit offs’ a bit more

effectively then it is job done.

Now come on, don’t just sit there, start thinking about a useful contribution for the next issue.

Thank you. Mark Steele (Newsletter editor)

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A WORD FROM OUR CHAIRMAN.

“A breed society run by show people is doomed to failure”

This quote by Louis de Neuville* (1930-2013), who has been described as a giant amongst

cattle breeders, is a warning and recognises that breed societies and their affiliates need to

serve their members across the broad spectrum of breeding, keeping of animals and

marketing of product.

It is 20 years since I became involved with Alpacas and the breed in this country has changed

considerably since the first arrival from Chile in 1995. The show ring has acted as a spur for

improvement and the results are for all to see. With the improvement of the animal has come a

fledgling fibre industry which all members actually participate in with the selling of their fleece. I

suggest we need to get more professional in handling fleece that means for the most part just

doing the job properly which in turn means sticking to a few basic rules. SWAG will continue to

play a part in encouraging breeders and keepers to improve their returns.

Health is another area that constantly needs attention. Diseases are not static and there is

forever something around the corner. How times have changed. Look at the consultation Defra

has put out on a Strategy for Establishing Freedom from bovine TB over the next 25 years.

The word Camelids appears throughout the document. It gives Camelids the opportunity to

help shape the fight against the disease alongside the farming community over the next 25

years. We can no longer say we are being ignored as both BAS and BLS are in the front line

as named consultees. The consultation ends on 23rd. September and comments on the

document should be forwarded to the Breed secretary. I am very happy to discuss and put on

paper if that would be helpful.

Nutrition will be another area SWAG hope to tackle with a vet’s day later this year. A few

examples of how SWAG sees the picture. In conclusion please come to the SWAG Autumn

Show and bring some alpacas. It is SWAG’s show open to all members, novices especially

welcome. We are aiming to have lots of fleece buyers, mills plus equipment, feed and farm

suppliers to alpaca keepers, lots of interesting people to talk to.

*Louis de Neuville is widely regarded as the man who saved the Limousin breed in France and went on to establish Limousin breeding programmes across the world. His passion for and dedication to the Limousin breed helped ensure that the Limousin is bred to the very highest of standards in numerous countries worldwide.

Richard Beale (Chairman, South West Alpaca Group)

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Colour Championship

Entries Open 9th

of September / Close 23rd

October

Two show rings

Judges: Val Fullerlove (Females) & Liz Barlow

(Males)

Entries welcome from all UK breeders

A5 Colour brochure – advertising available

Plentiful accommodation available locally

For more information please contact:

Organiser: Di Davies ([email protected])

Advertising: Mark Steele ([email protected])

‘NEW’ Autumn Alpaca Show

Run by SWAG at The Hand Equestrian Centre, Clevedon, N Somerset, BS21 6TG

16th & 17th of November 2013 Everyone Welcome / Easily accessible from the M5 / Friendly atmosphere

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SWAG AUTUMN ALPACA SHOW – THE

DETAILS

This ‘new’ event in the alpaca show season is aimed at alpacas arriving in the show ring in the

best possible condition. By November it is expected that alpacas will have 5 or 6 months fleece

growth and will be looking at their best! By having it in November it also opens up the

possibility of showing females who would otherwise miss out due to being in the later stages of

pregnancy.

A full fleece show– minimum 2 inches of fibre,

Colour championship for both Huacaya and Suri Alpacas.

To assist breeders who specialise in a single colour there will be two rings with Liz

Barlow judging all the male classes and Val Fullerlove all the female classes.

The male classes will start with whites, followed by Lights, Fawns, Browns, Grey and

Blacks. The female classes will start with Blacks, followed by Grey, Brown, Fawn, Lights

and Whites.

All Colour champions will be decided on Day 2, when we will also be judging Dam’s and

Sire’s Progeny, Junior Handlers, Best British Bred and Supreme Champions.

The Suri and Huacaya classes will be interspersed. There will be no classes for

geldings.

Entry Fee - £20 + VAT. Electricity for fans may be booked on line – cost £25 + VAT.

Advertising opportunities in A5 show catalogue. Full page colour advert £50.

Sponsorship opportunities - £200 will buy you a banner displayed in the main arena, a

full page advert in the catalogue in a prominent position, acknowledgement in catalogue

and throughout show – publicity as a sponsor on the SWAG website.

Craft tables will be available to SWAG members for £20 providing an ideal opportunity

to offer Christmas gifts for sale.

The café serving food, beverages and a range of drinks will be available throughout the show.

Overnight camping is allowed at the Hand and hook ups (electricity) can be booked through

the Hand Equestrian Centre.

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SWAG FIBRE DAY AT CHILDERLEY ALPACAS.

In May Childerley Alpacas welcomed new and existing SWAG members to the SWAG Fibre Course.

Chas Brooke started with an in depth look at fleece, describing different fleece characteristics, discussing positive fibre traits and what you should be breeding and aiming for. Chas also spoke of Genetics and Nutrition amongst other factors and a very coherent explanation of histograms. Lots of samples were passed around to look at closely, labelled with stats, SD’s, CV’s, SP’s, CF’s.

Daniel Childerley demonstrated shearing, and took the opportunity to use the new skirting table, designed and hand-made by Childerley alpacas. When skirting the fleeces, Jean, Dan and Sue from the Natural Fibre Company were all on hand and gave advice.

Jo McManus spoke of her experiences as a small breeder and offered some valuable advice.

Jean Field gave a talk on “Getting your fleece out of the barn” and kindly brought along her Drum carder, spinning wheels and looms for those who wanted to have a go. Jean also gives advice on processing your fibre and what you can realistically achieve.

Karen Childerley spoke about Needle felting and encouraged everyone to try it, she was really pleased as most of the visitors had a go. “A huge thank you to all involved, especially the food provided by Barbara. A thoroughly enjoyable day had by all. Dan and I received a bottle of red wine and some chocolates from the SWAG committee, which were consumed that evening, a big thank you for those!” - Karen Childerley

If you missed the course and want to know more please email [email protected]

On behalf of the SWAG Committee I would like to thank all those who participated in the

Fibre day, particularly Dan and Karen Childerley who kindly provided the facilities.

Everyone who I have spoken to said it was a great day!

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CHESTNUT BARN ALPACAS - LOVING HOME

NEEDED FOR SMALL FEMALE HERD

Sadly due to personal circumstances a good home is sought for eight good natured, calm

females. We are ideally looking to re-home them as a group, but our priority is to find each of

them a caring environment. A discount price for a package of six or more animals would be

available.

Name Type Colour Age Sired by

Chestnut Barn Felicity

Maiden Female White 1 yr 11 m Peruvian Concepts Victor

Chestnut Barn Flavia Maiden Female M Brown 1 yr 10 m Alpha Saturn

Fairplace Dotty Maiden Female White 3 yr 9 m Rural Alianza Don Pepe of Wessex

Fairplace Daisy Maiden Female White 3 yr 10 m Wessex Cosmos

Fairplace Dolly Maiden Female White 3 yr 9 m Accoyo Costello Fairplace Angelina Open Female White 7 yr.2 m Rural Alianza Don

Pepe of Wessex

Fairplace Chasca Open Female White 4 yr. 11 m Rural Alianza Don Pepe of Wessex

Fairplace Charlotte Open Female Mid Fawn 4 yr. 11 m Accoyo Costello

More details and photographs can be found on the sales page of

www.fairplacealpacas.co.uk

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LLAMA EXPERIENCE DAY SUPPORTED BY THE DEVON ASSOCIATION OF SMALL HOLDERS (DASH)

SWAG member, Annie Austen is holding a free and open day (just after and in the vicinity of the North Devon Show) with an opportunity to see practical demonstrations of working with

llamas - in pens, haltering, packing, shearing, toe nail trimming and leading.

Sunday 11th August

This event is supported by the Devon Association of Small Holders (DASH) with a particular focus on the role of llamas as stock guardians and for trekking. It is aimed at llama and alpaca

owners and everyone with an interest in camelids.

There are two sessions,

10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4.30 pm

You are welcome to attend either or both.

The venue is:

Watertown Llamas,

Chittlehampton, Umberleigh, North Devon EX37 9AF

For more details online go to www.watertownllamas.co.uk or telephone 01796 540840

WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH

WEST ALPACA GROUP.

Anne Davies, Portishead, Bristol

Sally Keates-Porter, Brent Knoll, Somerset &

Jenny Knight, Ryme Intrinsica, Dorset in the last NL

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BLACKLANDS ALPACAS

BEAUTIFUL ALPACAS

Do you want female crias ?

Since we have owned him, Alta Lyn Octavian had given us 20 crias, of which 14 are female. The odds

are clearly in favour of females – so much so, that we will offer a half-price return mating if your

female has a male cria first time round! Take a look at our website www.blacklandsalpacas.co.uk,

where you can see photos of Octavian’s progeny. You can also see on the website photos of how our

Inca Picasso’s progeny are improvements on their dams – amongst many gorgeous crias he has sired

three beautiful greys, all from white mothers.

Call Bernard or Pat Northmore on 01934 733172 or 077 1515 9530,

email us at [email protected],

or visit our website www.blackandsalpacas.co.uk

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THE SHOW SEASON SO FAR

THE NORTH SOMERSET SHOW – 6TH

OF MAY 2013

120 Entries including 18 Suris. (14 SWAG Herds)

Supreme Champions:

Huacaya: Ashwood Forester – Steve Powell, Ashwood Alpacas. Suri: Faraway Henley – Nikki Hayton, Faraway Alpacas

THE NATIONAL SHOW – 11th

and 12th

of MAY 2013.

307 Entries including 66 Suris (Halter) / 65 Fleeces entered.

5 SWAG herds represented in the halter classes: ALPHA, INCA, REDDINGVALE, ROSEWYN & TAI WIND and 3 SWAG herds in the fleece classes: ALPHA, CHILDERLEY & INCA.

Supreme Champions:

Huacaya: Peruvian Concepts Jack – owned by Alpha and Summerhaze Alpacas Suri: Houghton Hall Ollie – Houghton Hall Alpacas

Fleece: Huacaya – Andante Balthazar – Andante Alpacas Suri – Whistling Miss Lily – Leigh Woods, Whistling Alpacas

In the Regional Groups Competition SWAG finished 2nd behind the South of England with the Heart of England, who had by far the largest number of entries in 3rd.

DEVON COUNTY – 16th

, 17th

& 18th

of May 2013.

Supreme Champions:

Huacaya: Classical MileEnd Priam 2 – Chas Brook and Rachel Hebditch, CME Alpacas. Suri: Popham Suri Symphony – Gary and Felicia Sanders, Popham Alpacas.

Fleece: Huacaya – CME Nimrod.

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ROYAL BATH & WEST SHOW – 29th

May to 1st

June.

145 Huacayas and 40 Suris entered.

It was good to see a large number of SWAG members at the 150th Royal Bath and West Show

29 May – 1 June. Whilst the team making the final preparations prior to the arrival of the first

alpacas on the Tuesday got somewhat damp, the weather improved and we were able to enjoy

a good show with 180+ entries some 20% up on 2013. The opportunity for exhibitors and

SWAG members to also have craft tables proved popular with a wide range of items on sale.

The alpaca classes took place between 1000 – 1200 and 1400 – 1600 hours each day

allowing exhibitors plenty of opportunities to talk to the throngs of visitors who passed through

the marquee and also time to explore the rest of the show. Our thanks go Dominic Lane, our

judge for the four days, Fred Ellis, Mark Steele, Ivan Hayward, Andy Walker and Stephanie

Walker, the set up team, Gary Naish, Val and Philip Blatchford, Helen McMahon, Dawn

Crawford and Joanna Sainsbury our stewards.

The Huacaya Supreme Champion was EP Cambridge Lawbreaker and the Suri Supreme

Champion – Houghton Hall Maliha.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the very generous sum that I was handed as the

show organiser. I invested it in plants, (shown below) at the Royal Cornwall Show the

following week and we now have a new pink corner in our garden at Melplash – I am pleased

to say that all the plants are thriving and the fuchsia and saliva remain in full bloom. Thank

you all for your generosity – it was a lovely surprise. Di Davies (Show Organiser)

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BUYING ALPACAS – GET IT RIGHT.

Like all walks of life and all ‘industries’ there are good and bad types of varying degrees. The alpaca industry is tight in that there are a lot of breeders looking to sell alpacas and a finite market.

As a result of recent stories circulating within the SWAG membership area about unscrupulous goings on a timely reminder of the things to be aware of and what to look for when buying alpacas. These are just some of the questions that you should be asking the seller when considering buying an alpaca.

Is the alpaca registered with the British Alpaca Society? If not, why not?

Is the alpaca in good condition, are you able to get hands on and check this?

Is the alpaca in good health? Is the owner prepared to get the animal checked by a vet and supply you with a certificate signed by that vet saying that the animal is in good health? If not, why not?

Is the alpaca correctly conformed? Have you checked jaw alignment, gait, ears, eyes, genitalia? Does it look and move correctly?

Is the animal eartagged or microchipped? Is the alpaca identifiable and can you check its identity against the BAS database? If not, why not?

Is the breeder offering to back up the sale with help and advice about owning and caring for alpacas?

If the alpaca is being sold as pregnant is this confirmed by ultrasound scan?

Are you able to view the alpacas medical history. When was it last wormed, when was it last vaccinated? Has it been ill in the past?

If the alpaca being offered for sale is advertised as a breeding male, what guarantees are you getting that the male will be fertile? If it isn’t what is the breeder prepared to do about it?

Lastly, what do you think of the breeder? Does he/she appear to know what they are doing and what they are talking about? What is your gut feeling? If you suspect that something isn’t right I suggest you walk away.

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Alpha Alpacas Stud Services 2013

Mobile or Drive By - Quality Stud Males, verified by BAS and International judges, at

affordable prices – from £350 per serve with a buy back option for unwanted male cria.

Peruvian Concepts Jack – Solid White Huacaya

Supreme Champion BAS National Show 2013 Sire – Accoyo Killiwasi Solid White. Dam – Peruvian Concepts Caroline Solid White

Progeny already winning in the show ring

Hanley Hall R.A. Polaris – Solid White Huacaya

Supreme Champion – Three Counties Show 2011, 2012, Kennilworth Show 2010 Fleece – Best British and 1st 24-48 Months BAS Autumn National Show 2012

Supreme Champion Fleece British Alpaca Futurity 2013 Sire – Hanley Hall R. A. Tiberius (Solid White) Dam – Hanley Hall Evenstar (Solid White)

Jessamine Redlands - Steel Grey Huacaya

Best Grey Male – Devon County Show 2013, British Alpaca Futurity 2012 HOE Spring Fiesta, North Somerset, Romsey and Three Counties Shows 2012

Sire – Alpaca Stud Nyetimber. Dam – Jessamine Grey Ghost Solid grey genetics for 3 generations. A compact male with a very dense, evenly coloured

fleece with great organisation.

Alpha Saturn – Solid Dark Fawn Huacaya

BAS National Show 2005, 2006 – Best Fawn. SWAG Spring Show 2008 Adult Male Champion.

BAS National Show 2013 – 2nd Senior Fawn Male (Aged 81 months) Sire – Windsong Valley Mateus of Wessex (Imp Aus) Solid White .Dam – Coollaroo

Nemesia (Imp Aus) Dark Brown 61 progeny registered to date – many now winning in the show ring

Great bone and retaining a dense, soft, even coloured fleece with considerable character.

Alpha Bundy – Solid White – Pure Australian Genetics

Motcombe Amos – Solid Mid Fawn (UK15690)

2013 Fibre Stats and Photos available on request

Please e-mail [email protected]

or phone 07739382483 or 01308 488661 for further details.

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SWAG WEBSITE – ADVERTISING.

The SWAG website (http://www.swagroup.org.uk) is a wonderful resource and a great place

to start if you are new to alpacas. Not only that but there is advertising space available which is

very undersubscribed and very reasonable priced.

A ‘banner’ advert on the SWAG website is just £50 for two years! How about that for value!

Use the ‘contact us’ button on the website for details of how to advertise.

Adding Value to Wool—Small Scale Home

Processing and Spinning

This one day event is aimed at those farmers & smallholders who wish to add value to their

fibre (wool, alpaca or other fibre) by home processing, carding and spinning their own wool on

a small scale basis.

Tuesday 3rd September 2013 10am - 4pm

Chacewater W I Hall, Chacewater. TR4 8PZ

£30.75 if eligible for funding / £61.50 per person if non eligible*

*Eligibility rules apply, for more information please call Rural Business School on 0845 458

7485

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Booking is essential; To secure your place at this event please email or complete the

booking slip below and send with your payment to Duchy College, Rural Business

School, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 8PB.

I would like to attend the “Wool Diversification” on 3rd September 2013.

I am eligible & enclose a cheque for £30.75 OR I am not eligible and enclose a cheque for

£61.50 (per person) made payable to Duchy College

Please forward your payments to:

Duchy College, Rural Business School, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall, PL17

8PB. Tel: 0845 458 7485 (email [email protected])

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The Rural Business School has an open access policy for all courses. Please tell us if you

have any special requirements for the day? (e.g. Access, dietary, carer support, etc.) Yes/ No

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This training event is organised by the Duchy College Rural Business School through the SW Skills Programme,

a Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) initiative.

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VAN DIEMEN QJORI of Patou

Qjori is a multiple Championship ribbon winning brown male both in Australia and here in the

UK. He now has brown cria on the ground and is available to introduce quality brown genetics

into your herd. Drive by matings from £400, Mobile matings from £550 (plus VAT)

For more details please contact Mark & Sue Steele, 81 Ridge, Chilmark, Wiltshire, SP3 5BS.

Tel: 01747-870222 / Mobile: 0788 054 2260 / E-mail: [email protected]

www.patoualpacas.co.uk