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Graham is always trying
to get the finest quality of
fibre from her bred alpacas
From page 14
Breeding is also a
process and something
Graham has tried to per-
fect over the years. She
always hopes to get a
good mix of female and
males so that the breed-
ing continues and she is
always trying to get the
finest quality of fibre out
of her alpacas.
One way to get the
best fibre isto rule out
any congenital defects
and Graham had this to
say about it. "One of my
younger alpaca females
has a congenital defect
with the way her teeth
are sticking out. They
shouldn't be doing that,
so when 1 breed her, J'ni
always looking for a
/ male that doesn't have
the tooth problem. It
hopefully takes that
problem right out of the
genetic makeup."
Graham started to
learn the shearing part of
raising alpaca, which has
given her a better idea of
what the good natured
animal is all about and it
has also saved her some
money, since she doesn't
have to hire anyone to
come and shear for her.
"I learned how to
shear last year and it
only takes about 20 min-
utes to a half hour to
shear one animal," said
Graham. "By doing it.
myself you try to econo-
mize to get the most
bang for your buck.` and
the breeding the same.
I'm always trying to..
improve the breeding
process, to get the best
fibre as possible."
The biggest event,
Graham will showcase
some of her Alpacas is
the 2009 Alpaca Ontario
Spring Show - in
Orangeville held on
April 17 from 9 a.m. to 6.
p.m. It will be a full
fleece halter show with a
vendors marketplace and.
fibre fantasy. For more
details see.
www. alpacaontario. ca.
It's something Graham
has (enjoyed doing over
the year. s and she :sug-
gests that anyone wanti-
ng to get into alternative
methods of farming, that
this is a great way to do
it.
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Fanm Progress, March 18, 2009 - Page 15
Photo by Gorst Reid
Dee Graham, of D.L.
Farms, holds up a pair of
socks and a piece of mate.
rias that is made from
alpaca. She has been
breeding and shearing
alpacas for their fibre for
many, years at her farm
just east : of Lucknow on
Highway 86. It's a -unique
way of farming and for
Graham it's a passion.
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