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| UpComing Events
March 20 & 21 – FIBER FIESTA – Open House & Spring Sale!
Location: Bangor WI When 3/20/2010 11:00 AM - 3/21/2010 4:00 PM March 20 & 21 – FIBER FIESTA – Open House & Spring Sale! 11 am-4 pm Hickory Wind Farm–Alpacas & Fiber . Bangor WI (9 miles north of Bangor, off Hwy 162) Meet the alpacas; browse The HW Farm Shoppe for unique alpaca fiber products. No dogs please. 608.486.4868; www.hickorywindfarm.com Spring Bling Alpaca Show 2010 Location: Neenah, Wisconsin When 3/20/2010 8:00 AM - 3/21/2010 5:00 PM We are thrilled to announce that the Spring Bling Alpaca Show 2010 will feature a Fleece Show and a Handcrafter's Spin -Off competition. Fleece Show Judge Wade Gease, AOBA Certified Judge, Two Rivers, WI will judge the Huacaya and Suri fleece. We expect to be a Level I fleece show. Spin-Off Judge Billie Bookamer of Meadville, PA will spin your treasured fiber into a lovely sample of yarn from your favorite alpaca! Get your entries ready today: Spin-off entry deadline is November 15, 2009. Enter online now at www.springblingshow.com
Fleece entry deadline is January 15, 2009.
Online registration opens December 15, 2009 at www.springblingshow.com
Spring Bling Alpaca Show Minnesota Alpaca Expo - April 9th (check-In) 10th & 11, 2010 Location: Four Seasons Centre Owatonna, MN When 4/10/2010 8:00 AM - 4/11/2010 3:00 PM
Minnesota Alpaca Expo WARNING: Alpaca can cause uncontrollable smiles, warm fuzzy feeling and may be addictive! Shearing at Apple Orchard Alpacas: 5/1; 5/2; and 5/8 Location: Apple Orchard Alpacas; Oshkosh WI When 5/1/2010 9:00 AM - 5/8/2010 5:00 PM Besides lunch and libations I will give those interested tips on shearing and Patty will be sharing insights on sorting and grading fiber. We will start days around 9AM and go to around 5PM. You can come and go as you please - but please stay as long as you can to enjoy food, friends and fleeces. Please let us know if and when you plan to attend so I can prepare the libations and we can order lunch.
Email : appleorchardalpacas@gmail.com Neonatal Clinic and Wet Lab for Alpacas and Llamas Location: Earthcare Suri Alpacas LLC When 5/15/2010 8:00 AM - 5/15/2010 5:30 PM Instructor:Dr.Cheryl DeWitt,DVM,of Camelid Reproductive Services The morning lectures will cover female reproduction and breeding,pregnancy detection and ultrasound,herd health and management to keep her pregnant,birthing situation-both normal and problematic,and cria care. The afternoon lab will be hands-on delivery with realistic birthing dummies and deceased crias. This part of the seminar will help you recognize dystocias,as well as,other problematic births. You will know how to deal with all types of emergencies. It is very informative and lots of fun. Course book will be provided to take home. $250 for initial registration,$225 for each additional farm registrant. Registration is made when payment is received in full. Should you need to cancel, clinic fee of 100% refunded until 2/1/10. 50% refunded until 3/1/10. 25% refunded until 4/1/10. Contact: Earthcare Suri Alpacas LLC 146 N Honey Lake Road Burlington,WI 53105 262-534-4091 262-210-2080 We will mail of fax you a registration form. Classes are limited and are filling fast! Light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Inside Secrets of Utilizing Alpaca Fiber Location: LondonDairy Alpaca Ranch, Two Rivers, WI 54241 When 5/29/2010 8:30 AM - 5/29/2010 2:30 PM
Insights from Wade’s experience working with fleece in Peru mills, raising alpacas and judging are brought together for this cumulative hands on workshop.
Fee: $75/person; $25 second person from same farm. Lunch & materials included. NEWAlpaca Basics Clinic Location: LondonDairy Alpacas and KeLe Alpacas When 6/19/2010 8:00 AM - 6/19/2010 6:00 PM LondonDairy Alpacas and KeLe Alpacas Two Rivers and Kewaunee, WI $100/Person $175/Two Persons from the same farm Deadline: June 5, 2010 Learn first hand about the wonderful world of raising alpacas for fun and profit from two of the first alpaca ranches in the state. This clinic is designed to benefit the newly interested or novice alpaca breeder. During the clinic you will tour two private alpaca farms representing nearly 120 alpacas. Get advice and have questions answered by an AOBA Certified Alpaca Judge and the successful owners and breeders of these two farms. Experience first hand what it is like to interact with these gentle and captivating animals. You will learn about basic alpaca health, feed, handling, tax advantages, farm set ups, husbandry and why their fiber is so special! You'll get a crash course on fiber characteristics and conformational aspects of the alpaca.
Meal and handouts are included. Car pooling is available for transportation between farms. Space is limited and can only be offered on a first come basis. Norman Evans: Midwest Herd Management Summer Conference July 17th, 2010 Location: Fox Hills Golf Resort When 7/17/2010 8:00 AM - 7/17/2010 4:30 PM Keep an update on the latest herd management issues plus view Norm's incites on breeding alpacas with his research results. Hear it straight from the Nation's most respected Alpaca vet, Norman Evans D.V.M.
Pencil in July 17th for the day clinic with Norm.
Three Powerful Reasons you should come to this Seminar
Fees: after May 1st, $120, second person from same farm $20 less Fees: after June 15th, $140, , second person from same farm $20 less Fee includes refreshments, lunch, and printed materials, one/farm. Come Friday, July 16th, wine social 7:00-9:00PM at LondonDairy Alpacas. Come the evening, July 17th, after the seminar, travel to LondonDairy Alpacas for complimentary dinner and drinks • Open question / answers with Norm Evans, D.V.M. Lodging available: Fox Hills Golf Resort 1-800-950-7615. Ask for the LondonDairy Alpacas Summer rate. Fox Hills is just 3.5 miles North of our ranch off Hwy 147 in the town of Mishicot. www.fox-hills.com Light House Inn on the Lake 920-793-4524. Ask for the LondonDairy Alpaca Summer rate. The Light House Inn is just 1 mile away in Two Rivers. www.lhinn.com Registration: Contact www.LondonDairyAlpacas.com 920-793-4165 Visa/MC available over the phone. Or by sending a check.
Current SPONSORS: Marty McGee Bennett 2 day CameliDynamic Clinic Location: Willow Bend Alpaca Farm Forreston, Il When 7/24/2010 8:00 AM - 7/25/2010 5:00 PM For more info…see our website… www.willowbendalpaca.com What you will learn:
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