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Ambiorix:
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--- Quote from: JTFMaccabee on January 04, 2008, 02:56:07 PM ---cool.
are they kosher? can you eat em too?
Llama meat was the big jazz for a while.
I probably wouldn't eat these guys though, they are cute... like something out of a Japanese cartoon.
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Yes they are Kosher, and no I never heard of people eating them here. In the Alps I would say they would. They are used as pack animals, food as in meat, milk and their wool for clothes. Very part of the animal is used.
Alpaca wool is very light very fine, and very warm. :)
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In the Alps? Are these animals europeans?
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No they first came from South America, but they were taken to Italy because of the super fine wool, then the border region took them and they are happy there, as an extra herd for alot of the poor farmers and pays good money.
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3500 to 5000 meters above sea-level, throughout the year.
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So, this is the best wool one can get?
Kiwi:
No Ultra fine wools are based on 13 Micron, many New Zealand sheep have this.
Ultra fine wools are Angora comes from rabbits, cashmere from goats. But which is finer I am not sure.
But I used to have Angora rabbits, and sharing them was not fun. :-\
You must mix wool in with Angora and Cashmere to spin it, Alpaca can be spun by itself.
But as for the best Angora O0 Cashmere close second ;)
Ambiorix:
--- Quote from: Skippy on January 05, 2008, 07:15:35 PM ---No Ultra fine wools are based on 13 Micron, many New Zealand sheep have this.
Ultra fine wools are Angora comes from rabbits, cashmere from goats. But which is finer I am not sure.
But I used to have Angora rabbits, and sharing them was not fun. :-\
You must mix wool in with Angora and Cashmere to spin it, Alpaca can be spun by itself.
But as for the best Angora O0 Cashmere close second ;)
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i like Kashmir wool a lot. Just can't imagine Angora....
Kiwi:
;D ;D ;D They are cute bunnys. They make great pets and you can house train them like a cat, to use a litter tray, very clean animals.
Ambiorix:
--- Quote from: Skippy on January 05, 2008, 07:25:14 PM --- ;D ;D ;D They are cute bunnys. They make great pets and you can house train them like a cat, to use a litter tray, very clean animals.
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my landlord has one like this.
It is mega-cute.
Nice wool indeed!!!!
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