On 9 Oct 2011 at 3:17pm Meateater wrote:
Does anyone know what has happened to the Llama's/Alpaca's and the camel that were in the fields between Ringmer & Glynde?
On 9 Oct 2011 at 4:46pm Mayan wrote:
The camel has been in a field off Markstakes Lane, Barcombe for quite a while now. Dunno what has happened to the Llamas
On 9 Oct 2011 at 5:08pm blaze wrote:
If what i heard is correct , then the lease came up for renewal and owner of them couldnt afford. to keep them so he had to get rid ! Obviously dont know if this is 100% correct , but would make sense
On 9 Oct 2011 at 5:20pm Rods Tiger wrote:
I heard that the flock had contracted a virus or something and a large proportion of them had to be put down. I think the farmer made such a loss that he had to give the enterprise up completely. As ever, this is all third hand and I can't completely confirm.
On 9 Oct 2011 at 6:12pm bastian wrote:
was he keeping them for wool or meat?
On 9 Oct 2011 at 6:24pm Fairmeadow wrote:
I think that the camel and the original alpaca farmer left Glyndebourne Farm quite a while ago but the succeeding tenant kept a few on, until the end of the lease.
We don't eat alpaca in the UK, as far as I know. The wool is special, but if you want it cleaned on a commercial scale you have to send it to South America. More pets for hobby farmers really, but there are a lot of those in Sussex now and alpacas keep the grass nice and tidy. The animals seemed happy enough to live in Glynde, and they were certainly quite a tourist attraction, but I doubt that they were ever more than a bubble commercially. The early sales attracted a lot of interest, but they lapsed years ago.
I hope the Farm attracts a new tenant soon. The estate put the whole farm in set-aside for a while before the alpaca farmer arrived, and you have never seen the countryside in such a mess.
On 9 Oct 2011 at 8:07pm Meateater wrote:
Thanks to all for their input; I would agree that they were a novel sight and an attraction for many. Shame to see them go.
Only joking with the name Meateater as I liked them but couldn't eat a whole one!
On 9 Oct 2011 at 8:58pm Deelite wrote:
Has an yone eaten one? I'd imagine they might be a bit like goat. Gotta be better than rabbit.
On 10 Oct 2011 at 12:36am Fairmeadow wrote:
I'm sure they are edible, but then so are horses & dogs, neither common on local restaurant menus despite their being plenty of them about.
On 10 Oct 2011 at 9:10am zero cool wrote:
Right herre we go - the lease did not come up for renewal, there was no virus and it was not a bubble. He bought his own land over in Chailey and thats where the Llama's/Alpaca's and the Camel are now. All happy in their new home. He also has Cooney(!) pigs.
On 10 Oct 2011 at 1:36pm Deelite wrote:
Ah, sounds like the Llamas and Alpacas might have joined Colin the Camel on (or near?) Marstakes Lane then.
Do you know what purpose they are kept for zero cool? I can't think of any other purpose but wool, and I'm surprised that this would be sufficiently profitable.
On 10 Oct 2011 at 5:12pm Shardlake wrote:
The camel was called Mo, short for Mohammed.
On 10 Oct 2011 at 7:05pm Mme B wrote:
I have heard that farmers like to put a couple of llamas in with a flock of sheep. They all get on well together, and the llamas protect the flock against foxes. Anyone know if that's true?
On 10 Oct 2011 at 9:52pm Deelite wrote:
I prefer my families name for the beast, It looks like a Colin.
On 12 Oct 2011 at 9:30pm Screaming J wrote:
Colin? Mo? I was sure the Camel was called Clarence. That's what our family all called him anyway. Was it a he? I never looked too closely!