permaculture

[Nancy Frank <oppty@mac.com>]

Scott -

I hear dogs and cats are good to eat, too.  Perhaps you have a  
particularly tasty breed...

Actually, I say that in a good natured way.  Llamas provide meat in  
other countries.  It is still not something most llama owners are in  
favor of promoting here.  There may be a time, but so far, not so much.

Nancy

On Oct 24, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Scott Pittman wrote:

> And don't forget about llama burgers if all the other tasks don't  
> work.
> They are very lean animals.
>
>
> Scott Pittman
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> Permaculture Institute
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> [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Nancy  
> Frank
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:47 PM
> To: permaculture
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] llamas
>
> They have specific carts just made for llamas, and there are
> excellent driving instructors around.  LIke anything else, the
> personality of the llama will determine whether they are better sheep
> guards, pack animals, cart pullers, nursing home visitors, animals
> for kids to ride, wool producers or lawn mowers.  Many of them will
> check several boxes, and most will check more boxes that we may think
> at the beginning with a little training and positive reinforcement.
> They are very intelligent and tractable animals.
>
> Nancy
>
> On Oct 22, 2008, at 9:16 PM, SArjuna@aol.com wrote:
>
> >      So now I've come to your post about llamas, which I had never
> > considered
> > having.   Hmmm.   Can llamas be trained to pull a cart or buggy
> > that one
> > rides in?    Or just led as pack animals?
> >      Shivani
> >
> > In a message dated 9/23/08 12:22:44 PM,
> > permaculture-request@lists.ibiblio.org writes:
> > > > In response to your push carts and bicycle carts, I thought about
> > > > other animals, like horses.  I know that horses eat far too much to
> > > > make them realistic for most, and are not sustainable in the long
> > > > run.  But llamas are MUCH more efficient with what they eat, can
> > > > carry more per pound of body weight than a horse (a horse weighing
> > > > 1,000 pounds will carry about 210 pounds, llamas weighing 300  
> > > > pounds
> > > > will carry about 50-75 pounds).  They also keep brush down, as
> > > > browsers rather than only grass grazers, provide delightful wool  
> > > > for
> > > > spinning, knitting and weaving warm winter outerwear and sweaters,
> > > > and are friendly as companions.  Just a thought.
> >
> >
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