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About Mary and Troy Ogilvie
When co-owners Mary and Troy Ogilvie were in Santa Fe, New Mexico a few years ago, they came across a shop they had
never seen before. A beautiful lady from Peru was selling garments made
from Alpaca. Troy thought that selling the garments to Texas retailers or
retailing the garments themselves would be a good thing to do when they
retire from their careers. After returning home in 2002, Troy started doing internet research
on "Alpaca". However, the internet had a surprise for him. He found lots of information about the animals and almost nothing about the excellent garments.
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Researching Alpacas
When
the information about raising, breeding and selling Alpacas came across
the internet, Troy changed the focus of his research. The Ogilvies
joined state, regional, and national Alpaca organizations. Soon, Troy and Mary started
attending Alpaca shows and seminars, and
visiting Alpaca ranches whenever they got the chance. As their research
continued, the breeding, showing, and animal sales aspects of the Alpaca industry became the primary
focus of the Ogilvie's new business model. In 2004, they bought their first
animal, moved to a log home in a hardwood forest in Northeast Texas, and
began working to prepare the ranch for the animals to arrive. The
Alpaca apparel aspect is still an important part of their overall
business, and the Ogilvies take pleasure offering the
highest quality Alpaca garments they can find. Call Timber Lodge Alpacas to learn more about the Ogilvie's Alpacas, and their Alpaca garment business. |
Many
folks, from all aspects of life, have found the alpaca lifestyle
rewarding. Alpaca ranching offers the opportunity of living
outside the hussle and bustle of the city, to raise a family, or to
retire on a bit of property. There are many benefits to alpaca
ranching; too many to list completely, but here are a
few:
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Alpacas can thrive on small acreages. Providing forage for 5 to 10 alpacas per acre is perfectly
adequate.
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Alpaca ranching is naturally sustainable. The product alpacas provide is their extremely fine fiber, which is shorn once a
year, and comes in 22 natural colors. The alpacas are not harmed in the shearing process, and they live in excess of
20 years. Alpacas bear one cria (baby alpaca) per year, thereby
preserving their habitat by avoiding overpopulation.
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Alpacas are environmentally friendly. They have a soft pad on
their two-toed feet, so they do not damage the ground. Alpacas do
not kill grass by eating the roots. Alpacas use common waste
piles, so clean up is easy and quick. Their waste products are less
odorus than other livestock, and after composting becomes a very high
quality soil amendment.
Timber Lodge Alpacas
is a family owned and operated ranch in Kaufman, Texas. The ranch is
operated as a sustainable agricultural business, which is
environmentally sensitive, and concerned for the humane care of the
animals. |
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