AlpacaKeepOrigin tells AlpacaKeep where an animal was bred. It is not about who owns the animal today. You set it on the Add animal form (and you can change it later when you edit the animal).
The concept
Think of Origin as answering one question: "Was this animal born on my farm?"
- Bred on my farm tells AlpacaKeep to suggest your farm's Name prefix in the animal's Registered name field. Pick this only for animals born on your farm.
- Acquired from another farm keeps the breeder's name. Pick this for anything you bought, were given, or are boarding.
Example. You buy a female you call Willow from Gardena Valley. She was bred there, not by you, so you pick Acquired from another farm. The Registered name field suggests "Gardena Valley Willow," which you can accept or edit to match her papers. It never suggests "Your Farm Willow." If you had bred her yourself, you would pick Bred on my farm and your prefix would be suggested.
The Source farm box
When you choose Acquired from another farm, a Source farm box appears.
- Pick a saved contact for that farm and its breeder prefix is suggested in the animal's Registered name field.
- Type a name instead and no prefix is suggested. You can still type the full registered name into the field yourself.
Watch out. If you mark a bought animal as Bred on my farm, the suggestion in the Registered name field is your prefix on an animal you did not breed. When in doubt, pick Acquired from another farm.
Good to know. An animal that is away on loan or agistment is a separate thing. That is current location, set by the On loan status, not Origin. Origin is still about where it was bred.