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Alpacas were a cherished treasure of the ancient Incan civilization and played a central role in the Incan culture that was located on the high Incan Plateau and mountains of South America. Alpacas were imported to the US in 1984 and are now being sucessfully raised and enjoyed throughout North America. There are two types of alpacas - the Huacaya and the Suri. Huacaya are fluffy whereas the Suri's fiber lays in long pencil-like locks. An alpaca's lifespan is about 25-30 years and gestation is 11.5 months. Alpacas eat grasses and chew a cud. They are about 36" tall at the withers and weigh about 150 pounds. They are gentle and easy to handle. Alpacas are also safe as they don't bite or butt. Cleanup is also easy since alpacas deposit droppings in only a few places in the paddock. They require minimal fencing and can be pastured at 5 to 10 per acre.

Alpacas produce one of the world's finest and most luxurious natural fibers. It is clipped from the animal without causing it injury. Lighter and stronger than wool, it comes in 22 basic colors with many variations and blends. This cashmere-like fleece, once reserved for Incan royalty, is now enjoyed by spinners and weavers around the world.

Come and visit our alpacas. All our alpacas are for sale, whereas other breeders keep the best off the sales list. We also offer multiple alpaca purchase discounts and will lower the price if you're not wanting their registration papers (of course you can't register their offspring then). We also offer financing. Schedule your visit now.

Anastasia has thrown two cria with color; a fawn female and beige male. She has been exposed to our true black male, MACA for a spring '10 cria. I can't wait to see what she produces. Born in 2003, she has many more years to produce quality cria. SALE $2,000.

Arrianna Rose is a beautiful Rose Gray female that has thrown color in her cria. She has been exposed to our true black male, MACA, for a spring '10 cria. Priced to sell at $3,000.

Athena is one of our foundation animals. Her cria have wonderful conformation and beautiful fiber. She has been exposed to our true black stud, MACA, for a spring '10 cria. As she's thrown color, I can't wait to see what this breeding will produce. SALE $1,000.

Beledi hasn't settled as yet. We're field breeding her to our true black stud, MACA. Hopefully they will produce a cria next spring. Priced very low at $500.

Elspeth is a striking female with a lot of potential. She has the regal bearing of her sire, Liberty, and the gentle, feminine personality of her dam, Anastasia. Her fiber is consistent with lovely handle and crimp. We're confident that she will throw lots of color when bred to color, given her lineage. Elspeth has been bred to our newest male, MACA, a true black male. SALE: $4,000.

Ginger Rogers: Although Ginger has never settled with a cria, she is worth her price with her personality. She is the best PR alpaca on our farm! She loves attention, even having people pet her head. Ginger is also a prankster as well as she will take your work gloves out of your pocket and play keep-away, or untie your shoes for you while you're talking and not paying attention! We're field-breeding her to our true black herdsire, MACA, with the hopes that she'll settle. SALE $500.

Katya is out of a beautiful rose gray female who has thrown color. We're sure that Katya will also throw color if bred to color. Katya's fiber has the crimp and softness of her mother and has the density and regal bearing of her father. Katya is priced to sell as we have more alpacas than our pastures can handle. She has been exposed to our True Black herdsire, MACA. Priced to sell at $4,000.

Lavender Lace, Lacy, is beautiful. Somehow her registration paperwork didn't get processed, and we're working on that. She has just delivered a strapping white male cria out of Liberty. He's so cute with his light fawn ears! Liberty doesn't throw a lot of color, so I'm sure this is from Lacy's heritage as she has plenty of color in her background. We've presented her to our True Black herdsire, MACA and are looking forward to seeing what she produces next year. Priced to Sell at $2,000.

Laurita is the proven female you'll want!! Laurita is one of the first alpacas we purchased. She has proven herself as a wonderful mother with plenty of milk for her cria. Gentle in nature and easy to work with, she is perfect for a foundation animal. Laurita's fiber has remained extremely soft. She also passes this softness on to her cria as well. And let's not forget the tight and uniform crimp and bundling as well. She's been presented to our True Black male, MACA, and is priced to SELL at $2,000.

Lilly is a proven mother. She's a very attentive with plenty of milk. Her fiber is very soft with well defined crimp and a soft texture. The yarn from her fiber is lofty and spins easily. Although she is white, her background has plenty of Rose and Silver Gray as well as True Black. Lilly was presented to our newest male, MACA, a TRUE BLACK! Priced low at $2,000.