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Alpacas are truly amazing animals and offer a lifestyle that is peaceful and rewarding.

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Tax benefits for breeding alpacas

All expenses incurred from farming are 100% eligible for deductions. Alpaca owners report start up costs offset by write-offs have help them accumulate wealth by …

Alpacas: a better lifestyle

We used to be in corporate jobs and stressed about or work. Since we have made the change to raising alpacas, our lives have more meaning and the best part of it all is …

Alpaca auction sale prices remain strong

Over the past 4 years, the average sale price of alpacas recorded at the 4 major auctions in the US have exceeded $10,000 per animal. High selling prices are …

Showing Alpacas

Showing alpacas is FUN!! It gives you a chance to compare your breeding program to others from around the United States and interact with fellow breeders. You get direct feedback from professionally trained judges about what they are looking for to help hone your breeding strategy. See first-hand the winning alpacas and touch their fiber to help you become more familiar with the best-of-the-best.

Alpaca breeders are friendly and eager to tell you about their program and show you their animals.

Alpaca Fiber

Alpaca fiber is among the finest natural fiber processed from animals. It is not harmful to harvest the fiber from the animal and it produces some of the finest textiles the world has ever seen.

There are two distinct types of alpacas: huacaya (left) and suri (right). They each have fiber traits making them unique, but they both produce fiber that excels in next-to-skin comfort. Think cashmere – but finer.

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Alpaca fiber is among the finest natural fiber processed from animals. It is not harmful to harvest the fiber from the animal and it produces some of the finest textiles the world has ever seen.

There are two distinct types of alpacas: huacaya (left) and suri (right). They each have fiber traits making them unique, but they both produce fiber that excels in next-to-skin comfort. Think cashmere – but finer.

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American Alpaca Journal

This scientific journal is published by Snowmass Alpacas / Little Creek Alpacas. It is filled with studies and other articles that cover many aspects of breeding alpacas and areas of general interest about alpacas. More than 10 issues published to date. Read them all by clicking below.

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