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Linda Martin,
Llama Marketplace
771 Tucker Road
Winlock, WA 98596
Phone:
(360) 864-8224
Fax: (360) 864-8224
Why Alpacas?
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Alpacas come in two varieties: the crimpy Huacayas and the locketed Suris. |
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There are fewer than 1323 Suris and 8378 Huacaya Alpacas in North America to date. |
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Alpacas produce a fine fiber which is not "prickly" but is very light, soft and warm. |
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Alpaca fiber can be hand or commercially spun and is used to make knitted, woven, braided and felted articles as well as clothing. |
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The Alpaca Industry has developed a Fiber Co-operative to collectively pool the annual American alpaca fiber clip and commercially market alpaca yarn and alpaca end products. |
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Alpacas are shorn annually and produce up to 15 pounds of premium fiber. |
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Alpacas do not need to be groomed. A blower is used to keep their fleece clean. |
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Alpacas are from South America. Their fiber was exclusively reserved for the Inca Royalty and in Victorian England, alpaca fiber was preferred over cashmere by the royal court. |
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Alpacas are raised all over the U.S.A. proving themselves to be extremely adaptable and very hard. |
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Alpacas come in 22 natural colors: various shades of fawn, black, brown, grey, white, re, rosegrey and multi colored pintos. |
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Alpacas are first bred at 12 to 18 months of age, have a gestation period of 11 months and very rarely have twins. |
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Alpacas weigh an average of 120 to 175 pounds, are 36 inches at the wither and can live in excess of 20 years. |
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Alpaca communicate by humming and live peacefully in herds. They get along well with other domestic animals. |
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Alpacas are good natured and rarely spit. When they do it is at other alpacas. |
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Alpacas are ideal for small acreage farms. It is not necessary to have an expensive barn or special fencing. The maximum of 10 per acre and a minimum of 2 is recommended. |
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Alpacas "cush" when in transit and can easily be transported in a mini van. |
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Alpacas are browsers and are gentle on pastures because of their padded feet. An adult eats approximately 3 pounds of day daily. |
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Alpacas pastures are easy to keep clean because alpacas only use a communal dung pile. |
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Alpaca droppings are practically odorless, low in nitrogen and makes excellent fertilizer. |
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Alpacas are intelligent animals, easy to train, gentle and safe for children to handle because they do not bite or kick. |
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Alpacas can be raised as income producing breeding stock,, pets, 4-H animals or as fiber producers. |
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