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With these kind of genetics backing her up, it is no wonder Felicia is such a beautiful girl. Her fleece is incredibly fine with a micron count of just 18.8 at two years of age. Not only is her light fawn fiber pleasingly soft, but her staple length is nothing short of incredible. Even with the bold crimp style Felicia's fleece has, it measures over six inches in length. This is true of her first fleece and of her second as well.

Check out her full brother, Future Man of Hope, at Hope Springs Farm in Virginia.

We have bred Felicia to Accoyo Invasion, our beige 8X champion and 17 X blue ribbon winning full Accoyo herdsire. The pairing of these two will fuse the genetics of Felix, Victor, Royal Fawn and Avenger, a genetic masterpiece. This cria will be full Accoyo, should be colored, and will combine the elite fleece characteristics of two top notch full Accoyos. Felicia is due in the summer 2009.

Sunflower's dam is Accoyo Mayflower, a Caligula & Vengador grandaughter. Mayflower's dam, Safflower, was purchased at Pacific Crest's Parade of Champions auction in 2003 & went back to Accoyos of America to be bred. Greg Mecklem recommended Vengador's Robinson Crusoe, & the result was Accoyo Mayflower, Sunflower's dam. Mayflower has extraordinarily dense, crimpy fine fleece. She is a beautiful alpaca with the elite fleece characteristics that high quality & well bred Accoyos are known for.

Accoyo Pinachi adds the proven, yet rare Accoyo genetics to Sunflower's pedigree. Pinachi was one of the best alpacas to come from one of the last imports from Peru in 1998. He was personally selected for Derwydd Alpacas by Julio Sumar. Pinachi's fleece was super dense, bundled and crimpy with a high sheen. Pinachi stamped these elite fleece characteristics onto his cria as proven with the show records of his offspring. Derwydd Alpacas reported that "the fiber on his cria is to die for". Pinachi died in 2007 from pneumonia, & with only 38 cria on the ground, his incredible genetics are very rare, very sought after, & can no longer be reproduced. Accoyo Sunflower girl was the very last cria sired by Pinachi.

Sunflower will be ready to breed in the summer of 2010, & there is no doubt that we will choose our 8X champion Accoyo Invasion for her. Invasion is one of the best ribboned, colored full Accoyos in the country & with the birth of his first set of cria this past year, it is evident that he is passing on his highly desirable crimp, density, fineness and coverage to his cria. Invasion will add Royal Fawn & Avenger genetics to Sunflower's already impressive pedigree.

Clarice is a proven producer of quality alpacas and is truly a terrific mother. She breeds easily and delivers even easier. She has copious amounts of milk and remains bonded to her cria well into adulthood.

Rosalita is the product of our two friendliest & sweetest alpacas, Welcome Cymon. We've had both of Rosalita's parents for over a decade on our farm. Her dam, Stranger's Little Welcome, is without a doubt, the easiest alpaca we've ever had on our farm. She has given 12 cria, one every year without exception. Welcome has always gotten bred on her first or second breeding, held her pregnancies with no problem, had no birthing issues what-so-ever, & she is the greatest mom around - plenty of milk and attention for her cria. Rosalita's maternal granddam, Welcome's dam, Ginger is the exact same way. Ginger is 17 years old, got bred with her very first breeding, & will give us her 15th cria next summer. The track records of both her dam & granddam give a strong indication that Rosalita will lead just as healthy a reproductive life as they have. After having several girls here at the farm this year for outside breedings that had trouble getting bred and/or staying bred, this is a trait that I appreciate even more than ever.

Rosalita is as straight and correct as they come. She is a proud young girl with an excellent bite. Neither her sire nor her dam have ever gotten their teeth trimmed in the last 12 years, not once!

Rosalita comes with a breeding to the Ideuma Creek herdsire of your choice. We would recommend our blue ribbon full Accoyo, Ironman or our newest herdsire, fawn color champion Accoyo Zagot. This would give you a 50% shot at a rose grey who would be half Accoyo. Ironman has incredibly dense fleece & has been passing on crimpy soft fiber to his cria. Accoyo Zagot is a fawn El Nino son. His genetics are unbeatable & since both his sire & dam are recently passed, unable to be dublicated. Either would be a perfect match for Rosalita.

Cara's sire is Peruvian Conan, sire to six time fawn champion, Lancaster, two time true black champion, Kodiak, and champion fawn, Fabian. Conan is known for adding beautiful crimpy fleece and staple length to his award winning cria. Cara's dam, Xtra Special Missy is a Peruvian Black Magic daughter and a Peruvain Jaxon grandaughter. There's plenty of quality black in her genes. Since both her dam and sire cover black, there is a darn good chance that Cara will be capable of producing black cria too.

Cara's fleece is just what you would expect - very soft, dense and crimpy.

Check out her full sister, Peruvian Bambi, also on our farm. Bambi is a multiple blue ribbon winner, and Caramel's maternal sister, Ideuma Creek's Peruvian Marnia just took a CHAMPIONSHIP in black!

Cara is bred to our blue ribbon full Peruvian herdsire, Silver Bullet for a fawn, black or grey cria in the summer of 2010.

Carmita is very straight and correct with gorgeous dark fleece and a sweet face. Her fiber is still quite dense and crimpy and the quality of her genetics shows through her offspring. Her '06 cria has some of the most incredible, crimpy bundling, bright fleece we've ever seen. It's just amazing - nothing but corkscrew curls consistently from topknot to toes. Carmita's '07 cria is equally as beautiful but in a gorgeous carmel fawn.

Carmita is an excellent producer who is known for her beautiful cria. She will be bred to our full Peruvian herdsire, Silver Bullet, a blue ribbon dark silver grey. This pairing should produce a dark cria - and a darn good chance of a grey one to boot!

Georgie is a beautiful girl with very correct conformation (especially apparent after all that fleece was shorn off!) and a perfect bite. She has a very sweet, easy-going personality and is very easy to work with.

Georgie covers at least fawn and possibly black as her sire is fawn. This girl will be able to produce nice colored full Peruvians. She comes with a breeding to the Ideuma Creek herdsire of your choice. And there are many quality ones to choose from! We would like to recommend our fawn color champion Accoyo Zagot. His fleece is spectacular and these two should make one heck of a nice cria. Another great choice would be our 8X Accoyo champion, Invasion, whose Ideuma Creek cria have taken blues, reserve color championships, and the special awards of best brightness and best crimp. Other breeding options for Georgie Girl include blue ribbon Accoyo Ironman, a Victor son, True Black Reserve Color Champion, The Scotsman, Full Alianza Solar de Peru, Perucoyo Icon or our blue ribbon boy, Peruvian Silver Bullet. Sound like maybe too many good choices? Pay cash for Georgie Girl, and we'll make it easier for you. You can have 2 breedings instead of just one!

Mel's bright black fleece is shiny and slick. Her conformation is excellent,and her bite is right on.

Mel is one of only a very few full Peruvain true black girls out of Conan. We happen to own two of them. We are willing to part with either Mel or Raven, but not both. This line is one we definitely want to keep in our own breeding program.

We will include a breeding to the Ideuma Creek herdsire of your choice with Mel's purchase price. To keep the black / silver grey color, we would recommend our blue ribbon silver grey, Silver Bullet, our reserve color champion, The Scotsman or our half Accoyo full Peruvian Victor son, Icon. Any of these three should make a full Peruvian black or silver grey when paired with Melody. If you want to add Accoyo to her pedigree, we have those options too! Pair Mel with 8X champion Accoyo Invasion or fawn color champion Accoyo Zagot or blue ribbon Accoyo Ironman.

Mel is one gorgeous girl and she should have gorgeous cria, especially with any one of the before-mentioned herdsires!

Conan, Raven's sire is a fawn full Peruvian import whose offspring have done incredibly well in the showring. Raven's paternal brother, Lancaster, is a 6X color champion in fawn, and her paternal brother, Kodiak, is a 2X champion in black.

Raven's dam, Peruvian Renatta, is a gorgeous maroon girl with dense soft fiber and a great face.

Raven has incredibly dense, crimpy soft fiber. She stands proud and strong with a presence. Her face is gorgeous and looks like it will develop into one of those fiber filled teddy bear faces.

Raven is not for sale at this time. With the rarity of her genes in true black, we'd like to keep her as part of our foundation herd at least for a little while.

Since we have just acquired Melody, another true black full Peruvian Conan daughter, we are willing to part with either Raven or Melody, but not both!

Both of Renatta's parents are colorful '98 Peruvian imports. This explains her beautiful color and her ability to pass on color - including true black. Renatta not only has colorful fleece, she has dense, crimpy fleece and amazing coverage, even in her ears!

Renatta gave us a gorgeous true black full Peruvian girl out of Conan in 2008. She's dense, soft, crimpy, and oh-what an adorable fiber filled face! Raven is one of only two true black full Peruvian females out of Conan. We feel lucky to have her! In 2009 Renatta did it again. She gave us a true black boy out of our champion black herdsire, The Scotsman.

For her 2010 cria, we bred to her our blue ribbon silver grey herdsire, Silver Bullet. This pairing should produce at least maroon and very possibly black, rose grey or silver grey!

Her sire is our true black reserve color champion, Peruvian The Scotsman. He's got quite a show record with 10 ribbons to his name including 4 blues from some impressive shows.

Fiona is also out of Tuaca, the very first female alpaca we purchased. She is now 16 years old and still continues to give us a healthy cria every year. We have owned Tuaca for 11 years now, and Fiona is the 11th cria that Tuaca has given us! Fiona comes from incredibly healthy stock, no health issues here! Just plenty of milk, high IgGs, easy breeding, and great motherly instincts!

With her brown dam and her champion true black sire, Fiona is sure to have dark cria in her future.

We have bred Fionna to our 8X Champion, 16X blue ribbon winning full Accoyo herdsire, Accoyo Invasion for a summer 2010 cria.

As the star of our herdsires, he has excellent conformation, sound genetics, and a mild behavior.

In our herd, he has sired 7 females out of 8 crias!

Plan a gorgeous fall day in the Catskills! Join us, and our barn full of alpaca babies, for a fun, educational day for people of all ages. Come interact with these unique animals up close, feed and walk an alpaca on a lead, and of course, pet the babies. Visitors will learn all about alpacas, the business around them, their care, and the luxurious products made from their valuable fiber.

Hours are 10 to 5 on Saturday, 10 to 4 on Sunday. Admission $3 A wonderful fiber festival!

September 18th and 19th at the Farmer's Museum Harvest Festival in Cooperstown, NY, alpacas will be center stage for the second year in a row!

Want to spend a wonderful day with alpacas and your family?  Join us at the Harvest Festival in Cooperstown, NY on September 18 & 19th

Window on the Arts Festival on the village green in Windsor, NY.  Come and enjoy the fine art and music on September 18th, from 10-5.  Featuring Authentic Handmade Alpaca products for the first time. 

Heather-Rayne Alpacas will be attending the Apple Fest, in Greene NY on September 25th.  Come and see the new Authentic Handmade alpaca products and start that Holiday Shopping.  There's something for everyone on your list - what better than one stop shopping?

We look forward to seeing you anytime from 9-5 on the 25th.

Lone Spruce Alpacas is having their annual open house on September 25th-26th.  The highlights will include alpacas for sale, training course demonstrations, dyeing alpaca yarn information, building design information, and general enjoyment of our alpacas and the 2010 crias.

HaSu Ranch and its sister company, Breedworks have joined with Mike Safley to create a tool to provide cutting-edge science to the alpaca industry which will allow breeders of all sizes to track the ability of individual sires to transfer specific desired fiber traits to their off-spring. This tool is an easy-to use fiber collection system that can be found on the Ideal Alpaca Community's website and uses the laboratories of Yocom-McColl to study fiber samples and produce detailed histograms. Yocom-McColl can then study the collected data and with the aid of experts at Virginia Tech create a data base that will allow this industry to more successfully breed to a higher quality fiber...

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Today, people are going from state to state and farm to farm selecting alpacas, often with only one thought in mind - what is the micron count? I can tell you that a histogram is absolutely and unequivocally irrelevant as the basis of evaluation for two different animals from two different farms.

HaSu will release its second year of EPDs for alpacas in July 2009.

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What is marketing? If you ask most people, their answer is, advertising, selling, brand management, promotions, and even pricing. Well this may come as a surprise but, it is not any of these.

One of the most important days of an alpaca breeder's year is shearing day when the precious fiber is harvested. It is also the opportunity to measure whether the new generation of alpacas is producing better fiber than the generation before. A well organized shearing day should be a part of every well organized breeding program. We at HaSu Ranch want to help you make the most out of your shearing experience. Here are some tried and true tips that have worked for us.

The quickest, most efficient way to improve your herd is to select a herdsire that furthers the goals of your breeding program. First you need to define those goals but then how do you choose a herdsire? What do you look for? Where do you look? Take the time to make the best choice you can for the future of your herd. You won't regret it.

Felt is an easy alternate for processing fiber into a useful form. There are endless uses and forms of felt from luxurious clothing to padding for helmets to artwork. As breeders of fine fiber animals, we in the alpaca business would be wise to take advantage of the felting process to get the most out of our precious fiber yield. By broadening the range of uses for alpaca fiber we are hopefully increasing its marketability.

Want to learn about a fun easy felting project? Make felted Easter eggs!

This it the tale of the first ever breeding done at Nyala Farm Alpacas and what we learned and then how we started our mobile breeding program. This is not a how-to-do a breeding. It's more a tale of humility and I must warn you is quite graphic.

In the United States gray alpacas are incredibly popular but there is a lot of misunderstanding about gray genetics! This article will help explain gray genetics for alpaca breeders.

Are you getting ready for a farm open house and looking for a fun project or two? These fiber arts projects are fun for children of all ages.

An interesting lifestyle article about how a small alpaca farm in Vestal NY is contributing to Scientific research.

The real scoop on alpaca poop!

We have a wonderful farm store that is full of alpaca products. We have sweaters, scarves, hats, mittens, capes, socks, blankets, stuffed animals and much more.

Come visit us and see why you should be wearing alpaca. Come feel the softness and the warmth of these fleecy beautiful animals. Watch out for our cria this fall and you will understand what falling in love is all about.

We are a family owned Alpaca farm. We have been in business for several years .

We started out with two fiber males and after a very short time we found that we were in love with the Alpacas and have since grown to 29 Alpacas and we are expecting 8 new cria this year.

We are very excited about the Alpaca industry and promoting them in NY and the Southern Tier. Stop by to see our Alpacas and look for their BIG brother Maxx, the camel. We have a baby Cria that is so-o-o cute. Also in our Alpaca Clothing store we have a nice variety of hats,gloves,socks,scarves ,sweaters, vests, toys,and much more. We accept MC/VISA and debit cards.

Girls for sale..Great package deals available do to same bloodlines.

Welcome to Castle Tower Alpacas, where you and your family will be warmly welcomed! Castle Tower Alpacas is unique among the Southern Tierýs Alpaca Farms for its easy-access location, just ý20 minutes from anywhereý in the Greater Binghamton NY area. Take Route 81 to Castle Creek Exit 7, then less than 2 miles North on Route 11, look for the Tower, and youýre there! Visit and learn about the Alpacas, meet Annabelle the pot-belly pig, play with the ýlabsý, and browse in our charming shop full of beautiful Alpaca clothing, home-made soaps and herbal gifts. Have a serious conversation about the many advantages of raising these wonderful animals, or just relax with a cup of organic fair-trade coffee and a piece of homemade pie. In the summer enjoy the mint and lavender beds and the scent of the pinesýýýý

Welcome to Cushing Ranch Alpacas, Inc., Chemung County’s premiere alpaca farm. We began preparing our alpaca ranch in the summer of 2005. Our roughly 9 acre property is located in the Town of Erin, New York. We are a small, family friendly alpaca farm, and we’d love to introduce you to our amazing alpacas!

Come experience and share in a little bit of heaven this side of life!  The alpaca lifestyle is both rewarding and challenging, a pleasure to experience and a testimony of greatness to our great God!

Gunhouse Hill Alpacas welcomes you to join us on Sept. 26th or 27th for National Alpaca Farm Day weekend. Farm tours, refreshments and beautiful alpaca products are available.

Heather-Rayne Alpacas was established in January 2009 with the arrival of 11 alpacas; two young males, six bred females, and three maidens.  We have not looked back since, the alpacas have been such a positive impact on our lifestyle.

John and I would like to extend our warmest invitation for you to visit Ideuma Creek Alpaca Farm.   Having alpacas here on our farm for more than a decade, we are one of the oldest alpaca farms in all of New York State.  We are home to more than 60 beautiful, quality alpacas in every size, shape and color.  We would love to share our knowledge and excitement about raising these beautiful animals with you.

Welcome to Lone Spruce Alpacas!  Nestled in the beautiful hills of Northwestern Chenango County, it is home to registerd Huacayas, since 2004.  Solid genetics and great herd management make for excellent fiber, healthy crias, and sound dispositioned alpacas.

The Genetics Experts!!!!

At Sage Hill Farms we are focused on building an extraordinary foundations for the production of high end females.  For us - Girls Come First - but boys are welcome!

Wild Thyme Farm offers sales, breeding services and boarding of alpacas.  We also make and sell quality NY State hay.  Our focus is to produce happy, healthy alpacas improving quality with each generation.

LANCASTER, SIMBA, AGA KHAN, PRINCIPE DORATO, EL MOUSTACIO, HEMINGWAY, FELIX, BEST ALA BEST, REQUEST THE BEST, SHAQUILLE, LEGACY, VENGADOR, CALIGULA, 

SHOOTING STAR FARM, where HEAVEN TOUCHES EARTH and the STARS SHINE VERY BRIGHT! A Small Farm with outstanding genetics and bloodlines, GREAT customer service and just a fun place to hang out!