• Must be shorn, not an option in the midwest, a must!
• Always have fresh water for them to drink.
• We give them Gatorade in the extremely hot weather. See recipe below.

Fly control:  Keep dung piles clean and weed eat the tall grasses around them to keep the Alpacas from eating that green grass.

Fans:  Have a number of fans in the barns to help circulate the air.

Shade:  Make sure they have some place to go for cover with shade.

Hose Time:  We give ours hose time. I spray their bellies and legs with a hose and they love it. They will bounce up and down and turn all around in front of the hose.

Heat Stress:  Always keep close watch on the Alpacas in extremely hot weather for signs of heat stress. Some signs are lying down and won't get up, not drinking water and acting different.

Life Span - 20-25 years

Cush - sit down with legs tucked under their body

Size - females usually weigh 100-150 lbs. and males usually weigh 140-180 lbs and stand about 36" tall at the withers

Humm - sounds Alpacas make

Orgle - sound males make when breeding

Gestation - 11-12 months

Fiber - this is what you call the hair on the Alpaca

ARI - 
The Alpaca Registry, Inc.

AFCNA - 
Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America

MOPACA - 
Missouri Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association and Surrounding States