ALPACA CLAN ACRES USA

WELCOME TO ALPACA CLAN ACRES, USA  home to Northern Colorado’s Alpacas.  We are breeding the greatest livestock on earth - ALPACAS! Everyone has different interests and raising alpacas is not for everyone.  We happen to have a great deal of interest in the alpacas for not only the money, but that plays a part in our lives too.  We want the alpaca’s presence to grow all over the world.    These animals were close to extinction when the Spanish came and conquered the Incas, back in the day.  The alpacas that survived only did so because, some of the local people escaped to the mountains with the little amount of animals they had left.  In modern times, the alpacas are still recovering from that devastating period.  They have never grown to their full potential.  Most people in South America that own alpacas are poor and most of them did not have breeding plans in place.  Indigenous people herd their animals along the countryside in South America for feeding and allow the animals to interbreed with Llamas, and the two different species of alpacas, the Suri and Huacaya.    The archeology discoveries and DNA testing that has been done on mummified alpacas before the Inca's time, shows that the alpaca fiber was much more elite then, than it is today, because of the lack of care in breeding.  In addition, in South America, they also ate the alpaca, which kept the numbers from growing to any substantial number.  Since the rest of the world has now shown an interest in the Alpaca market.  In modern times, they have banned eating alpacas to try to compete with the rest of the world in the fiber industry.  However, that has not worked as well as they would like, the people are poor.  The world’s interest in alpacas is to breed back those fine fibered animals that were uncovered from the earth and to bring back the most elite fiber ever known to man.    Our purpose is not much different from the rest of the worlds.  We want the alpacas to increase in population and the original elite fibered animal back.  That is what we breed for here at Alpaca Clan Acres, USA.   We began with very little knowledge of these camel-lids.  We want to share with you our educational experience we gained from raising these animals with you. We will share with you how to manage these animals in a cost effective way so that you can be confident in your decision of raising alpacas. We do not want to see alpacas hurt or beginners worrying about their decisions in the alpaca business. So please keep checking back. We will have much to share!

Learn to Felt! Coming Soon! Learn to make beautiful felt pieces with simple household products. We shampoo because hair collects oil. Why should millions of pounds of absorbant, natural, renewable hair, fur, fleece clippings go to waste every day? To participate in this fiber recycling mobilization phenomenon go to... http://matteroftrust.org/ , Donate your non-commercial fleece to a worthy cause for cleaning up the Gulf Oil Spills. The Best in the West! You won't find another offer like this! Click here to see our brand NEW Incentive Program when you purchase from us! Click Here 2009 International News Tips for Purchasing Alpacas Choosing what you want to breed for in your herd can be challenging.  Every breeder has their own preference in what they want in their herd.  Some breed for certain colors, some for certain heritages, and some breed for animals from certain countries.  You must decide your own niche for your breeding program before you begin your purchase.  In the meantime, here are some tips on what to look for in your animals regardless of the path you decide your breeding program takes…Alpaca Purchasing Tips Alpaca Organizations and Sites  If you have just purchased your first alpacas then you must know about a few organizations that are beneficial for you to join to keep your alpacas registered and to promote your alpacas in the alpaca business. First… ARI (Alpaca Registry Inc.)  The ARI is where we Alpaca owners register our alpacas through DNA testing...Alpaca Organizations and Sites

What is an Alpaca? The New World's Interest in the Old World's Livestock   Alpacas are practically unknown in the United States, although, that will soon change.  Dedicated breeders in the United States will introduce a new livestock that originated from South America and is growing in numbers all over the world today. In North America alone the population has grown to over 170,000 registered alpacas and an unknown amount of unregistered alpacas since 1983.     People still wonder, "What is an alpaca?" You may have seen them yourself and have mistaken them for their cousin the llama, which are very similar in their make-up.  Here I hope to share with you information about the alpaca, to equip you with the knowledge you may need in the future when you may run across these gorgeous animals and their caretakers.     Alpacas are descendants of the Camel-lid family. Stenomylus Hitchcocki, called the giraffe-camel lived some 30-40 million years ago. Herds of these small graceful camels roamed North America during the Miocene epoch. Unlike modern camels, they did not have humps. These camels later migrated to South America evolving into Guanacos, Llamas, Vicuna, and Alpacas. Alpacas are practically unknown in the United States, although, that will soon change.  Dedicated breeders in the United States will introduce a new livestock that originated from South America and is growing in numbers all over the world today. In North America alone the population has grown to over 170,000 registered alpacas and an unknown amount of unregistered alpacas since 1983.     People still wonder, "What is an alpaca?" You may have seen them yourself and have mistaken them for their cousin the llama, which are very similar in their make-up.  Here I hope to share with you information about the alpaca, to equip you with the knowledge you may need in the future when you may run across these gorgeous animals and their caretakers.   People still wonder, "What is an alpaca?" You may have seen them yourself and have mistaken them for their cousin the llama, which are very similar in their make-up.  Here I hope to share with you information about the alpaca, to equip you with the knowledge you may need in the future when you may run across these gorgeous animals and their caretakers.

Alpacas in South America Alpacas and the Inca Empire The alpaca was an important aspect of the everyday life of the ancient civilizations in the region, which compromises, of southeast Peru, eastern Bolivia and northern Argentina and Chile. Archeologists estimate from excavations, that the alpacas have been around ...Alpacas in South America South American Camel-lids Alpaca or Llama? The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated species of South American camel-lid. It resembles a small llama on the surface but alpacas are considerably smaller than...South American Camel-lid Two Species of Alpacas In the textile industry, "alpaca" primarily refers to the hair of Peruvian alpacas, but more broadly, it refers to a style of fabric originally made from alpaca hair. There are two species...Two Species of Alpacas