Alpacas are earth friendly, they browse on natural grasses without harming trees or terrain.

Alpacas are safe, easy to handle, they do not butt or bite.

Alpacas are inexpensive to raise, requiring minimal feed, shelter, fencing, or veterinary care.

Alpacas are not killed like other livestock, instead they produce a renewable cash crop in the form of fiber.

Alpacas are fully insurable against loss and come with reproductive guarantees. 

Alpacas have tax advantages such as expense deduction, depreciation, and the deferred recognition of accumulating wealth.

Lifespan: 20 to 25 years

Average height: 36" at the withers.

Average weight: 15 to 19 pounds at birth, they grow to 100 to 175 pounds, less than 1/2 the weight of a Llama.

Average Gestation:  335 - 350 days and virtually never twin.

Birth:  Babies usually try to stand within 30 minutes and nurse within 1-2 hours.  Birth almost always occurs between 9am and 2pm allowing you to sleep comfortably through the night.

Breeding:  Alpacas do not come into heat, but are spontaneous ovulateors. This means that they only ovulate after breeding, thus allowing ranchers easy control of the birthing season and planning for extended vacations.