Luxury Fiber Herd of Gelded Alpacas

Reasons to start a luxury fiber herd of alpaca geldings

Luxury fiber herd of geldings located at Black Magic Alpaca Ranch in Lebec, CA, USA.

How to acquire the appropriate geldings

Luxury fiber herd of nine geldings located at Amiable Alpacas in Lexon Township, Michigan, USA.

The owners at BlackWater Treasures of Odessa, MO, USA, unload their new ARI registered suri geldings.

Things to consider when building your business plan (...or, are you going to make this a business or a hobby)

The yearly cycle of herd management Winkie, a huacaya gelding from White Barn Meadows Alpacas, of Buxton, ME, USA, is showing off his full fleece the day before sheering. Shearing is part of the yearly cycle in every alpaca's life. Here Winkie is getting his yearly sheering. He has one blue eye and is deaf, but that doesn't hold him back from being an extremely valuable farm asset. He is the alfa, and he produces absolutely outstanding fiber.

Here a veterinarian is giving Juarez, a gelding from White Barn Meadows Alpacas his rabies shot. Alpacas normally get a set of shots annually, and some get other preventative shots as often as once a month. Check with your veterinarian to see what they recommend for alpacas in your area. Click here to read Editor's Musings from the Spring 2006 issue of Alpacas Magazine. This is a preface to the Minimum Standards of Care for Llamas and Alpacas document in the next link. Reprinted with permission from AOBA's Alpaca Magazine. Click here to read Minimum Standards of Care for Llamas and Alpacas as published in Alpacas Magazine. Reprinted with permission from AOBA's Alpaca Magazine. Click here to read Recommended Practices in Caring For Llamas & Alpacas as published in Alpacas Magazine. Reprinted with permission from AOBA's Alpaca Magazine.

A day in the life of the herd manager Five ARI registered suri geldings from BlackWater Treasures, located in Odessa, Missouri, USA. On this day, a bed of hay gives this group of alpacas the insulation they need from the snow covered ground, to allow them to maintain their correct body temperature. Precious, a huacaya gelding from White Barn Meadows Alpacas, of Buxton, ME, USA, is cooling off in a kiddie pool. Although alpacas can survive in a wide variety of temperature ranges, owners must make sure that alpacas have a basic tools necessary for regulating their own body temperature every day.

Starfire, a gelding from White Barn Meadows Alpacas, of Buxton, ME, USA, is getting his teeth trimmed. Some alpacas need their teeth trimmed more often than others. You will need to monitor your alpacas' teeth and trim them so that they can chew effectively.

Other nice to know stuff Four unregistered huacaya boys from BlackWater Treasures, of Odessa, MO, USA-- Tango (black), Bunky (white), Benny (light fawn) and Rio (chocolate).