We are pleased to announce the arrival of our newest addition to Casa Alpaca and Fiberworks. Gabriel was born on Friday, July 9th to our girl Harmony. He is an adorable little light fawn boy with lots of spunk and attitude. Gabriel has a beautiful light fawn fleece with both curl and density that you won’t believe until
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Santa Fe, New Mexico has short durations of heat during the summer, and this summer we set some heat records. Since we shear the herd in May, they at least don’t have a heavy coat in which to endure the hot summer days of late June and July. Alpacas originate from high altitude areas in
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Alpacas are the cute cuddly cousins of camels and llamas. All are members the camelid family which ranges through out the world. Camels are found in throughout the middle east and Africa as well as parts of Asia. They are also known as old world camelids. Llamas and alpacas both originate from the south American
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Each morning the girls await feeding time. The young girls get their morning pellets which they love, while the older girls have fresh hay for the day. The boys on the other hand, head right for the gate, so they can run into the pasture. Morning is the time when stalls are cleaned and water
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