Winder Alpacas

We started with 3 alpacas in 2004 and have built up to 20 including both Huacaya and Suri. Our original male, Dudley sired by Prestige Valentino has produced offspring with fine dense fleeces and good character which are easy to handle. The alpacas are shorn annually in October/November and the fleeces sorted and classed according to micron and handle.

Alpacas are members of the camelid family which also includes camels and llamas.  Their soft padded feet have a minimal impact on the land avoiding degradation and erosion.  Like the goats they are browsers rather than grazers. 

They are interesting and easily managed animals which are rewarding to keep being very responsive.  They live quite happily with the goats and exhibit strong guarding qualities keeping foxes away. 

They are shorn once per year in the spring and their dry fleece means they do not need crutching and are not susceptible to fly strike. 

The fibre is soft and gentle to the touch and comes
in a wide range of natural colours.  Fleeces from younger animals tend to be finer and softer with a fibre diameter in the region of
20 microns.