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Alpaca Breeding At Timber Lodge Alpacas,
we offer breeding services for your Alpaca. For an elite breeding, you can choose our proven herdsire, Snowmass Chaccoyo.
At 4 years of age his fleece maintained a 17 micron fineness and an
uncommon density. Chaccoyo has crias on the ground varying in color
from brilliant White to Dark Brown, and most of them have been retained
by Snowmass Alpacas for their breeding program. Prince Regent's Treasure of Airlie, our wonderful young herdsire, attained a Championship career, including a Second Place for his fleece at Nationals in 2008. He is now ready for breeding. Make your reservations early, as we expect Airlie to be quite popular. Included in the breeding fee
is boarding for your
female and her current cria (if she has one) until she is confirmed to be 90
days pregnant. This practice protects the pregnant Alpaca from
travel stress and helps her maintain her new pregnancy. After the initial 90 days of pregnancy boarding fees
are reasonable for the pregnant female and cria at her side, at $3.00/day. Alpaca Boarding Service If you are working to prepare your place, or if you don't have a place yet, you can board your Alpacas at Timber Lodge Alpacas. We provide safe and secure
paddocks, with plenty of shade. In an emergency our vet is just minutes
away. Your Alpacas will receive premium
feed, hay and clean water daily, throughout the year. Board each of your
Alpacas for $2.50 per day. We will be
happy to make arrangements for special care, as necessary, at a
reasonable additional cost. Veterinary care is charged at cost. Contact
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Certified Sorted™ Alpaca Fiber Timber Lodge Alpacas is a source for Certified Sorted™ Fiber, as well as sorting
services. All Alpacas need to be shorn each
year for their own health and comfort. After all, their fleece is the product we
are harvesting, and shearing is done quite humanely. As
a Certified Fiber Sorter,
co-owner Troy Ogilvie can provide sorting services at shearing time,
or out of the bag, once the fleeces have been stored or
shipped. Properly sorted
Alpaca fiber can be spun into premium quality yarns, and used to produce high
quality garments and accessories. In addition, sorted fleeces are much
more attractive as raw materials to commercial mills. Troy will sort your
fleeces into standard grades so you can enjoy the many benefits of
properly sorted fiber from your own Alpacas. For a limited time each year, Certified Sorted™ Alpaca
fiber
is available from Timber Lodge Alpacas, for those wishing to spin
their own yarns. Up-Scale Alpaca Garments At Timber Lodge Alpacas,
we sell sweaters, capes, shawls, stoles, scarves, socks, knitted hats, and afghans all
made
of exquisite Alpaca fiber. We go
out of our way to find the finest, up-scale Alpaca garments for our customers
each year. An additional line of special, one-of-a-kind
products is created by co-owner Mary Ogilvie. Mary's exceptional
knitting skills have produced unique and beautiful accessories, which
customers anticipate each year. |
Characteristics of Alpaca Fiber Alpaca
fiber is among the World's most exquisite and versatile natural fibers.
Naturally hypoallergenic, Alpaca fiber has no lanolin, a natural oil
found in sheep's wool. Alpaca fiber is about 6 times warmer than wool
of the same weight, so lighter weight Alpaca garments are just as
efficient as wool garments. In fact,
wearing Alpaca garments next to your skin is possible, because the
fiber is so fine that the "prickle effect" (scratchiness) is greatly reduced. Alpaca fiber also breathes and wicks away moisture, so you can wear it all day
and stay
dry. Alpaca fiber is soft, strong, comfortable, and provides the ultimate in woolen or
worsted apparel. Check out the table comparing Alpaca vs. Cashmere in our library. |
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Contact us to learn more about Alpacas and the services and products we offer.
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