https://www.mapaca.orgSatisfying Dreams One Fiber at a Timehttps://www.mapaca.org/article-list/4999Friday, May 18, 2018 Shearing Day will be here in just a few days. With all this rain it feels more like April Showers instead of May. I sure am hoping for a nice sunny day. It will be so much nicer to store dry fleece instead of wet. You are invited to come watch the process and even get your hands dirty by sorting fibers. The alpaca Gift shop will be open 1-4 and earlier by request. Just ask for Julie Why do we shear the alpacas? Shearing is important to the health of the alpaca. Whi...Fri, 18 May 2018 19:29:31 +0000https://www.mapaca.org/article-list/4824Flat Beary here to tell you about the wonderful alpaca products available for sale at Quarry Critters Alpaca Ranch. Let me tell you how I got my name, “Flat Beary” Santa had me come along on a trip to Quarry Critters Alpaca Ranch. My job would be to wander around the alpaca gift shop, looking at the luxurious alpaca gifts and fiber to see what Santa might use in his gift giving season. I gathered up lots of ideas and left the shop to tell Santa all about my findings. When sudd...Sat, 14 Oct 2017 21:50:27 +0000https://www.mapaca.org/article-list/3500 January 2014 Hi, Julie here, This January we experienced extreme cold weather and precautions needed to be taken to provide extra warmth and care for our alpacas. I'd like to pass on some useful winter practices: 1. Always make sure that alpacas have fresh clean water at a comfortable drinking temperature. - Heated buckets are best, here is a tip I heard that was working at one farm that didn't have electricity in the barn. They taught their alpacas to nose colorful ball...Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:03:07 +0000https://www.mapaca.org/article-list/2683A micron? When I first started looking into alpacas I kept hearing this word micron. What the heck is a micron? After listening, asking questions and reading research I think I have it figured out. Pretty important word to know as an alpaca breeder. So here is what I found. . . . Micron count is a way of evaluating each hair or fiber on the alpaca. So in many ways a micron is a tool. It's a way to figure out the value of your alpaca's fleece. Like this . . . . . I shear my alpacas, send...Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:28:49 +0000