Michigan Alpaca Livestock and Commerce Association
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The following articles and off-site resources are here to help you learn about these marvelous creatures and to explore the possibilities of raising them yourself. Please indulge your curiosity and if you can't find what your looking for here, please don't hesitate to ask us!
The alpaca is a gentle, intelligent, and curious animal. In the U.S. they are raised for their intrinsic value as breeding stock and for their fiber and are shorn once a year. Other factors that make them ideal for new and small breeders are that they don't require extraordinary care, feed, or housing and are easy to handle and train.
Throughout the United States, alpacas are generally shorn once a year. Because of the high summer heat and humidity common in the Great Lakes region, most Great Lakes breeders shear in April, May, and June.
This is a listing of veterinary services provided by members to assist readers in locating a vet for their farm or while traveling. We welcome members to submit names for addition to the list so Alpacas' medical needs can be met throughout the State. Inclusion on the list does not infer endorsement by MI-ALPACA.
View the MSU "Hay List"
East Lansing, MI
Saline, MI
Carleton, MI
St. Johns, MI
We shear 6-7 days a week and will go throughout MI and the surrounding states...
Custom garments created from your fleece.
Processes raw fiber into roving and yarn. Also purchases raw fiber.
Processes raw fiber into roving, batting or yarn.
Processes raw fiber into roving, batting or felted yardage.