NorthBrookAlpacas.com
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One of the most frequently asked questions we get is, "Why Alpacas?" Several years ago, Michael and I both worked in corporate jobs but were somewhat dissatisfied with our rushed lifestyle. Michael had lived in our-turn-of-the-century-farmhouse since 1983 and had always been interested in raising some type of livestock to re-establish the property as a working farm. We had heard that llamas were fairly low maintenance livestock and decided to look into raising them. This is when we learned more about alpacas.
As a long time knitter, alpacas held particular interest to me for their value as fiber producers. We met our first alpaca in 1995 and became totally enamored. Knowing that this venture would be an investment, we created a financial plan while we began our in-depth research. We went to every local event that advertised alpacas, visited farms, surfed the Internet, and read books.
In the fall of 1997 we attended a local event attempting to gather more information and see more animals. Our plan had been to keep researching and purchase the following year. Instead, we fell head over heals for two breeding-age females at the event and purchased them on the spot. Fortunately, we were sending them to another farm to be bred so we had a bit more time to finish our barn and fencing! We brought our girls home at the start of the New Year.
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