About Alpacas

Learn About Alpacas

Each alpaca on our farm has its own unique personality. Meet names like Bella, Rocky, and Luna, who love greeting visitors. Our herd is raised with the utmost care, ensuring their health and happiness while producing top-quality wool. Want to get up close and personal? Book a tour to meet them and learn about their daily lives.

Book a tour to meet them and learn about their daily lives

Alpaca Temperament and Social Nature

Alpacas are known for their gentle, curious, and peaceful temperament. Naturally social animals, alpacas thrive in herds and have a calm demeanor, making them excellent companions for families. They are generally quiet, communicating through soft hums, and have a strong sense of community, often forming close bonds within their group. Their friendly nature and easy-going attitude make alpacas safe and enjoyable for family visits, including for young children, who are usually charmed by their unique personalities.

Alpaca Temperature and Environmental Resilience

Alpacas are well-suited to various climates thanks to their dense fleece, which provides warmth in the winter and cooling properties in warmer seasons. Their fleece, unlike wool, has low lanolin content, which makes it hypoallergenic and softer to the touch. This adaptability allows alpacas to comfortably live in environments that experience a range of temperatures, from cool mountain climates to milder regions. However, they require adequate shade, ventilation, and water to stay comfortable and healthy during extreme heat.

Alpaca Fiber Quality: Luxurious and Durable

Alpaca fiber is highly valued for its softness, warmth, and durability, often compared to cashmere. It is naturally insulating, moisture-wicking, and resistant to pilling, making it ideal for high-quality textiles. The fiber comes in a range of natural colors, from true black to light fawn, and has a silky feel, which adds to its luxury appeal. Our alpacas are bred for high fiber quality, which ensures that each fleece can be crafted into beautiful, long-lasting garments and accessories. Visitors to our farm can see the quality of alpaca fleece firsthand and even take home products from our store.

Show Quality Alpacas: A Focus on Excellence

At Holdfast Hilty Alpacas & Farm Store, we take pride in breeding show-quality alpacas with superior conformation, fiber density, and color consistency. Show-quality alpacas are judged on their physical attributes, including solid bone structure, posture, fleece uniformity, and sheen. Our breeding program carefully selects these traits to produce alpacas that meet high standards of excellence. Many of our alpacas participate in regional shows, where judges and alpaca enthusiasts recognize their outstanding characteristics.