AlAnn Ranch Alpacas Information

AlAnn Ranch is an alpaca/llama producer in northern Arizona, USA. We breed hardy, genetically diverse alpacas and sell breeding stock, companion and pet alpacas, guardian llamas, fiber and fiber products. We maintain a small herd of Angora (mohair) goats for fiber and food, as well as a flock of Muscovy ducks for eggs and food. We use Scott Dontanville of New West Shearing to shear our animals annually and sell the fleece as raw fiber, roving, bats, yarns, blankets and rugs, clothing and home décor. We also shear our guardian llamas. The llama fiber is also used - usually as rug yarn or bats for quilting and such. The mohair is sometimes blended with the alpaca for unique and lustrous yarns and rovings. Some of our fiber is hand processed -- we card, spin, ply, weave, knit, crochet, tat, felt and sew items for sale. We also send some alpaca and llama fiber out to different mills for processing into different types of fiber products. Arizona Fiber Mill in Prescott Valley, AZ is our preferred mill. Occasionally we offer items imported from South America for sale as well, but try to keep everything Arizona Grown and USA made. The last full weekend in April every year is "Shearing" and we invite people from around Arizona, the region, and even from several states away. We provide camping with amentities in the beautiful northern Arizona juniper forest, provide some accommodations and showers, feed everybody, and have a large BBQ party Saturday night. After cleanup on Sunday, generally everyone but family leaves for parts North, West or East. This annual shearing provides our raw fiber product. We usually attend between two and five trade shows a year (Flagstaff Fiber/Wool Festival, Durango IWC, -- setting up our booth, bringing animals to share, educating the public, and selling our hand and machine made products to the public. We also participate in National Alpaca Farm and Ranch Days, and Thanksgiving and Christmas Farm Boutiques. We host a "Fun Fiber Field Trip" for the children of the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe in the Summer. Visitors are welcome on an appointment basis. Ann is a Certified Sorter (tm) with the Natural Fiber Producers Co-operative; a member of the New England Alpaca Fiber Producers (NEAFP). She can often be found at Arizona ranches sorting during their shearings in March, April and May each year. AlAnn Ranch Alpacas is a member of Alpaca Breeders of Arizona, Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (national), the Alpaca Registry and supports the annual SouthWest Regional Alpaca Show in Phoenix, and participatess and support the Alpaca Blanket Project.