About Us
In 2009 we made our initial purchase of breeding females and commenced our breeding program shortly after. We have grown our herd to around 300 animals at our Elphinstone farm in the central highlands of Victoria on 200 acres. We breed elite huacaya stud stock in all colours from white to black.
Our ultimate breeding goals have always been to breed animals that produce fine fleeces with low SD. High frequency and high amplitude fleece characteristics, together with Primary and Secondary fibres that are close in micron; is what drives us.
Density of overall fleece saddle is also critical, so as to produce commercially valuable fleeces. This is therefore an on-going focus for our breeding programme.
However you cannot have great fleeces without exceptional conformation and sound frames. This is the first and foremost quality to take a stud breeding male or female forward for us.
We are committed to using quality, proven genetics that will produce these elite fleeces and sound conformation, that aligns to the Australian Alpaca Association Breed Standard.
We continue to research the industry to understand those genetics that will best support our goals and to actively acquire these to integrate into our herd. Detailed herd records are also used to assist us to review and assess whether our breeding decisions are delivering on those breeding goals.
Ultimately our goals are:
- To breed quality elite animals within the alpaca industry that have commercially viable fleeces
- To create farm environments that are leading edge for the industry
- To have best-practice farming and husbandry techniques that support healthy and happy alpacas
We show our animals on a regular basis to ensure that we are measuring ourselves to current elite animals within the industry. To stay up to date with our show results, you can follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
We have both worked in committee or training roles within the Australian Alpaca Association, as well as promoting the alpaca industry through local government.