Absaroka Alpaca Ranch

Absaroka Alpaca Ranch officially started on February 21st of 2010 when we purchased our first package of four. Our story is not much different from so many others of average, everyday people and how they ended up in the Alpaca business. We were first introduced to Alpacas in 2003 and visited a couple of local ranches here in Colorado where we were truly impressed with the opportunity and lifestyle that came with raising Alpacas. However, the timing for us was just not quite right and we decided to have another small “cria” of our own, a little beige (haired) boy with lots of spunk and no crimp whatsoever!! Then, in early 2010 we found ourselves at the National Western Stock show in Denver, looking at llamas and remembering the business opportunity that we had heard about previously with Alpacas. Fast forward a few weeks and there we were setting up our first page on Open Herd and declaring ourselves in business!

We are extremely excited to be in business and finally raising these adorable, kid-friendly animals. We owe a debt of gratitude to Craig and Mary Stucky of Kokopelli Songs Alpacas, Mike and Michelle Swango of Eye of the Needle Ranch and many others who've patiently answered all of our questions. These individuals have worlds of experience and we appreciate the time they have given us as well as the wealth of information, kind advice and referrals. {Just another thing we truly love about the people we meet in this business.) We would also like to thank the many of you that we have not met, at least not yet. We hope to see you soon and exchange ideas and experiences for raising these wonderful creatures and building a successful business.

Our herd agisted at Eye of the Needle Ranch for several years. On Saturday, September 22, 2012 they finally came home to our new place!