Alpaca adoption is a great way to get closer to the animal and closer to the farm. For $200, you get the prime blanket fiber from your animal. Your adopted alpaca will also send you monthly e-mails about what they've been doing and what's happening at the farm. The fiber is raw off the alpaca.
Adopting an alpaca helps a small, independent farm, plus you'll know exactly where your fiber comes from. Adoptive parents are welcome to visit their alpaca anytime. Adoption does not include ownership. Ownership remains with Springtime Farms.
A few of the alpacas are still available for adoption this year, or, reserve your fiber/adoption for the next shearing.
Twisito will make his adoptive parent weep with joy! He is a bay black, and the color is just gorgeous.
He is very soft and has a nice crimp too.
Twistito is becoming a big boy. He's quite dominant in his group, but he also has a soft spot. One alpaca in the group, Zan, has bad back legs...he's a little bit handicapped. Twistito keeps track of him. And while Twist will wrestle with the other boys, he doesn't touch Zan. It's very sweet.
You'll get one long staple length with O'Shannon. Plus her fiber is very soft and a nice color too.
I'm pretty sure this girl, in her e-mails will tell you how she growls at me to get her food. Plus, she's a bit of an escape artist...good antics.
Antonio Roberto is the cream of the crop. He has two distinct tones of gray. Both are super soft....just a dream to spin.
This boy is pretty dominant in his group, but he doesn't fight all the time. He's not super social with people, but he isn't a scaredy cat either.
He excudes a confidence that says, "You're a person and that's ok. But I'm an alpaca and that's better."
Raina's fiber spins into beautiful yarn. She's has quite a bit and it's really soft.
She's a bit of a spooky girl. And she likes to get into mischief.
Raina doesn't like to be touched and doesn't like to feel cornered. When her herd is around, she's more calm, but she loves to sneak into the area of the barn that's empty....more food for her. Catch 22
Painted Face obviously has some white on her face, but her blanket is solid brown.
There's a nice staple length on this girl, and she's quite soft. You'll enjoy spinning her a LOT more than she likes being sheared. :)
Painted Face, like her mom Raina, is a bit of a spook. Although, treats can convince her to be brave and get close to the humans.
Patti's fiber is creamy soft, even though she's 6 or 7 (fiber gets coarser as an animal gets older).
She also has lots of it with a nice staple length and crimp.
Patti's nickname is Fat Patti. This girl is the spitter of the herd. She spits on the treats so no one else will eat them. Although, I must admit, she's mellowing as her gets older.
Sirius is Patti's boy (see above), and his fiber is even softer than Mom's. It has an excellent crimp, plus there's quite a bit.
This boy is all about the food...just like his mom. He spits on the treats too, and he's the first one in the barn at night. Remember, that's where the hay is.
Sequoia is dreamy, dreamy, dreamy. You'll love his fiber.
Sequoia stands up for himself, but he's not a pushy boy. His personality kind of blends with the crowd...he's not spooky but not friendly....he's tough but not pushy.
Albuquerque has a goofy top knot and her bib is full of guard hair, but her blanket is prime, prime fleece. Enjoy her as a natural white, or dye her the rainbow.
This is one of the softest fibers on the farm.
Albuquerque, like her mom Santa Fe, is an outdoor girl. She's one of the last to go in the barn at night. Lately she's gotten just a tad big braver when the carrots come out. One night she came over to nudge me with her nose....I couldn't resist. She got a carrot.
Millie has great fiber for the hand spinner. A little bit of the light fawn is sheared as part of her blanket. It adds dimension to the finished yarn.
Her stable length is not super long, but this year she'll have two years growth. I didn't shear her last year because she tends to get cold in the winter. She's doing much better this year.
I'll probably shear Millie by hand so I can leave more fiber on than the professional shearer would.
Santa Fe's fiber dyes beautifully! It isn't the softest on the farm, but since it's alpaca, it's pretty soft.
It must be warm too because she is the outdoor girl. I think she'd love to stay out- side all night.
She's also become quite the little charmer. Morning and night I'm feeding carrots to one girl. Santa Fe is right there, coming close to smell me and be cute so she'll get a carrot.
More often than not, she gets one.
I hope your fingers are ready. You'll be spinning and spinning and spinning with Paco's fiber. It's just never ending.
The brown color has a very subtle white/ silver through it. He has some guard hair.
Paco is the oldest boy on the farm...I consider him the patriarch. He has to smell the girl's area before he goes in the barn.
He's smart. He knows where he's supposed to go when.
Mercury has wonderful fiber. You won't be disappointed.
This boy is a bit of a snot. He tries very hard to NOT go where he's supposed to. It's really quite amusing (most of the time).
He always has a little wrestle with his full brother, Ethan. I call them the Brothers Grimm.
If you like her creamy color and want a long staple length, Tippy is the girl for you. Her fiber is plenty soft too!
Tippy is a stereotypical blond. She's absolutely beautiful, but she's not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. She has a strong presence though. And is quite mellow...until it's time to trim her toenails.
Walter's just a wonderful boy with wonderful fiber. He's not full-sized yet, but he has a health dose of fuzz. Great for dyeing or natural.
This is the big boy of the little boy herd. He wrestles with the others a little, but his big boy status was sealed when a true big boy got into his group. Walter did not hesitate to take a stand against the big boy. He was not going to put up with a newcomer.
You'll have some wonderful fiber to spin if you adopt Argentina. Just look at her color!
Aregentina is a sweet, sweet girl. In the looks department, she's stunning, but personality-wise, she blends into the crowd.
She's a bit of a spook.
Ethan gives you serious bang for your buck. This boy just has a TON of fiber. The downside is, it's not the softest. Now, he's an alpaca, so it's still pretty soft.
That's his full brother Mercury behind him in the picture.
Mercury's fiber is softer, and he's also available for adoption.
Blanca has a wonderful feeling fiber. You will enjoy spinning this one.
Blanca is the all around package. Great fiber, great conformation, and sweet personality. She's recently become a mom for the first time, and she's good at that too!
Zan is a great color with a great feel. He has some guard hair.
This is my little handicapped boy. His back legs don't work right because of an injury, but he has really adapted! He is on the friendly side, but doesn't cuddle.
The rest of his herd treat him so well. Even though he's the weakest, they're very good to him. They don't wrestle with him or pick on him.
Tessa is a gorgeous color that's very consistent. She's an older girl, so her fiber is not as fine as some of the others.
She will have many stories to tell, as she is the herd matriarch.
