https://www.pnaa.orgAlpacas and Fiber Studiohttps://www.pnaa.org/article-list/6452<p>2024 will bring changes to Alpacas from MaRS!</p> <p>Let me say a huge thank you to all the wonderful people that have visited and supported Alpacas from MaRS over the past 24 years! You have helped us continue to live our lives alongside of the ever-enchanting alpaca, dive into all things fleece related, and share our farm experiences.</p> <p>Unfortunately, we have never completely recovered from the effects of the pandemic, so we are shifting gears a bit. Sup...Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:05:25 +0000https://www.pnaa.org/article-list/418516 years and counting, do I still look at alpaca ownership in the same way? In a word, no. The reality is, my perspective on alpacas has grown tremendously along with the personal growth I've gone through in the process. The alpacas are still the incredibly cute and enchanting creatures that I fell in love with so many years ago, that much has not changed. Originally the alpacas afforded us a way to make a lifestyle change, a move from the suburbs to small acreage in a rural area. We enjoye...Thu, 29 Sep 2016 23:08:05 +0000https://www.pnaa.org/article-list/1337As an owner of livestock, I like to think that I go the extra steps to raise healthy stock. Several years back we had a couple of females that fell sick due to kidney failure. Our vets were wonderful and they ran every test they could think of, but we didn't get any answers. The next year, we lost Isara, a beautiful fawn female. Once again, it was kidney failure, but this time we had tissue samples to test. Blood draws on other girls in the group revealed that 5 others had signs of kidney i...Wed, 29 May 2013 11:53:26 +0000https://www.pnaa.org/article-list/1272I guess to some my short weekend trip to attend a local alpaca show would be considered a vacation or an excuse to skip out on farm chores for a couple of days, I would call it an inspiration! Many of us go through our work days in a routine, possibly mundane fashion, and I admit that it's sometimes the case for me when the days are dark and dreary. I look forward to the days of sunshine, warmer weather, new crias in the pastures, and flowers brightening the gardens. And it's also the time fo...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:57:30 +0000