CreeksideAcres.org
Alpacas, Pygora Goats & Fiber
Creekside Acres is a small, family run farm located in the heart of the Hudson Valley. We started our farm in 2006 as a hobby farm for fun with just two alpacas. Now, we have a foundation herd of five alpacas and two pygora goats.
All of our animals are friendly, handled on a regular basis and are included in 4-H programs. Our main breeding goals are for a sound, social temperament and fiber production. Our alpacas have color, softness, crimp and density! Our goats have personality(!), color and softness! All of our animals are kept in "clean" pastures and are maintained on a daily basis providing for clean fleeces when shearing time comes.
Contact Us by Phone: 845.518.1239
We are ALWAYS open for a Farm Visits! Call us today to schedule one!
What is an Alpaca?
"The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a domesticated
species of South American camelid. It resembles a
small llama in superficial appearance.
Alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas, and
unlike llamas, alpacas were not bred to be beasts
of burden but were bred specifically for their fiber.
Alpaca fiber is used for making knitted and woven
items, much as wool is. Alpacas and llamas differ in
that alpacas have straight ears and llamas have
banana-shaped ears. Aside from these differences,
llamas are on average 1-2 feet taller and proportionally
bigger than alpacas.
Alpacas are social herd animals that live in family
groups consisting of a territorial alpha male, females
and their young. They are gentle, inquisitive, intelligent
and observant."
The above information was taken from Wikipedia.
For more information please visit Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca
What is a Pygora Goat?
"The Pygora Goat is a cross between the Pygmy Goat and the Angora Goat that produces three distinct kinds of fleece and has the smaller size of the Pygmy.
The Pygora was a purposeful cross, bred by Katharine Jorgensen of Oregon City, Oregon. In 1987, the Pygora Breeders Association was formed in the United States and has since then been registering and promoting Pygoras. Today the registered Pygora Goat may not be more than 75% AAGBA-registered Angora Goat or 75% NPGA-registered Pygmy Goat.
Pygoras live from 12-14 years and are commonly used as pets along with being show, breeding, and fiber-producing animals. Pygoras can also be milked, producing about one liter per day.
Registered Pygora goats will produce cashmere-like fleece (Classified as Type-C), a mohair-like fleece (Type-A), or a combination of the two fleeces (Type-B).
Type-A fleece is composed of fibers averaging 6 or more inches in length that drape in ringlets. It may occur as a single coat, but a silky guard hair is usually present. The fibers are typically less than 28 microns in diameter.
Type-B fleece fibers average between 3 to 6 inches (150 mm) in length with one, possibly two, guard hairs. The fibers are usually less than 24 µm in diameter.
Type-C fleece is very fine, typically 1 to 3 inches (76 mm) in length and less than 18.5 µm in diameter."
The above information was taken from Wikipedia.
For more information please visit Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygora_goat
Sneak Peak of Creekside Acres
