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Heart of Dreams
Alpacas is dedicated to the concept of breeding
healthy, conformationally
correct, finely fibered animals. Our ongoing
research into genetics,
herd sire traits, trends in fashion etc. will
provide reality checks as our breeding program
progresses, remember the old adage of “Working in a
vacuum …”. We also
decided to make the jump into both
Suri and
Huacaya animals instead
of focusing on one and bringing the other onto the
farm at a later date. We are confident that by
doing this we will be better able to answer the
needs of our clients and visitors with respect to
the question, “What is an alpaca?”.
We are located in
the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in the
Seattle area of Washington state. We have five
acres of rolling pasture that currently supports horses, a pony, two llamas and a growing herd of
eleven alpacas.
The alpaca herd is
a combination of geldings, bred and open females
as well as youngsters. Our first
crop of babies, in 2005, consisted of a white, Huacaya
female, Iraida and a
beige, Suri male, Alex.
We also purchased a young, medium fawn,
Suri,
Cumbi’s Brut – a junior
herd sire we
successfully br
bred in
late 2007.
Our newest venture
is the opening of a Farm Store at the farm.
Ranch visits are
available by appointment. Please plan on at least
two hours because once we get to talking about
alpacas it’s hard to stop, and you’ll find you have
more questions than you realized. Plus they’re just
fun to watch. Feel free to start
your investigation into alpacas by emailing your
interest and/or questions at
pam@heartofdreamsalpacas.biz.
. As has been mentioned, we love to talk to anyone
and everyone about alpacas.
Please explore
our
Evolution page
to see the genesis of Heart of Dreams Alpacas. Our
picture gallery is always fun to wander through and
see what has changed.
Our history with
alpacas is both recent and goes back many years.
Pam has been involved with a variety of fiber arts
for over 15 years. She was exposed to many types
of fiber including dog (her American Eskimo), camel,
flax and alpaca. It was only recently that alpacas
came to the fore as a possible career change. She spent months
researching alpacas, their needs, uses, problems
etc. before sitting the family down to discuss the
possibility of starting a farm of their own. From
that beginning came Heart
of Dreams Alpacas. We purchased our herd and
brought them home in September of 2004, after adding
perimeter fencing, cross fencing and shelters.
And
that’s where we are today. We are optimistic that in
five years or less the sale of alpacas, fiber,
various lessons and yarn will become Pam’s full time
job. Fortunately alpaca farming is something that
can be done in addition to a full time job AND the
whole family pitches in with the chores for all the
animals.
We are proud
members of AOBA and ARI |
