The Alpaca Trading Company has helped numerous new alpaca farms start. We specialize in helping you be a success in the alpacas. We offer Seminars, Full guarantees, on Farm Training and more to help you be a success in the alpaca business! Check out About ATC to learn more about our benefits.

How should you get started?

  • Call us – we’d love to talk about ALPACAS!
  • Schedule a farm visit- come see the alpacas up close and personal.
  • Attend to one of our Beginner seminars (any $ spent on the seminar can be applied to your first alpaca purchase)

Benefits Package you receive when you buy alpacas from
The Alpaca Trading Company:

  • Full Customer Support, we are available anytime you need help.
  • Full guarantees on all alpacas purchased.
  • You have at your disposal over 8 years experience in the alpaca business.
  • Discounted future buys on females, exclusive to customers only.
  • We have a discounted customer fee on all of our breeding males
  • You may purchase up to 3 breedings in advance for any unrestricted male for $1500. These discounted breedings must be purchased within 3 months of your purchase with ATC. These breedings are to be used in the future on your females. The breeding can also be used on any female you create or purchase in the future.
  • On Farm Training is available to you, you can come out to the farm and help do medical procedures, training, feeding and learn about alpacas!
  • Lifetime Breeding discounts offered to clients only.
  • Seminars- after your purchase you are encouraged to come to our seminars as many times as you like - free of charge- the seminars included are Alpacas…Shear Growth- How to get Started, and our Herd Management Seminar.
  • Eligible to submit auction entries for our Prestige Alpaca Auction each June!
  • Special offers for clients only- we offer discounts and offers to customers only throughout the year!

Lifestyle - Why we love raising alpacas!

More than a job or even a hobby, raising alpacas is a lifestyle. Alpacas are a lifestyle choice with benefits for the whole family-relaxations, fun & income! Alpacas meet the qualifications for such a lifestyle effortlessly. Families with children will appreciate how alpacas are so gentle and easy to handle, and they may want to become involved in the many family-oriented events around the country. Fairs, auctions, shows, and on-the-farm activities are just some of the events in which to participate.. The sense of community within the alpaca world means you will see many of the same faces at these events and build lasting friendships. Spend some time on the road and you’ll find that there’s a great big country out there, just waiting to be discovered, with alpacas in tow. It’s hard to believe until you’re actually in the business, but raising alpaca can have a profound impact on your life!

Alpacas require a small amount of acreage compared to other livestock; the average farm is less than 10 acres. They eat pasture grasses and hay. A small three-sided barn or shelter is adequate for a small herd. The size of the herd is up to the individual's personal goals. The fact that alpacas are "easy keepers" makes them an attractive alternative investment. Owners still living in the city or suburbs can board their animals at many established alpaca farms, building their herds with an eye to the future when they can become more hands-on by raising their alpacas themselves.

Alpaca breeders from all walks of life interact with each other by participating in shows and open houses, co-owning animals, and by sharing their acquired expertise. This mutual interest and support has been the start of many lifelong friendships. The pleasure of owning the beautiful and gentle alpaca is a reward in itself. The prospect of enjoying shared family activities with this very huggable animal while reaping the financial rewards of owning and breeding alpacas increases the pleasure many times over.

Raising alpacas is a labor of love. The escape from a fast-paced urban lifestyle to the quiet, pastoral surroundings of raising and breeding alpacas is a prescription for healthier, less stressful living!

Want to know more - Contact us!