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This page is a little about us, Mile High Alpacas, however, our intention is for it to be more about you and for you. Mile High Alpacas was established in 1993 with a start-up herd of 5 alpacas: 4 females and one future herd sire. Our team is the same then as it is now consisting of our four family members: Frank, Sharon, daughters Carly and Jackie. We had no farm at the time and needed to board our initial purchase with our seller in northern Colorado. In 1995 we purchased a home with 5 acres including a large horse barn in Parker, Colorado. Since our 2 girls were then in elementary school we felt it was necessary to live "close in" for convenience, thus overlooking farms with much larger acreage. In 1997 Sharon resigned from her full time Commercial Insurance Broker job to become a full time Alpaca Farmer, as classified by our CPA and the IRS. This was the turning point of our business; phase II as we refer to it resulting in active sales and stud services. Our herd by then grew to approximately 30 alpacas and Sharon's income has more than tripled. |
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however,
we have also been victims to some heart-breaking times; the loss of
a cria, a pregnant dam, and a future herd sire. It took us 8 years
to figure out what hay is best to feed, what supplements seem to be
the most effective and what equipment to purchase for a small farm.