Well the last cria fo the 2010 breeding season was born this morning! Isabel had her little boy (13.8#) this morning shortly after we got to the barn for morning chores. He is a very strong little guy and was up, nursing (at 25 min) and running behind his mom within 45 min. By the evening he had already joined the rest of the cria and joined in the nightly dusk pronk…albeit a bit slower and not as long as the older ones.

Shania gave birth to her first cria today.  It is a gorgeous light fawn girl.  She hit the ground at 15.6 lbs.

Joy had her 2010 cria today.  It is a full brother to KFF Java. He is light fawn also.  Delivery was uneventful and Joy handled everything by herself.  He weighed in at 15.8 lbs. and was up and nursing within 45 min.

Well it took some time, a lot of work, and countless hours with tech support but FINALLY our new website is up and running.  While the basics are there, we will continue to add info as we find time so check back often.

We are pleased to announced that Addie had her cria today at 3:15 pm.  She is a gorgeous solid black, weighing in at 17.2 lbs.  Since her sire is our, Popi’s Accoyo Killian, this little girl is 1/2 Accoyo.  Killian is light fawn and Addie is dark brown so we now have proof that Killian can darken the dam’s color!

Addie and her cria are consigned to the Midwest Breeders Select Pen Sale Aug 14-15, 2010 at KFF Alpacas in La Porte, IN.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Viking has died due to heat exhaustion suffered after wrestling with two of the other herdsires. This despite efforts to keep all the alpacas cool during the recent heatwave. Viking was found on his side and unresponsive.  Despite our efforts to cool him down his temp was still above 106.  Our vet was certain that he’s already suffered a seizure and was in a vegetative state and as such not savable.

Viking had a wonderful personality.  He stood up tall and was always  anxious to catch the ladies’ eyes.  He was handsome and so very correct.  And yet he was so easy to work with!  We will miss him forever.

Today we received a call from our partners in OH. Chip was in distress and coughing up blood. They had already called their vet but things weren’t looking good. The vet was able to stabilize Chip and get an IV going. The vet was looking him over looking for an external cause of what looked to be a collapsed/punctured lung. Before he could finish his assessment and get Chip on his way to OSU for treatment, Chip died.

Chip had just begun his breeding career, and yet by some crazy fluke, he does have his first offspring on the ground.  On our farm, only have one confirmed pregnancy to one of our girls and possibly two for a client.  If all goes well, these cria will be the extremely rare offspring of this awesome male.

Chip…may you find greener pastures.

Together with Elite Alpaca Ranch of Piedmont, OK, KFF Alpacas is proud to introduce a group of huacaya herd sires that have been previously unavailable due to a closed breeding program. These males carry the genetics that have shaped the industry. Some of the featured males are Victor’s HemiAccoyo Viking, Hemingway’s HemiAccoyo Samson, and Accoyo Ferrari’s Yupic…plus 17 other high quality males. While we are keeping some of them, most of these extraordinary gentlemen are available for sale. Contact Bill & Emi Koopman to discuss how these genetics can impact your herd.