Some Items we now have for sale

 Low Profile Ankle Sock

Enjoy alpaca socks year round, inside or out! This no-show stylish design has an alpaca terry loop knit sole for extra cushion. Reinforced Heel, Toe, and Arch-band for a proper fit. Hypo-allergenic, un-dyed, and odor resistant.
Contents: 80% Alpaca, 18% Nylon, 2% Lycra.
Care Instructions: Machine Wash and Dry, See Label
Colors: Fawn, Brown, Light Grey
$14.00 a pair

Alpaca Driving Glove w/ Leather Palm

+ Genuine Deerskin Leather Palm

+ Outer shell is knit from a bulky yarn made from soft U.S. Alpaca

+ Inner lining is our ultra-fine Bouclé style acrylic knit

These beautiful gloves are the latest addition to our product catalog and we couldn't be more excited with the finished result. We have taken the bulky outer shell and the soft inner lining from our best selling bouclé mittens and made a glove. With the deerskin leather palms, these gloves are one of our sharpest offerings! Contents: Outer shell: 100% Prime Alpaca, Inner Lining: Bouclé Style Acrylic Knit, Palms: Genuine Deerskin Leather
Colors: Lt. Fawn w/ Tan Palm, Brown w/ Tan Palm, Charcoal Grey w/ Black Palm
$80.00 a pair

Bouclé Lined Alpaca Mittens

These Bouclé lined mittens are sure to be a hit. We have combined a thick outer shell knit from our soft U.S. alpaca yarn with an ultra-fine bouclé style acrylic lining. The combination will keep hands warm and comfortable in a wide range of temperatures

Contents: U.S. Alpaca Outer Shell, Acrylic Bouclé Inner Lining
Colors: Heather Brown w/ Black Bouclé Lining
$45.00 a pair

All Terrain Gloves 

Our mid-weight alpaca gloves will keep your hands warm during a wide range of outdoor activities! Alpaca's natural characteristics, it's semi-hollow core and moisture wicking properties, make it a great fit for gloves.
Contents: 90% U.S. Alpaca, 10% Nylon
Colors: Charcoal Grey, Fawn, Brown, White
$20.00 a pair

Radar MASH Hat 
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Designed after the hat Radar O'Reilly wore on M.A.S.H. Brim keeps the weather out of your face in the cold winter months. Ribbed knit style makes the hat softer inside and out. One size fits most.
Colors: Fawn, Brown, White, Charcoal Grey
$30.00


Snowflake Earflap Beanie

The Earflap Beanie combines Alpaca and Micro-Fleece to shield you from harsh weather conditions. The outer shell is 100% U.S. Prime Alpaca. The Micro-Fleece inner lining is very soft and warm. A great combination for the extreme outdoors. One size fits most.
Colors: Fawn, White, Brown, Charcoal Grey
$35.00

Snowflake Watch Cap 
We combined our popular Snowflake Knit pattern with our classic knit cap. Lined with Innova, it's assured to be a winter classic keeping you warm and dry in the worst of winter.
 One Size Fits Most.
 Colors: White, Brown, Fawn, Charcoal Grey
$35.00



Survival Sock

Our Survival Sock is a terry loop lined mid-weight sock designed for a wide range of outdoor activities and climates. The soft alpaca terry loops are combined with a durable nylon outer shell. Reinforced foot arch band and a ribbed knit ankle support ensure a proper fit every time. This warm and comfortable sock is our best selling style across the country! Hypo-allergenic, un-dyed, and odor resistant.
2012 Improvement: Increased durability by adding extra re-enforcement across the entire sole of sock!
Contents: 78% U.S. Alpaca, 20% Nylon, and 2% Lycra.
Care Instructions: Machine Wash and Dry, See Label
Colors: Light Grey, Fawn, Brown, Charcoal Grey
$20.00

Ribbed Knit Scarf

Built for warmth! Matching knit style to our Radar M.A.S.H. Hats.
Colors: White, Fawn, Brown, Charcoal Grey
 $30.00

Alpaca Mittens

Our Alpaca Mittens are made out of soft prime alpaca fiber and we couldn't be happier with the results. These mittens are soft and extremely warm!
Contents: 100% Alpaca
Colors: Lt. Fawn, Brown
$25.00

Cable & Lace Scarf

Our Cable & Lace Scarf brings a new level of elegance to our existing product line. We are using a new yarn design made from the softest alpaca fiber we collect and have matched it up with a wonderful knit pattern. The Scarf measures approximately 78" x 10" to ensure a wonderful fit regardless of how the scarf is worn.
Colors: Light Fawn, White and Dark Brown

$65.00

If you are interested in any of the above items send me an email to rrpacas@gmail.com. or you can go to our website www.rrpacas.com and send me a message that way.

We accepts cash, check, payapal, and credit cards.

Some Photos of the Cria born on March 22, 2012

Perennial Peanut Hay For Sale

What is Perennial Peanut?

The Perennial Peanut is a high-quality persistent tropical forage legume which can be grazed or fed to horses, dairy and beef cattle, hogs, goats, sheep, rabbits, Llamas and Alpacas. It can be stored as dry hay or silage, and is an ideal substitute for alfalfa. Florigraze and Arbrook cultivars of perennial peanut, or rhizoma peanut, as it is sometimes called, have been selected in Florida for their high yield, quality, persistence, disease resistance, and drought tolerance.
Perennial peanut is well-adapted to dry, sandy soils, and has the potential to persist indefinitely. Perennial peanut is planted using rhizomes, or underground stems, dug from a nursery planting. It does not require nitrogen fertilizer, and once established, can be maintained with low level management. Hay yields in north Florida range from 3-5 tons per year for well-established stands. Quality and uses are so similar to that of alfalfa that perennial peanut has been coined "Florida's alfalfa."
Perennial peanut grows well in Florida, south Georgia and southern portions of the Gulf States. It requires no pesticides for control of insects or diseases nor does it require applied nitrogen as do traditional grass forages. These characteristics make perennial peanut an environmentally sound, low resource consuming crop that ranks it as an important component for sustainable agricultural systems.


Just contact me for more information and price. Delivery is available.
rrpacas@gmail.com

Thunder in the barn

Dee

3 of our girls grazing in the field....

We got 8 of the 9 Alpacas home late Saturday night. We had to leave one little boy named Ozark so he could finish feeding off his mom for a few more months. We had no problems traveling and when we got home and put them in their pasture they wondered around smelling and looking but by the next morning they were adapted. We have tried to spend as much time outside with them as we can. The heat here has been unbearable so we are watering their bellys down several times a day. they have plenty of shade and a couple of fans and plenty of drinking water and they seem to be handling the heat just fine.

Here are a few photos of the Pacas at their new home. I will be posting more soon.

This is Hummer and Thunder at their new home.

Titan and Ranger

Rainey Ranch Herd.....

Interesting 'Paca Facts

Interesting 'Paca Facts

• Alpacas and llamas are domesticated species of the camelid family and have never been wild. Alpacas were domesticated from vicunas, and llamas from guancos. The camel is also a camelid.

• The lifespan of an alpaca is about 20 years. On average, females can be bred for the first time at about 18 months of age, and gestation is about 11½ months. 

• Alpacas and llamas have a bad reputation for spitting. This peculiar habit was developed to communicate with each other. For example, a female might spit at an amorous male to signal that she is not interested in his advances (which is one early indication that she may be pregnant). While alpacas rarely spit in anger at people, the distinction might be lost on anyone who happens to be in the line of fire!
• Alpacas have a variety of vocal communication techniques, including humming (an expression of contentment; mothers and their crias hum to each other constantly), snorting (warning), clicking (signals friendly and/or submissive behavior), screaming (fear, anger), and orgling (mating sound). It’s a veritable symphony.

• Apacas produce a luxury fiber that is soft, light, warm and strong. It is used in high-fashion garments, casual wear, accessories and home furnishings.

• Alpacas almost always give birth before mid-day, and they almost always have only one cria at a time. The newborn cria usually stands and begins nursing within an hour.

• A female can be re-bred around 14-21 days after parturition (giving birth).

• Female alpacas do not come into heat at regular intervals, but follicles develop on their ovaries in wave-like cycles that a breeder should understand in order to synchronize for optimal breedings. Camelids are induced ovulators, which means that the female does not ovulate any eggs until she has been bred by the male. The act of breeding stimulates hormonal events inside the female that result in ovulation.

• The average breeding life is 12 crias per female.

• Alpacas ruminate (chew their cud), even though they are not true ruminants. (Along with some other differences, true ruminants have a four-compartmented stomach, whereas alpacas have a three-compartmented stomach.) Cows, sheep, goats, deer, alpaca and other animals that ruminate digest plant-based food by initially softening it within the animal’s first stomach (known as the rumen), then regurgitating the semi-digested mass (now known as cud), and chewing it again. This makes them efficient eaters, requiring only about 1.5 percent of body weight in feed per day.

• Alpacas do not have upper teeth in front. They have six lower incisors that align with the dental pad on top. Alpacas also have little or no enamel on the tongue side of their teeth, and they experience continual tooth growth well into adulthood.

• Alpacas do not have hooves. They have a two-toed foot with toenails and a soft footpad. They are “green” in that their soft footpad allows them to walk through delicate woodlands with little or no impact on the environment.