How much fur does an alpaca produce in one year?

It depends. Alpacas aren't very standardized, as they're a relatively new farm animal. By which I mean there is still a lot of genetic variation, and it's not separated out into different breeds like it is for chickens or dogs. read more

Most adult alpacas give between two and four full trash bags (the large white ones) full every year. Weight, however, is possibly the more important factor here. One full bag could be anywhere between two pounds and five pounds. Most of them will fall somewhere around the middle of these ranges. read more

I narrow this down to what it costs to care for 1 alpaca per year. That way when I weigh out the usable fleece I know what that alpaca costs me in terms of fleece weight! Here are my 2010 and 2011 calculations for yearly cost per alpaca. Last year I had a herd of 9 this year I’ll be up to 16. read more