Step one is to get yourself some great alpaca seed stock and then have them carefully transported to your new farm using a reputable alpaca transport company. Pick this company wisely and sleep well at nights

Step two is to make sure you have just enough hay to get your alpacas through the winter with a safety buffer just in case. With gas being so expensive its best to load as much hay as possible on the trailer.

Step three is to make some very well researched breeding decisions based on what you know about your alpacas. Their bloodlines, histograms and EPDs if you have them. Remember breeding is not totally scientific it also involves some common sense.

Finally, make sure you shear all your alpacas every spring and then get that alpaca fleece to the AFCNA Fibre Cooperative in New Mexico. Do not let it accumulate in your barn.