Otter Peaks Alpaca Farm

Do you want to learn more about alpacas? Then, come to the Otter Peaks Alpaca     Farm in Thaxton, VA.  The farm is owned by John and Cindy Ferrante, who love their animals and love what they do. They have worked with experts such as successful alpaca breeders, veterinarians, farmers, and building contractors, so that they can provide the best services for those interested in alpacas. The farm is active locally, but also participants in the Virginia Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (VAOBA) and the national Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA).

Otter Peaks Alpacas take great care in their alpacas by providing quality and personal attention through good management practices such as: daily medical care; nutrient, mineral and vitamin supplements; parasite prevention programs, and they provide excellent hay and pastures. They also practice good farm management by deploying rotational grazing and isolating the animals from sensitive habitats, such as wetlands.

Otter Peaks Alpaca Farm can provide you with fine alpacas for showing or for growing fine alpaca fiber for spinning. They can help you in answering your questions, and offering free consulting services to the customer for a year from the original purchase. They will mentor you as your farm develops and can even support you in breeding, birthing and a full range of alpaca husbandry and farm development.

They also take great pride in caring for their alpacas by making sure that they have no more than 25 alpacas and only conduct selective breeding to improve the quality of the herd.  This allows Otter Peaks Alpacas the opportunity to give the alpacas the special attention that they need. They currently have 15 alpacas.

Visiting Otter Peaks farm is a fun activity for school trips, field trips, camps, and individuals. To learn more about farm visits, you can contact John and Cindy at JFerra745@aol.com

Otter Peaks Alpaca Farm is also active in events, such as the Sedalia VA Farm Show and Fiber Festivals, and other such local events. The alpacas usually draw a big crowd at these events to see the alpacas and to learn more about the farm.

Otter Peaks Alpacas prides itself in supporting other local businesses by buying their supplies locally. John and Cindy also traveled to Peru to establish a business arrangement between two companies there that produce alpaca products. They sell many products that came from the United States and Peru, such as handbags, accessories, rugs, clothes, tapestries, paintings, and home-made alpaca products, which were made on their farm from their own fiber. They also have an exclusive line of unique Peruvian jewelry that is designed and made only for them by a company in Peru using products from the Amazon jungle.

For more information about the farm you can contact John and Cindy by emailing them at JFerra745@aol.com or by calling their office at (540) 587-6766 or cell phone at (540)525-0965. The farm is located on 2398 Union Church Road Thaxton, VA 24174. So, come by for a visit today!