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Welcome to Our Experience
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Kindred Kreek Alpaca Farm is located on 50 acres of secluded land
in Western New York. We are located just outside the Village of Akron, in the Town of Newstead, about 1.5 miles west
of route 93. We began our research in early 2005 and by the end of the year, we decided to take on a new venture
in alpaca farming. The purchase of our animals took place in late February of 2006 from a local farm Alpacas of Niagara.
I would just like to mention a quick thanks to them for all their help in getting us started off on the right foot.
Construction of our barn began in March of 2006 and was completed by the end of that same month. We then began
to run water and electric lines to the facility. After that, we put in number two crush and run stone for
a base for the floor followed by washed stone screenings for the final flooring. Wiring and stall fabrication took place
after that. Grading and pasture preparation took place in early May as well as fence construction. By the end
of May our animals were delivered to our farm and our adventure began. It was a joy to see the animals introduced
to their new home and watch them investigate their surroundings. This small intro of the start of our farm does no justice
to all the time and effort that was put forth into this project to make it happen. I would like to give a special
thanks to all the family and friends that helped make this dream a reality. We could not have done it without you.
 You can never start them too young!!!
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We started our farm in hopes of a better way to invest money
than the stock market. We felt we had a better chance on our return if we actually had some control and direction on
our investments. Like all investment you assume some risk, but in all things in life you get out what you put into things.
The herd started off with four pregnant females and two geldings. Our first cria came in early May, but unfortunately
she did not make it. She was born with a severe pneumonia and died about twelve hours after birth.
This was not the way to start out, but there are always risks in business. Births of alpacas are normally 99% problem
free, but fluke things can happen so always be prepared. Our first successful birth came in early June, followed two
more in late September. This has brought are herd size up to nine, six females , one promising male yearling and two
geldings. Our goal is to build a well diversified herd of top notch animals and become a large premier farm in the country.
We are trying to breed to the best animals we can afford at this time to build a superb foundation herd to produce high quality
cria to sell to the consumers. The animals that we started with were the best animals we could afford at that time,
for the number we wanted to start with. Alpacas are not cheap animals, so I wanted to get the most for my money.
I feel we did a pretty good job on selection because this years cria are very fine looking animals. Not to bad,
for first timers. The longer you are involved with the animals the more you learn and understand. We are very
grateful that we chose to start the farm because alpacas are very easy to care for and are a great form of relaxation for
us.
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