Welcome to Amy J’s Homestead Alpacas. Thank you for the opportunity to share our love and knowledge of alpacas with you. Our site is intended to educate and inform. You will be able to learn not only about our farm and services but also find the answers to your alpaca related questions by clicking the links found throughout the text or using the individual buttons on each page. In a hurry? Give us a call at  419-443-8486  and we will try to help.

After 23 years in the education field--developing, constructing and directing a bilingual school with 740 students in South America, I knew it was time to look for a lifestyle with a little less stress and the chance to get back to my roots in the states. Finally in 1995, our family confronted the challenge of living on 40 acres of farmland, (an original Ohio "Homestead") that had been in the family for over 200 years.  Having never been a farmer, as I muddled over the options ahead of us, never once did I think of alpacas!

Yet, like many new people in the industry, Amy J’s Homestead opened its mind and heart to the alpaca world in 1999 after seeing several animals at the county fair. Lots of research, educational seminars and chats with breeders followed before we purchased and brought home our first five. Since then we have been willingly immersed into an industry and lifestyle that has changed and inspired our lives.

Today Amy J’s Homestead, located in northwest Ohio, is a full service farm and the home to 50+ Suri and Huacaya alpacas with show quality characteristics and strong genetics. We strive for perfection within our animals by carefully matching our females with the best possible studs, giving serious consideration to superior fiber characteristics (fineness, handle, density, coverage, staple length and uniformity), as well as outstanding crimp in Huacayas, luster and lock style in Suris. Excellent body conformation, reproductive history, unique coloring and a gentle disposition are also key factors. Those decisions, as well as the personalized daily care our animals receive, allow us to provide some of the best guarantees in the industry.

A full time staff addresses daily issues of alpaca nutrition and health care, farm management, layout, construction and expansion, accounting (financing, investment, tax benefits), and general farm services of boarding, breeding, marketing, sales and transportation. All staff are part of an on-going training program and attend workshops and seminars on herd management, neonatal care and other related fields.
 
Over the years, we have learned to do everything from giving shots to trimming toenails, assisting our females with delivery, building shelters and laying fence. We our proud to have found success in a very competitive regional and national show ring and to have become sufficiently knowledgeable of the fiber end-product to offer our own fashion line to other breeders. It has been an amazing journey since we began in 1999. We have enjoyed not only the opportunities, travel and financial benefits of owning alpacas but have made amazing friends, found support and guidance within a strong alpaca industry and have felt truly privileged to be the caretakers of these gentle, inquisitive and truly unique animals.

We invite you to sit in our pasture on a warm summer evening and listen to the calm humming sound that is the voice of the alpaca. 
Our Services...

* Boarding
* Marketing
* Transportation
* Farm Layout Assistance

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Looking for quality transportation services for your alpacas? Need to get them to a show or to another farm for boarding or breeding? HOMESTEAD ALPACA TRANSPORT can help you!

NOW SCHEDULING: Mid August--leaving Ohio for the following states: Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North and South Carolina and back to Ohio.  Call us for information and a quote.  419-443-8486  (aja@amyjshomestead.com)

NEXT SHOW:  Michigan International Alpaca Fest in Birch Run, Michigan.

As alpaca owners, we have transported nationwide several times and know the special care your animals need. We use a brand new, deluxe 40 foot trailer that will comfortably carry animals without crowding. It is pulled by a top of the line F350 truck with adaptable suspension providing the most comfortable ride. The trailer has excellent ventilation with air conditioning/fans and heating as needed.

We take pride in our service and competitive pricing.
Give us a call today.  419-443-8486 .

 














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