About Ideuma Creek Alpacas

  Ideuma Creek Alpaca Farm is located in the scenic foothills of the Catskill Mountains.  The land has been continually farmed for well over one hundred and fifty years.  It has always been our wish to continue this tradition.  When we saw our first alpaca, like so many of you reading this, we knew we were hooked, and sooner rather than later, alpacas would become a part of our lives.

 John and I have been raising alpacas for what seems like forever.   We simply love it!  It is hard to believe it was only ten years ago that we purchased our first three pregnant females.  Our herd continues to grow and grow!  We always have about 50 alpacas here on our farm, and we usually have about a dozen to twenty cria every spring and summer.  This is probably our favorite time of the year!  As we gain more and more experience with breeding our alpacas, we find we are able "criate" beautiful alpacas blending color, density, crimp, coverage and softness. We have full Accoyo, Peruvian, Bolivian and Chilean herd sires  here at Ideuma Creek Alpacas whom we are extremely proud of!  We also have an alpaca of every color on the alpaca color chart and a few more!   

 Because alpaca farming is much easier than most farming, both John and I are able to retain our "pre-alpaca" careers as teachers.  John teaches alternative education to 16-21 years old, and I teach 8th grade English.   We do plan for most of our crias to arrive during the summer so we can be of assistance if needed.  To date we have had 61 crias born, and only one has needed any help at all! (see Clyde's Cria Page for details)   We have found every aspect of alpaca farming to be easy and fun - honestly!  

It's always fun to ask alpaca owners which came first for them - the love of the fiber or the love of the animal.  For us it was definitely the animal.  And although we still love the farming part very much, we also love sharing finished alpaca products, especially with people who aren't familiar with how luxurious and warm alpaca really is.  We attend several fairs and festivals though out the year, selling alpaca products and answering a flood of questions about owning these adorable creatures.  We have also recently opened a farm store.  If you'd like to see it, just click here.  Our hours are by appointment.  And, of course, we also provide an on line store.  We found people who have visited our farm or who have seen us at a fair, just seem to need one or two more items they didn't purchase the first time around.  Alpaca items are certainly addictive!  

Our teddy bears are our most popular item.  Each bear is named after a similarly colored alpaca or llama on our farm.  Each bear comes with a tag bearing (excuse the pun!) the name and picture of the alpaca or llama that the bear is named after and a brief history of the animal.

These animals have irreversibly become a very important and welcome part of our daily lives.  We extend an open invitation to you to come and visit our farm; you may feel some of the same magic we feel every day.  But beware, if you visit, you may end up coming home with an alpaca or two!