Our Little Jack

Here he is at 3 months old!  Firecracker Jack was born on July 4th.  He is a sweet boy and, definitely  a “firecracker”!  Very entertaining.  He is living with six old ladies and has to get after them to play.  He loves to run all over the field and enjoys it even more if he can get one or all of the girls to run with him.

We were anticipating another cria in our herd, but sadly another little boy didn’t make it.  It was a very sad day for the momma and for us.  But momma seems to have accepted it ok and has moved on.  One good thing that came out of it was that the momma – Echo is more available for hugs which she of course receives daily.

Little Jack is growing up!  Come and see him!

Farm Visits

We enjoy having people come to our farm for an alpaca visit.  The alpacas seem to like it, too.  They are very curious about who is visiting.

Due to higher than usual requests for visits, we need to set up some guidelines.  If you would like to visit with alpacas, please email me to set up a day/time to ensure that I am available for a visit.  We do not have open hours.  Also, are not scheduling visits on Sundays…keeping that day for rest and family.

Thanks for your understanding and we really would love to have you come and visit.  My email is:  carol@rvalpacas.com   Hope to see you soon!

Farm Visits

Due to the extreme heat/humidity, we are asking those wanting to visit to please hold off until the temperatures drop to the low 80′s or less.  Heat is very hard on alpacas and especially newborns.  When the temps calm down, please contact me for a visit…the crias will still be here for you to enjoy.

We are committed to keeping our alpacas cool and healthy during these high temps.

Thanks for your understanding.  Check with me via email:  carol@rvalpacas.com as to when we can have visitors again.

It’s A Boy!

Silver Rose has a new cria!  His name….well…still working on that….its an important decision!

Born on the Fourth of July!  Baby boy is growing stronger every day.  The heat/humidity are challenging.

He’s a frisky little boy, weighing in at 15 lbs..he actually was a little early coming, but we’re glad he’s here and is healthy and strong.

By the way, the orange on momma’s face is from her Gatorade treat…after giving birth in the extreme heat she deserved it.

Will keep you posted when our second cria arrives…hopefully soon.

Alpaca Crias coming soon!

We are expecting at least two little ones middle to late July…could be another one or two…not sure.  Last August while on vacation, Harley jumped the fence and spent the night with our girls.  What a stud!  As a result, we know for certain there are two expecting moms…might be more.  Time will tell.  Check back middle to end of July to find out.

SHEARING DAY 2020

Sadly we will not be opening our shearing this year to visitors due to COVID-19 concerns.  When restrictions are lifted, please send me an email if you wish to visit the alpacas.  Thanks for your understanding and we pray, along with you, that everyone stays safe as we battle this together as a nation.  God Bless America!

Email:  carol@rvalpacas.com

Shearing Day 2020

For those of you waiting for news on our 2020 Shearing Date, we have not as yet received one from our shearer.  As soon as we have one, we will post it here and on Facebook.  Thanks for your patience.

2019 Shearing Day!

Its getting close to that time of year again when our alpacas get their haircuts!  That warm fiber has kept them throughout the winter but come April it starts to get too warm.

April 6th, 2019 around 3:00 p.m. is our day and time.  Please feel free to stop by and watch!  We will be joined by two other farms – The Alpaca Project and Swine Knot.  A total of 19 alpaca and two sheep will be done that day.

If you are interested in watching and learning about shearing…come on out and join us!  We’d love to meet you!

2018 Shearing Date

April 18th around 2:00 p.m is our 2018 Shearing date at Rockville Alpaca Farm.

Anyone is welcome to come and watch as 18 alpacas get their heavy coats off for the summer.  If you’ve never witnessed a shearing, it is an interesting event.

As you can see, Maxwell is ready!

Circle of Friends

April 17, 2016 – Sunday – was a great time with “Circle of Friends” from Weinstein JCC in Richmond.  A super group of folks who wanted to get up close and personal with some alpacas!  Lots of questions, lots of hand feeding alpacas, lots of laughing – they even got to see two of our adult males having a disagreement.  The weather was perfect for a picnic lunch alongside our “girls” who were very curious as to what was going on.

Thanks to Melissa for contacting our farm and bringing this group for a visit and for LaVenus for driving the bus.  Dan and I had a great time watching the excited faces interacting with the alpacas.

We would love to have them back anytime for more alpaca fun.