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Little Hummers Alpaca Farm
was established in early 2004 by Shelia and Greg Andrews on approximately 15 acres
owned by Greg's father in Ozark in southeast Alabama.
For several years prior to our decision to raise alpacas, goats had been raised on these pastures
so when we acquired our alpacas to begin our herd, we agisted (boarded) them at another alpaca farm until we could cleanse the pastures of
any parasites that might have been present due to the goat population.
During this time we moved the goats to other locations on the farm, re-constructed fences,
cleaned up and replanting our pastures, and are building a new barn for the alpacas.
Our animals are all high-quality ARI registered Huacaya Alpacas with
bloodlines from "Peruvian Drambuie", "5Peruvian Valeroso", "PPPeruvian Royal Fawn", "My Peruvian Ferrari", "Acero Marka's Mr. Know
It All", "PPPeruvian Misty Maiden" and "Arcuta's Jackpot". All Championship bloodlines. All of our animals have been tested for
bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) and are certified BVDV free.
Click on the "Meet the Herd" tab above to see our foundation alpacas and take a look at the News & Updates
section for additional information. We proudly support the alpaca industry by being active members of the following alpaca
organizations:
The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA), the Southeastern Alpaca Association (SeAA), the Deep South Alpaca Connection (DSAC),
and the Alpaca Registry, Inc. (ARI).
Our mission
at Little Hummers Alpaca Farm is to produce alpacas of exceptional fiber quality and conformation. We help maintain a
gentle disposition by treating our alpacas with respect using the CameliDYNAMICS philosophy when dealing with them on a day-to-day
basis. We will continue to promote the alpaca industry and support others who wish to become involved with the alpaca
lifestyle.
Our values
represent the old-South, timeless values of integrity, honesty and hard work. We still believe a person's word is a bond,
and a handshake is a contract that can be depended upon, and means more than any written document. We strive to make each and every
customer a friend for life and will provide the support needed to help make the alpaca experience pleasing for those friends.
Our breeding philosophy
is to start with the very best breeding stock to produce exceptional crias. We discovered early on that the quality of the foundation
females plays a vital roll in any successful breeding program. The female contributes one-half of the genes that are passed on to the cria.
Our foundation females are outstanding animals from stock that originated in Chili, Peru and Bolivia. We continually breed our females to
outstanding males throughout the country to improve fleece, confirmation and temperment in our crias. We are committed to producing the
highest quality alpacas and improving fleece quality with every new generation. In early 2007,
we invested heavily in outstanding alpacas for our breeding program. We have bred up to outstanding males, such as Accoyo McGwire and SCA
Peruvian Magnum (Winner, 2007 AFCNA Spirit of Fiber Award) to improve our alpaca genetics. We pledge to continue this breeding
philosophy for the betterment of the alpaca future.
Our experience
is not heavy in actual number of years owning alpacas. However, before purchasing our animals, both Shelia and Greg attended several alpaca
"how-to" classes in preparation for this adventure. We made numerous farm visits to other farms, taking in all the information we could
digest about how those other farms ran their businesses. From each farm visit, we dropped the bad points and added
the good points to our own farm design. After preparing for the eventual purchase of alpacas for over three years, we have finally
constructed fences, are building a new barn and now have our alpacas at "home". We are currently in the process of setting up "The
Southeastern Camelid University" where we plan to put our alpaca training to work by producing alpaca seminars for others
that might be interested in the alpaca lifestyle. These seminars will be presented by us here at Little Hummers Alpaca Farm as well
as by specialists in various areas of the alpaca industry. They will be posted on this web site as they are prepared for
presentation, so stay tuned.
About us.
Both Greg and Shelia grew up in southeast Alabama and that is where Little Hummers Alpaca Farm is located. We both attended Auburn
University, where we met and were later married. Both worked for Auburn University for a number of years afterwards.
Greg is a computer programmer with over 30 years of experience, the last 18 of which was spent as a
Government Contractor developing internal
web sites for NASA. In early 2000, he retired from the computer industry and began looking for something less stressful to fill his days.
After piddling around with several odd-jobs, he discovered the alpaca lifestyle and
that was just what he was looking for. After attending his first alpaca show, the stage was set for the development of
Little Hummers Alpaca Farm. Greg uses his computer experience in the development of the web site for Little Hummers Alpacas as well as
processing the day-to-day farm activities using computerized herd management software.
Shelia is an accountant with over 30 years of experience and is currently the Controller at a
multi-million dollar lumber business. She uses her accounting experience to keep the financial records utilizing a small-business
computerized accounting
package. Shelia is also currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Deep South Alpaca Connection.
- We are proud members of the following alpaca organizations -
Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association
Southeastern Alpaca Association
Deep South Alpaca Connection
The Alpaca Registry, Inc.