County Road Alpacas, Brooklyn, WI

Welcome to County Road Alpacas

Located just minutes south of Madison, Wisconsin, County Road Alpacas offers quality huacaya alpacas and products made from their fiber. Our products are available in all natural, non-dyed colors from our herd of multi-colored alpacas and colony-raised angora rabbits. All fiber preparation is done on our farm – we skirt, sort, wash, pick, card, spin, knit, crochet, felt, and weave on site. We offer a truly local luxury product from the animal to the handmade item.

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Winter Markets 2022 - 2023

Nov 20 10:30AM-1PM Southminster Presbyterian
200 Richard St, Waukesha, WI 53189

Jan 29 11AM-1:30PM North Shore Congregational Church
7330 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point, WI 53217-3507

Feb 12 9AM-12PM Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church
2366 N. 80th St., Wauwatosa, WI 53213-1055

Feb 19 9AM-12PM St. John's Lutheran
20275 Davidson Rd, Brookfield, WI 53045

Feb 26 9AM-1PM Norway Lutheran Church
6321 Heg Park Rd, Wind Lake, WI 53185

Mar 5 9AM-1PM St. Sebastian Catholic Church
1725 N. 54th St., Milwaukee, WI 53208

Mar 12 9:30AM-1PM Ascension Lutheran
1415 Dopp St, Waukesha, WI 53188

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Visit our Online Store or call 608-239-3157 or email for an appointment to shop at the farm.

About

We have been in business since 2003 with huacaya alpacas, french angora rabbits, cats, chickens, and ducks. All are protected by our Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs. Life is good.

About Alpacas

They are herd animals and also prey animals.
They are intelligent and very curious, similar to cats.
They are considered livestock in Wisconsin.
They are shorn once a year in spring.
Their fiber is softer and warmer than wool and contains no lanolin.
Gestation is 11.5 - 12 months. A baby alpaca is called a cria.
Lifespan is 15-20 years.
They use a communal dung pile. Their "beans" are not "hot" and can be used directly on plants without burning roots or stems. Alpaca beans make wonderful fertilizer.

About Us

The humans of County Road Alpacas are Mary Sternitzky and Josh Biser. Mary is newly retired from the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Josh is a chemical applicator and jack-of-all-trades at the Oregon Farm Center.

The Supervising Cats of County Road Alpacas are Hal, Jasper, Malcolm, and Bob and they would be greatly upset if they were not mentioned here. Who wants upset cats? Not us.

Our hard working, loving Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs are Poppy and Preston. They take good care of all of us.

Meet The Alpacas

Adaline

5/16/11 • ARI#32151817

Alexander

8/22/10

Amelie

10/19/04 • ARI#1046137

Bright Star

5/24/09 • ARI#31823647

Daphne

5/28/14

Dusty

8/31/05 • ARI#1219890

Emerson Spots

5/19/14 • ARI#32736434

Flynn

9/6/02 • ARI#841391

Grace

7/15/21

Gypsy

4/19/08 • ARI#31478946

Irena

10/3/08 • ARI#31847124

Leeroy Spots

6/26/11 • ARI#35100720

Leonard

9/17/12 • ARI#30898875

Liberty

7/4/01 • ARI#833880

Matilda

9/24/10 • ARI#31807142

Maya

6/13/09 • ARI#31809030

Oreo

8/26/05 • ARI#30013252

Osckar

6/25/11 • ARI#30898905

Sasha

5/12/14

Shouka

10/10/04 • ARI#1244793

Sparky

10/8/17

Tatiana

6/13/10 • ARI#31807159

Zach

9/18/17

Zeus

9/20/17

Zorianna

10/20/04 • ARI#1297133

Products

Our products are hand-processed and handmade by us on our farm using fiber from our alpacas and bunnies.
We also belong to fiber pools and offer USA-grown and made socks, inserts, gloves, and more.
Click Here to Visit our Online Store or call (608) 239-3157 or email to set up a time to shop in person at our farm.

Below are some examples of the handmade items we offer.
Our handmade items come with a care instruction card and a photo of the alpaca(s) that contributed fiber.
Thank you for supporting our small family farm!

Alpaca Birth Sequence

This is a series of photos showing a typical alpaca birth in the pasture featuring Gypsy and Leonard.
Gypsy had it all under control so we just held back and watched and took some photos. I've been lucky to have been able to watch most of the births on the farm.
It is amazing to see the dam's reaction to the process, to see that she knows just what to do, and to watch how the rest of the herd responds.
Leonard's birth took less than 30 minutes, he was nursing in an hour and a half, and walked out to meet the herd 2-1/2 hours after being born.
He did have curved ears at birth, but they straightened out without any intervention in the months that followed.