History Alpaca Association
In 1996, a group of alpaca owners from five farms got together to create the Southeastern Alpaca Association with its goal to be a non-profit organization to promote alpacas in the southeast. The SeAA has grown to over 130 members in its nine state region. We’re proud of the accomplishments of our organization. Here is just a part of the timeline:
Our HistoryArticles About Alpacas
Llama vs Alpaca: 7 Key Differences
Size, ears, fleece, temperament and ancestry: how to tell a llama from an alpaca in seconds.
Alpaca Wool: Is It Itchy? Alpaca vs Merino & Cashmere
Micron grades, why some alpaca itches, how it compares with merino and cashmere, and how to wash it.
Discover Alpacas: Facts About Alpacas
Where alpacas come from, how they live and why farmers in the Southeast raise them.
Who Buys Alpacas?
Families, retirees, hand-spinners and even vets: who becomes an alpaca breeder and why.
Alpaca and Llama Care Guide for Beginners
Feeding, shelter, shearing, heat stress, meningeal worm and a year-round care calendar.
Baby Alpacas (Crias): Facts, Birth and the First Months
What a baby alpaca is called, how big crias are at birth, when they stand, nurse and wean.