OVERVIEW

Currumbong Alpacas is owned and operated by Odette and Bill Mayne and is situated in the Spring Range area of the Yass Valley Shire in NSW, approximately 13 km north west of Hall between Canberra and Murrumbateman.

It was established in 2000 with the purchase of just four alpacas. The alpaca herd has expanded considerably since then, and we now have 60 breeding females, which we consider to be an ideal number.

The property comprises 200 acres of predominantly native pasture covering Mt Spring (890 m above sea level) with magnificent 360 degree views of Canberra, the Brindabella Ranges, Yass and Gundaroo areas. Most importantly, this has proven to be a perfect environment to breed alpacas who thrive on this terrain.

BREEDING OBJECTIVES

We are specialising in the breeding of white and the lighter shades of fawn huacayas. Our goal is to breed well conformed alpacas with improved density and fleece weight whilst decreasing fibre diameter.

We have used genetically superior males to improve our females, including Blue Grass Chimu, Forestglen Clancy, Illawarra Yohimbine, Jingara El-Paso, Ross Creek Arctic Lad, Windsong Valley Jigeiko and Windsong Valley Dendarri.

Our recent purchases of Halcyon Magnate and share in the ownership of Hemingway's Protégé, together with males we have bred, for example Currumbong Flash, will further progress our breeding objectives.

We subscribe to the SRS® and accordingly apply those principles to our breeding programme. Also we strongly believe that the future sustainability of the alpaca industry is linked to the production of commercial quantities of quality fleece.

SALES

Currumbong Alpacas offers a range of alpacas for sale all year round to suit the needs of individual buyers. For more details see our Alpaca Sales page or email: odette@currumbongalpacas.com

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS

•Arrival of our first Hemingway's Protege cria

•Arrival of the first Halcyon Magnate cria

•Excellent skin test results for Currumbong Flash

•Travel to Peru to attend the Alpaca Fiesta