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Welcome to Thunder River Suri Alpacas!   
       Our vision is to breed quality animals from premium bloodlines.  

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2 females, 1 male, free agisting for six months and help getting farm set-up       

Located in the lush Appalachian foothills of the North Georgia Mountains, Thunder River Suri Alpacas is exclusively a suri alpaca farm. We feel we have done it right. When we started, we only purchased premium bloodlines so that we could produce the best quality animals including Bruxo, Cantano of Peru, Crown Royale, Jackpot, Maelstrom, MacGyver, Torbio and Uribe. We are continuing add new bloodlines.

We are members of the Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association, the Suri Network, the Alpaca Registry, the Southeast Alpaca Association and the Georgia Alpaca Association. All of our alpacas are registered with the Alpaca Registry.Our goal is to help you understand the alpaca business. We will support you every step along the way in your new adventure and lifestyle while sharing our experience, knowledge and resources. Thank you for visiting our site. Call us with any questions. We look forward to partnering with you.

Our Commitment
• Highly-selective breeding program
• Carefully-managed nutrition and herd management program
• BVD-free agisting and breeding facility

Service
• Sales
• Agisting
• Stud Services
• Sourcing
 • Customer Partnership Program

So Why Alpacas?
Two reasons. First, we were looking for a combination of lifestyle and investment that would carry us into retirement, give us the opportunity to do business with good people and produce a good income.

Secondly, we choose alpacas, more specifically suri alpacas, because the market is strong and growing and the tax advantages are favorable. Alpacas are part of the camelid family and are cousin to the llama and the guanaco. There are two types of alpacas: huacaya and suri. The suri is the rarest of breeds comprising 18% of the U.S. population creating a high market demand. Today, it is estimated that less than 120,000 suris exist world-wide, with only one or two percent of these being colored. On the world market, suri fleece is in high demand for its luster and hand (softness) for the high fashion textile markets. Today it commands more than double the price of huacaya fiber.

The suri alpaca evolved from the rare and still-wild vicuna. Suri fiber was reserved exclusively for Inca royalty. Suris have unique rope-like, twisted locks unlike the huacaya fiber which is more compact and spongy with a crimp (zig-zag). These long fibers hang parallel to the body sides and neck, falling from the mid-line of the back in individual locks which contain groups of straight fibers.

Suri alpacas have extraordinary vigor and intelligence. They are easy to raise and have great adaptability to both hot and cold climates, making them an excellent investment anywhere in the United States. 
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