West Wind Alpaca Ranch

Welcome to West Winds Alpaca Ranch. We are located in West Valley, New York, on 60 acres – in northern Cattaraugus County – about 35 miles south of Buffalo. We are raising Huacaya alpacas, concentrating on breeding the best in browns and fawns.Our alpacas enjoy the rolling hills of our area, and we think you will, too!

If you’re just finding out about these extraordinary creatures, or are an established breeder, we invite you to contact us and schedule a visit. We love to “talk alpaca!” At West Winds Alpaca Ranch, “We’re Working Toward the Best!”

West Winds Alpaca Ranch Offers:

Alpaca Sales
Boarding
Breeding Service
Consulting Services
Farm Visits
Product Sales
Seminars
Workshops

News

2008 is promising to be a very exciting one here at West Winds Alpaca Ranch! There’s a total of 12 crias due this year, beginning with the first cria due May 26, and births continuing right into October.

We’re looking forward to the return of our leased herdsire, Bello Prophet, who has been spending the winter months at his home farm, BelleauWood Farm Alpacas in Charlotte, NC. Prophet is a spectacular male and we are eagerly awaiting the birth of his crias that are due this year. We have a total of 5 Prophet babies due. Prophet will be returning to our ranch this spring and we expect him to stay with us through July of 2009.

We’re hoping to expand again this year, putting in more pasture. In 2007, we were able to have the maintenance barn rebuilt after the December 23, 2006 fire that destroyed our original barn. We also put in a temporary store again. We grew even more by building a second alpaca barn to allow us to spread everyone out more and have a weanling area. That has helped tremendously.

As always, we welcome visitors to our ranch to meet our alpacas and see what we do. For those that have visited us in the past, come see the changes we’ve undergone since the fire. For those of you who have not had the opportunity to visit yet, please give us a call or email us. We arrange ranch tours by appointment & are happy to have one visitor, or an entire group! We love to show off our beautiful animals and tell you all about them and why we raise them!

Upcoming Events

Cuba Garlic Festival
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 13 & 14, 2008

We always look forward to the Garlic Festival! There are lots of things to do for the whole family, & awesome food! We’ll be there with Hy-Haven Farms again this year, and we’ll have our products available for sale. We may even have a couple other farms joining us for the fun this year! Love alpacas? Love garlic? This is the place to be Sept. 13 & 14!!

For more info go to: www.cubagarlicfestival.com

National Alpaca Farm Days & 6th Annual Open House
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 27 & 28, 2008

We’ll be celebrating the 2nd Annual National Alpaca Farm Days & our 6th Annual Open House here at West Winds Alpaca Ranch. As always, this is a free event that’s fun & educational for the whole family. This year, we have 3 babies due during or very close to this weekend, so we could have a “blessed event” take place while you’re visiting, or have some newborns for you to see!! How exciting! Please come join us, meet our alpacas, & see why we raise them. Or, if you’ve been here before, come see how the herd has grown! And while you’re here, you can stop in our ranch store and see some of the beautiful products that are made from alpaca fiber. If you need more info, feel free to go to our “Contact” page to request more information. We’ll be open both Saturday & Sunday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with refreshments, information about alpacas, & lots of alpacas to see! Come experience the treasures of the Andes.

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