Lee & Liz Clark

The girls enjoying a sunny day

Royal Fawn's "Rumsfeld" joined our herd last August. We are expecting crias this fall!

Paca's Honcho is our most recent addition. He also has crias due this fall.

Both Rum & Honcho already have crias on the ground. Read more about them here: TCA Herdsire Row

Chumani's most recent cria, Kilia at 7 months

We are a proud member of Alpacas Without Borders

Our story

Nestled in a wooded corner overlooking a rambling creek, Turkey Creek Alpacas is centrally located in upstate Indiana approximately 30 miles south of the Michigan border.

Our farm started in 2001 with only a log home on 4 acres. Everything needed for raising alpacas was built from the ground up - a barn, fencing, seeding pastures, the works! It was quite an adventure.

Our alpaca "adventure" started after seeing an ad on the Discovery channel which portrayed the animals as gentle and easy to manage. We spent many hours researching the alpaca business and visited several farms.

Raising the animals as a small business was appealing to us because the end product from the animal, soft and luxurious wool referred to as "fiber", is obtained without harm.

The appeal to raise "green" livestock with the added bonus of a "green" end product was exactly what we were searching for.

We view the alpaca business as a two-fold opportunity - the first being the breeding and sales of animals - and the second the start of a cottage business from the fiber.

Our vision is to breed healthy animals with correct conformation - and most of all - breed for quality fiber.

Our focus is to create an end product that utilizes the unique qualities of the alpaca fiber.

Our choice to be a small farm allows us the opportunity to give individual attention to our animals that larger farms often cannot. With this approach, we can assure the best attention, nutritionally and health-wise for each animal.

Why buy from us?

Because we are small and able to provide full-time, on-site care, Turkey Creek Alpacas is always there to assist when needed. We pride ourselves in that we hold the highest moral standards and uphold the ethics of the industry. We provide complete and accurate health records for each animal. We have fine tuned our record-keeping to indicate such things as a dam’s exact breeding and birthing schedules, milk and colostrum production, cria birth weight and growth rates.

Our animals have been desensitized and trained at an early age making them easy to handle and care for, a pleasure to have around. We know each animal’s personality, their quirks and particular habits. To us they are “individuals”, not just part of our herd.

We are quality driven, service oriented, and small by choice. The bottom line is, we don’t only offer support, we deliver!

We offer

ARI registered stock
Competitive pricing
Trained animals
Complete health records
Reproductive & live birth guarantee
2 months free boarding with purchase of production female
Free delivery within 200 miles
Flexible financing
Continuous support & assistance

We invite you to tour our farm and share our enjoyment of the alpacas and this exceptional lifestyle.

Greta Garbo makes friends at an open house

Raquel Welch after a haircut & roll in the dust

2008 Events:

Shearing Day, Saturday, May 3 While we will not be holding a formal open house, we invite you to stop by and see how we shear, or spend the day and give us a helping hand!

Shepherd's Harvest Fiber Festival, Friday & Saturday, June 6 & 7

The American Countryside Farmers Market, our shop "Alpaca Outfitters" have joined forces to put on the 1st annual fiber arts festival in Elkhart County. This festival will be held at the market and will features artisans from all fiber related crafts as well as demonstrations, vendors, and of course, the market will have all the normal summer offerings. Email us for more information!

Johnny Appleseed Festival, Saturday & Sunday, September 20 & 21, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Join us, along with Kal's Corners Alpacas and Michel Century Farm, at one of the most well-attended festivals in the area!

Each day we will feature a selection of animals from our herds, demonstrate the art of yarn making on the drop spindle and/or spinning wheel, and offer a variety of alpaca products for sale. And yes, we WILL be dressed in period clothing!!

National Alpaca Farm Tour Day, September 27 & 28

Join us on Saturday or Sunday for a day on the farm. Come and chat with our knowledgeable staff and take advantage of this opportunity for a hands-on day with the alpacas.

Heartland Classic Alpaca Show

Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5, Indianapolis, Indiana

Find out more at:

http://www.indianaalpaca.org/alpaca-show.html

5th Annual Autumn Alpaca Affair, Saturday, October 11

South Bend - location TBD

This is the event to experience what alpacas are all about. This year's event promises to be fun and educational for the entire family.

Visit our shop at the American Countryside Farmer's Market, Elkhart County

"Alpaca Outfitters" is located on the mezzanine level in the southwest corner. The market is open year-round Thursday & Saturday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and Friday 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Read more about our shop at www.alpacaoutfitters.us

Take a peek at the newly expanded shop!

NEW! - Keep track of current farm & shop events, and keep track of what's hot in alpaca fiber and fashion on the Alpaca Fibers blog - click here to join in.

News from AOBA President, Amy McCroskie -"I am very excited to announce AOBA will host the 2009 World Alpaca Conference right here in the US! Plans are to combine our 2009 National Conference with the World Alpaca Conference, inviting alpaca breeders from around the world to complete in a huge fleece competition"

The 2009 conference will be held at the Cleveland IX-Center (International Exposition Center), located on the airport grounds.

Amy goes on to say "... the United Nations proclaimed 2009 as The International Year of Natural Fiber. This international event will work very nicely with plans for the 2009 National Conference."

- how awesome & exciting is THAT?!

Liz & Lee Clark - northern Indiana - contact us at turkeycreek@maplenet.net