You'll want to consult an accountant to get the exact details of how you might benefit from investing in alpacas or operating an alpaca farm. If you can establish within a period of years that you are a for-profit farm and NOT a hobby farm, then you can depreciate 100% of you alpaca purchases over a period of 6 (six) years and many other expenses are straight deductions such as feed and veterinary care. If you are an investor and you board alpacas at another farm, then your expenses can be deducted from your alpaca income only and not from your other income. Fencing, shelter and other property improvements can also be deducted or depreciated. The American dream of living on a profitable farm can be realized through raising these gentle, magical creatures
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Setting Up Your Farm...
Alpacas need food, water, shelter and fencing! There are innumerable variations on how to provide these essentials form providing a simple 3-sided run-in to a heated barn. Your best bet is to visit as many alpaca farms as you can in order to see some of the options.

 Veterinary and Other Care...
Alpacas need annual vaccinations and routine worming suited to the area of the country that you live in. You can work out a schedule with your veterinarian. You can trim toenails and sometimes teeth, periodically. Once a year in the springtime to prepare them for the haet of the summer, they will need to have their fleece shorn off.

We have found them to be easy to raise, wonderful to care for and a delightful addition to our lives. To find out more about alpacas, schedule a farm visit.