yes, that's one of the things we love about this home. We don't have a lot of acreage but it is up against town land which has an extensive trail system thru the woods. There are also quiet roads to walk/run/bike on, and lots of farm stands. I hope it stays this way...
Yes, they are expensive. $15k is pretty common going price for decent quality breeding females in prime of life. Some are worth a lot more. Some males are worth a WAY lot more - think six digits. The issue is that there aren't really enough quality breeding females to go around, at least today...
Well, yesterday we had our first two alpacas arrive to our farm. We've had alps since 2005 but at other places since we didn't then have a place ourselves. Got the place last year, put the fences in this year... and our first arrivals yesterday. Soon we'll have all our boys here (and girls will...