Alpacas - The Alpaca Hacienda, Breeding Champion Alpacas in Temecula CA

The Alpaca Hacienda, breeds Champion Huacaya Alpacas offering Sales, Service, Breeding, Agisting, and Transportation.

Welcome to the Alpaca Hacienda!

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At the Hacienda, we're passionate about alpacas. Alpacas are intriguing animals in every way, are a joy to raise, and look beautiful in our pasture. But they are also a significant part of our investment portfolio, and for that reason we take our business of raising alpacas very seriously. We watch trends, stay abreast of current developments in husbandry and fiber, and adjust our business plan accordingly to keep on the cutting edge in current market conditions.

We believe that in today's competitive alpaca industry, quality of stock is, without a doubt, key to securing one's investment and growing a profitable herd. We work diligently to select and breed only high-quality alpacas with outstanding phenotypical characteristics, pedigrees and health, and take pride in making these alpacas available at competitive prices to new and seasoned alpaca breeders alike.

So, click around and take a tour of the Alpaca Hacienda. View our collections of bred females and our award-winning herdsires. Then call us for a visit. We want to help you make wise purchasing decisions that are crucial in the creation of your own successful livestock business. We'll help you navigate through the myriad of information involving the alpaca industry, from alpaca care to the tax benefits available to breeders and investors. (But watch out--you just might fall in love along the way!)

The Alpaca Hacienda proudly presents our two new collections of bred, or near breeding females. We began by acquiring two outstanding males from Crescent Moon Ranch, known throughout the industry as producers of some of the finest, award-winning alpacas in the United States. We then hand selected females to be paired with these males, complimenting the traits of both sire and dam, and will offer these females for sale to give our customers the best possible advantage for the production of superior crias in the year to come. It is our hope that you will appreciate our efforts, and please enjoy browsing through these very special collections.

The Icon Collection

The Crown Collection

We are pleased to announce our recent acquisition of Crescent Moon's Icon, a male of noteworthy lineage, fleece qualities, show history and conformation. This exquisite alpaca is the son of Accoyo Peruvian Legacy, Crescent Moon Ranch's prized herdsire whose market-driven price is the highest in the alpaca industry to date at $1.5 million dollars.

Icon is a treasure in his own right, having inherited outstanding characteristics from his famous sire, and we are sincerely honored to have this distinctive male residing at the Alpaca Hacienda in Southern California. Crescent Moon's Icon will begin his breeding career by being brought to a select group of beautiful females who bring to the table exceptional qualities of their own. Outside breedings to Icon will be limited to pre-qualified females, not only to maintain the exclusivity of his genetics, but to secure value in those females bred to him and their offspring. This is an opportunity for the discerning breeder and investor to add superior stock to their inventory at conservative prices, starting from $12,500.00.

Crescent Moon's Crown Royal is a male that we are very proud of at the Alpaca Hacienda. He is striking to look at with his beautiful head and his big, heavy, dark fawn fleece and superior leg coverage. Crown Royal is a Caligula grandson--an industry icon that many have argued has had the greatest impact on the alpaca industry in the United States and possibly the world.

Crown Royal takes after his Grandsire and also his sire Presidio in many ways, but most notably in terms of his fleece characteristics. He sports a big, dense fleece with bold crimp, long staple and heavy shear weight. Crescent Moon's Crown Royal has earned three Color/Reserve Color Championships in his show career as well as taking two third place ribbons at the fiercely competitive AOBA Nationals and the Futurity.

We created the Crown Collection to offer our customers females bred to this outstanding male with the express purpose of bringing out the best of both sire and dam. We have made our breeding choices carefully--pairing fine-fleeced females with Crown Royal in the anticipation of crias sporting density, fineness, color, beauty and pedigree. When quality matters, consider your next purchase from the Crown Collection of females, priced from $10,000.00.

Located near the beautiful Temecula Wine Country, The Alpaca Hacienda is a full-service facility dedicated to honest and friendly customer service, quality care for our alpacas and those that visit us, sound breeding practices, and promoting awareness of the magical alpaca and alpaca products in our community. In addition, we offer the following services:

Alpaca Sales

Alpaca Breeding

Alpaca Agisting

Alpaca Brokering

Alpaca Transportation

Fiber/Pet Male Sales

The Alpaca Hacienda is owned by Beth Osborne and Mike Arndt, both natives to Southern California. Beth earned her Bachelor's Degree from Cal State Fullerton and later earned her teaching credential to go on and teach elementary school children in both private and public schools.

Mike is a mechanical engineer who owns a plastic injection molding business in Murrietta, California. They started the Alpaca Hacienda in 2004 as a part time endeavor that has now grown into a full-time business encompasssing alpaca breeding, sales, transport, agisting and showing.

The Alpaca Hacienda welcomes ranch visits by appointment--just give us a call or drop us an email. If you are interested in gaining more information about investing in alpacas or possibly becoming one of the dedicated alpaca farms in Southern California, please plan a visit. There are many rewarding aspects to owning alpacas and being a part of the alpaca lifestyle. The investment potential and tax savings are a considerable benefit to becoming an alpaca breeder; let us show you what we have learned about creating a successful alpaca business. If you live in any of our neighboring communities such as Temecula, Fallbrook, Hemet, Murrieta, and Menifee, or reside in Riverside County or San Diego County, you are only a short drive away from finding out how the wonderful alpaca can enrich and enhance your life. We are located in Temecula, California, just a few miles off the 15 freeway. Those living in Anza or Aguanga Valleys we are just a short drive down the mountain.

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