Welcome to Cinco C's Alpacas
Cinco C's Alpacas was established in 2002 as a new venture on the family farm. When Chris was growing up the Farm was home to a herd of registered Holsteins. Today it's home to our colorful herd of huacaya alpacas. You will find the alpacas grazing in a fertile valley of the Allegheny Mountains just outside of Port Allegany, PA. The alpacas are the only livestock on the farm now, but the 500+ acres has been continuously farmed and currently yields beautiful orchard grass hay, sweet corn and pumpkins that are sold to local markets.
We are extremely proud of our herd which represents the entire alpaca color spectrum and many of the top bloodlines in the country. We constantly strive to improve the quality of our herd and to maintain diverse bloodlines. Every breeding and every addition to our herd is carefully considered with improvement in mind. Our champion and ribbon winning herdsires and solid foundation females are the basis for our successful breeding program. All of these decisions make it possible for us to be able to offer alpacas to benefit both new and established farms.
In May of 2009, it was with heavy hearts that we said good-by to PPeruvian Vengador. This spectacular male has made a huge impact on the entire North American herd. Open any auction catalog or view websites of Breeders across the country, many of them boast the bloodline of Vengador. We, along with our partners in The Vengador 4, were fortunate to own him. He now overlooks the pastures of Cinco C's Alpacas.
We strongly believe in the future of the alpaca industry. Because of that we are active members of AOBA, PAOBA, EAA, MAPACA, and ARI. In fact, Carol has been a member of the PAOBA BOD for 4 years now. In December 2009 she was elected to the position of President-Elect. Which means she will serve the PAOBA memebership for 4 more years.
We also believe in education. Our constant desire for updated information is quenched by attending seminars and hosting them at our farm. From husbandry and nutrition to fiber and pasture management, it's all important to the health and well-being of our alpacas.
People often ask where the name Cinco C's came from. The name Cinco C's Alpacas stems from the 5 members of our family... Chris, Carol, and our three children Corinne, Christian Ross, and Chase...five C's. Since our crias become part of the Cinco C's Alpacas family, we name all crias born here with names beginning with C. We have lots of fun and use plenty of criativity deciding on names for them. Any suggestions are welcome.
Come visit us and stroll the pastures, shop in the farm store, chose your next herdsire or foundation female or lets just talk about alpacas!!!! Whatever your alpaca desires, we will do our best to help you fulfill them.
We hope you enjoy our site and are touched by our animals as much we are...
- Chris and Carol Howard
We offer varied terms on financing available with each purchase. We will work with you to establish terms that are manageable for your budget. We offer discounts for cash and multiple purchases.