Alpacas of Minnesota
Featured Farm
THERE ARE APOX. 250 ALPACAS AND LLAMAS HERE--SOME WHERE.
Farm Information
| Farm Name: | STEVENS LLAMA TIQUE & SURI ALPACAS |
| Family Members: | LOREN AND JUDY STEVENS |
| Farm Address: | 29581 US HWY 59 WORTHINGTON MN 56187 |
| Phone Number/s: | 507-376-4230 800-469-5262 |
| Farm Website: | www.stevenstique.com |
| Email Address: | llamatiq@rconnect.com |
| First Year in Alpacas was: | 1994 |
| Number of Huacayas: | 2 |
| Number of Suris: | 125 |
| Who helps on your farm? | DEPENDS ON WHAT WE ARE DOING |
| Driving Directions: | WE ARE LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WORTHINGTON ON HWY 59 & 60. WE ARE THE FIRST PLACE PAST THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE WEST [RIGHT SIDE]. COMING FROM THE SOUTH WE ARE 5 MILES NORTH OF BIGELOW ON THE LEFT. |
THIS IS US----A "RARE MOMENT" NOT WORKING.
Services Offered
| Agisting / boarding: | Y |
| Herd Sires at your farm: | Y |
| Mobile Herd Sire service: | Y |
| Fiber / fiber products for sale: | Y |
| Farm Store / finished product for sale: | Y |
| Other services - See explanation below: | Y |
SOME OF THE GIRLS AND BOYS.
Stories from our Featured Farm
| Other services explained: | WE SELL A FULL LINE OF TACK, FEEDING EQUIP., HEALTH CARE, BOOKS/ VIDEOS/ DVD, ALPACA YARN,ALPACA GARMENTS, ALPACA BEARS AND OTHER ITEMS. |
| How did you choose your Farm Name: | STARTING OUR BUSINESS NAME WITH OUR LAST NAME HAS ADVANTAGES AND AT THE TIME [1979] WE HAD LLAMAS AND ADDED "TIQUE" TO COVER OUR "BOUTIQUE'---hence "STEVENS LLAMA TIQUE" |
| What makes your farm or herd unique and special: | WE BREED FOR RARE GRAY AND BLACK SURIS AND ALL OF OUR HERD SIRES ARE SILVER GRAY OR TRUE BLACK. |
| Tell us about your Favorite Alpaca: | LE RAGE WILL BE OUR FAVORITE. SHE IS OUR FIRST ALPACA. I BOUGHT HER ON A "WHIM". SHE IS VERY SWEET. |
| Tell us about a funny experience: | LE RAGE WILL BE THE STAR HERE AS WELL. WHEN WE BROUGHT HER HOME AT 6 MONTHS, WE ONLY HAD LARGE LLAMAS AND SHE "MARCHED" INTO THE HERD UNSCAVED BY ALL THE SNIFFS AND ATTENTION AS IF TO SAY "HERE I AM---GET USED TO IT". SHE WOULD PLAY TAG WITH THE CHILDREN OF OUR FARM VISITORS |
| Tell us one thing anyone interested in buying alpacas should know: | HOW TO TAKE CORRECT CARE OF THE ANIMALS---ASK QUESTIONG. CONFORMATION--FIBER--PURCHASE FROM A FARM THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP THEM RATHER FROM A SALE TO GET "BARGIN". |
| Tell us what you wish you had known before you bought your alpacas: | WE HAD LLAMAS FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE AND THE CARE IS BASICALLY THE SAME. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW THAT WHEN THEY WERE SOLD AS BRED THAT THEY PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE. |
| Tell us about an upcoming event at your farm: | WE ARE DOING 5 SHOWS IN A ROW RIGHT NOW AND WILL TRAVEL TOLOUIEVILLE, KY TO HARRISBURG, PA TO HOME FOR APROX 3 HOURS AND ON TO DENVER, THEN TO COLORADO SPRINGS, BACK HOME FOR 4 DAYS THEN OFF TO NATIONALS IN SANDY, UTAH. WE WILL BE ACTIVE IN THE STATE FAIR EXHIBIT AND THE ALPACA RETAIL BOOTH. |
| Tell us the future plans for your farm: | WHEN WE GET HOME FROM THE SPRING SHOWS WE WILL SHEAR APROX 235 ALPACAS AND LLAMAS. HAVE LOTZA NEW ALPACA CRIA AND CATCH UP ON HERD CARE. |
"I STARTED THIS WHOLE THING", WITH LOVE, LE RAGE