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Bayou Cocodrie
National Wildlife Refuge

Byerley House Museum

CJ Walker

Crescent Plantation

Cushy Alpacas

Delta Music Museum

Delta Airlines Beginnings

Flag Plaza

Frogmore  Plantation

Golfing

Grants Canal

Hermoine Museum

Jerry Lee Lewis Home Tour

Lake Bruin State Park

Lake Concordia

Lake Providence

Lake St. John

Louisiana Cotton Museum

Mississippi River

Poverty Point Historical Site

Tensas River
National Wildlife Refuge

Thomas Jason Lingo
Community Center 

Transylvania

Underground Railroad Marker

Winter Quarters

What Else We've Got:

Okra Salt Domes | Agriculture | Hiking | Wildlife  | Ancient Mounds | Festivals | Much More!

There ought to be a law against anybody going to Europe until they have seen the things we have in this country.

- Will Rogers

 
 

Cushy Alpacas

Alpacas produce a luxury fiber which is in high demand

Come on out to visit "the farm."

2497 Hwy 569
Ferriday , LA 71334
Phone: (318) 757-6505
Phone: (601) 597-0289
Fax:(318) 757-6505
Email: kally@natchezelectric.com

Cushy Alpacas is located on beautiful Lake St. John just 15 miles north of Ferriday, LA.

Alpacas are rare and gentle animals adaptable to varied habitat, which have been domesticated for over 5,000 years. Clean, safe, quiet, intelligent and disease resistant, they have a charismatic manner, do very well on small acreage, and produce a luxury fiber that is in high demand.

What's so special about alpaca fiber?

Alpaca fleece is softer than cashmere, warmer than wool, and stronger fiber than both.Recognized worldwide as one of the most luxurious natural fibers, and coveted by the fashion industry, alpaca fleece fetches high prices in the market, and is softer than cashmere, warmer than wool, and a stronger fiber than both. It is used in household items like blankets, rugs and upholstery, also.

Alpaca fleece has 22 recognized natural colors, ranging from pure white to browns and grays and black. Alpacas can have a uniform color or have a pinto fleece in two or more colors. 

The fiber is sheered once a year and can give up to 12 pounds of fiber with an exquisite softness. Due to selective breeding, American fiber is getting finer and finer, and Alpaca fleece has a sheen that is frequently compared to silk. 

Alpacas are gentle and docile herd animals by nature and are happiest when in the company of other alpacas. Although they don't enjoy being petted, like dogs, they do like to hang out with their human owners just outside of arms reach. They are easily trained to lead and are gentle enough to be handled by children. They do not bite or butt and they do not have teeth, horns, hooves, or claws that do serious injury.

Alpacas communicate to each other with a soft, low humming sound in a variety of situations, such as when they are separated from the mother or the herd, when the female is about to give birth, and when they are happy and there is no apparent reason to communicate. The mothers have a clucking sound to call their babies. And there is a very high intensity call (a screech) when there is danger, at which the herd runs and huddles together. The males make a clucking sound to attract the attention of a female. And during breeding, the males make a "chortling" sound.

Learn more from the Cushy Alpaca web site: http://www.alpacanation.com/cushyalpacas.asp

 

Ferriday

Vidalia

Frogmore

Jerry Lee Lewis Home Place

Riverview RV Park

 

 

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Parishes >  East Carroll  West Carroll  Madison   Tensas  Concordia

Louisiana Delta 65, Inc.
305 Dabney Street
Tallulah, Louisiana  71282
Telephone:  318-574-8519
Website: www.ladelta65.org
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