KALMAR KOLORS ALPACA FARM

Our family lives in rural midwestern Illinois – Alpha, a small town located 50 miles northwest of Peoria and 30 miles south of Moline, IL, very close to I-74. We are approximately 30 miles from the Iowa border. Link with map

Our family has discovered over the past years that alpacas make wonderful pets, they are excellent investment opportunities, and they are easy animals to care for.

Randy has practiced vet medicine for 30 years and offers hands-on care with knowledge in medicine, nutrition and reproduction. March, 2000 he sold his vet practice and accepted a position as `Supervisor of Meat Inspection' with the State of Illinois' Agriculture Department. This change allows more `free' time to spend with family and enjoying our alpaca investment!

Jan has raised our family of three successfully into the world beyond Alpha and is now enjoying the mystique of a new cria and the fine fiber production of our own alpacas. She provides the TLC!

We reside in a Scandanavian community with quaint shops in nearby Bishop Hill. Our ancestors came from Kalmar, Sweden where Volvos are made to meet high standards, just as we seek perfection in our alpacas.

We built a new facility when we began to house and care for this enterprise and we expanded in 2001.

We have a small herd of our own and also agist (board) alpacas for other families who are not yet able to have their animals brought to their own farm.

We hope to apply sound science with lots of TLC to raise the best colored Peruvian alpacas available.