Colusa Riverside Alpacas

Colusa Riverside Alpaca Ranch located along the Auburn Wine Trail is proud to offer alpacas from seed stock (foundation animals) to non-breeders (or fiber alpacas). We offer breeding with some of the most exemplary white alpacas. We have been working hard over the past decades to selectively breed and purchase alpacas to achieve notable EPDs that we can now offer to our customers. Our herd sires are all highly ranked in fiber trait value EPDs tracked by the Alpaca Owner's Association (AOA). If you purchase gifted EPD foundation animals from us, you will be way ahead of the breeding curve over any competitor.

Our male lineup includes MAJESTIC’S A MAN AMONG MEN who is one of genetic basis for much of our breeding program. Many of our seed stock females have direct lineage to old world genetics from MSA Hemingway’s Bogart.  Majestic’s A Man Among Men is one of the most elite-fibered alpacas in the nation. We are breeding for white alpacas with longevity and uniformity of fineness.

CRA owner Sheila provides consultation and education on how to use and understand EPDs.  Take a look at the outline of the content she can provide for you or your group.

Expected Progeny Determination (EPDs)

EPDs will accurately predict fiber trait outcomes in your offspring. EPDs are the gold standard of all livestock industries. EPD use in the alpaca industry is a necessity to take your herd to the next levels of quality with each generation. If you buy a junior herd sire from us, he will be in the top ranking in AOA’s EPD program. We have been on the cutting edge of breeding through EPDs since the inception of our business. We hope you will consider EPDs and Colusa Riverside Alpacas in your breeding and purchase decisions.

 
MISSION STATEMENT:
Breeding for Industry Excellence

Colusa Riverside Alpacas continues to build a white herd with unmatched personal and industry breed standards. We are committed to breeding practices to develop alpacas with superior histograms, Expected Progeny Differences, fiber fineness longevity, density and uniformity. Colusa Riverside Alpacas continues to contribute to the body of knowledge of the alpaca for the benefit of all owners and the industry.

Dave Scroggins is a past Board Director of California Alpaca Breeders Association. Sheila has a special interest in researching and publishing information on health and illness in the alpaca. Sheila is a contributing author for Alpaca Magazine and other publications. Sheila is a Nurse Practitioner and has a 30 year history as a Nursing Professor, though now retired she continues teaching as an adjunct faculty for University of California, Davis. She invites you to visit her web library (click here) and read her publications.

We welcome all visitors to our alpaca ranch along the Placer County wine trail, and we enjoy being in the family of alpaca ranchers in the North State.