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GRACE HONIGSBERG: Hello, I'm Grace.
I live here at Hidden Pastures Alpaca farm with 65 alpacas in
the back yard.
PAUL HONIGSBERG: Hi, my name is Paul Honigsberg.
I live here at Hidden Pastures.
I like these alpacas a lot.
ANTHONY: Hi, I'm Anthony, and I'm Paul's friend.
I'm nine years old, and I come here a lot.
I know a lot about alpacas too.
KAYLE DEFRANK: Hi, I'm Kayla DeFrank.
I come here a lot.
I basically know my way around here blindfolded.
GRACE HONIGSBERG: This is something
called fiber on them.
And if you see the inside of it, it's very crimpy.
That's ideal in an alpaca.
NATALIE BURGER: These alpacas were shorn in April, so they
probably only have about an inch of fleece right now.
At full fleece, they'll have four to six inches of fleece,
and they'll be shearing 5 to 15 pounds of
fleece off their bodies.
I love to send my fleece to a mill to make it into yarn, and
then I sell yarn at the various yarn shops in the
area, as well as we go to different farmers markets with
an alpaca just to let people know what an alpaca is and
what a wonderful product they do create.
KAYLE DEFRANK: Alpaca socks in the winter are extremely warm.
I usually sleep with them because they just keep my body
heated instead of, I'm cold, I'm cold.
-Who's this little guy?
GRACE HONIGSBERG: This is a girl, her name is Jewel.
She's about six months, half a year old.
KAYLE DEFRANK: This is Neptune's baby.
There's her mom, Neptune.
This baby has blue eyes, which means she's
deaf and can't hear.
She's very adorable and fuzzy.
-And how old is she?
KAYLE DEFRANK: Four days old.
-Four days.
GRACE HONIGSBERG: This one's Terror.
He's the terror of the group, but he bothers everyone else
in the herd.
He doesn't have a name yet, but he's very cute.
They make a humming noise, which is what Charisma is
making to her baby.
They also make a clicking noise, that distinct click.
KAYLE DEFRANK: And when the male is breeding with the
female, he "orkles"?
GRACE HONIGSBERG: Orgles.
KAYLE DEFRANK: Orgles.
-What does that sound like?
KAYLE DEFRANK: You can't make the noise.
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GRACE HONIGSBERG: This is baby Cassia.
She's got very exotic marks on her head.
They come in 22 natural colors.
They are very sweet animals.
They're just around you.
They're not trying to hurt me in any way.
KAYLE DEFRANK: They're not trying to run away from us
because they think we're a threat.
They're just being peaceful.
GRACE HONIGSBERG: Yes, they're very peaceful animals.
-And they can't bite you?
GRACE HONIGSBERG: They cannot.
TOGETHER: They only have bottom teeth.
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