Higgly Farm

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Who We Are

Co-owners CarlaGay Higgins and Michael O. Lyon 

 We started HIGGLY FARM in late 2006 with seven male pets and White Lightning, a juvenile stud (junior herdsire). Now we have 45 alpacas with the most recent born February 26, 2015.

“We wanted to make money with our farm but we love animals so we weren’t going to raise anything that could be eaten,” Higgins said. “That’s why we decided on alpacas.”

“Like most small farms, we have to split the work load,” Higgins said. “I’m the full-time farmer and my husband (Michael Lyon) works in Fairfax as a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner to pay the bills. With years of experience as a livestock and farm accountant, being an alpaca farmer is a perfect fit for him.”

PENDING PROJECTS

 The Original HIGGLY FARM Alpaca Pals, the organic and all natural alpaca fleece toys for dogs and cats are made on the farm and will be sold during the week-end. Hand-made grapevine wreaths, alpaca poop fertilized herbs and late season tomatoes, and scoop-your own fertilizer will also be for sale.

ABOUT ALPACAS

Alpacas are native to the Andes Mountains of Peru, Bolivia, and Chile and are descendents of extinct North American camelids. First commercially imported to the United States in 1984, there are now over 150,000 ARI (Alpaca Registry, Inc.) registered alpacas in North America.

The smaller cousins of llamas and camels, alpacas stand approximately 36 inches at the withers and generally weigh between 150 and 200 pounds.  They do not have horns, hooves, claws or incisors. Social animals, they seek companionship and generally like people. They communicate most commonly by softly humming.

ABOUT ALPACA FIBER

Alpaca fiber comes in 22 natural colors and is shorn yearly. Each animal produces five to ten pounds of luxurious fiber.  It is softer than cashmere, warmer and stronger than wool, lighter than cotton, and has the luster of silk. Once worn only by royalty,  today the raw fleece is sold to hand-spinners and fiber artists, spun into knitting yarn and turned into clothing.  The smooth alpaca fiber is similar to human hair. It is water and dirt resistant and can be washed with shampoo. The fiber is naturally hypoallergenic and contains no lanolin. Most people find that they can wear alpaca clothing without the allergies, itching or skin irritation caused by wool.

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