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Nestled on a hillside in the Enchanted countryside of
Western New York, you will find Mager Mountain Alpacas owned by Paul &
Suzanne Mager. Their farm is conveniently located only 60 miles south of
Buffalo and situated in the heart of ski country (where warm, lightweight,
incredibly soft Alpaca clothing is appreciated).
Paul and Suzanne Mager have three children and six
grandchildren (so far). They started Mager Mountain Alpacas in May 2002.
Suzanne is an Accounting Manager for a law firm, her 20 years of financial
experience makes her uniquely qualified to manage the bookkeeping aspects of
the farm.
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Paul is an Audio Visual Technician, working 30 years in the
public schools. An entrepreneur spirit and a love of the great outdoors were
strong factors in choosing the Alpaca Lifestyle.
After Sue lost over half of her 401k in the stock market and
with Paul longing for an early retirement, they began to seriously research
ways to utilize their 65 acres and take advantage of the substantial tax
advantages available in the agribusiness.
One day while on the AOBA website, Paul e-mailed Sue a
picture of a cria with a heart shaped nose. Her reply was......buy it......
A month later, a barn was built, pasture was cleared and fenced, and four
Alpacas could be seen grazing from their living room window.
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In July of 2004 when Paul suffered a heart attack, Sue found great
solace and comfort from caring for the animals. Doing the daily chores gave
her a much needed escape from the pressure and anxieties of dealing with the
situation. Paul claims the peacefulness of the farm greatly helped him
during his recovery.
All is well now with Paul and the farm is growing as
planned. They look forward to building a herd of high quality Alpacas and
sharing the experience with their children and grandchildren.
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2007 was an amazing year for Sue and I at Mager Mountain Alpacas. We sold
alpacas, acquired some, had some beautiful babies. The So Soft Gift Shop
really took off and we had a lot of fun along the way. We still can't
believe that after only five years of raising these magnificent animals, we could
enjoy so much success. We believe our success is due to hard work, setting
realistic goals and advocating an open and honest approach to the alpaca
business. While other farms buy into the huge hype on selecting alpacas,
our success demonstrates that simple, straight forward, honest philosophy
works just fine.
An alpaca with good conformation and nice fleece is a very marketable
animal regardless of the country of origin or it's pedigree. We believe full
disclosure about an animal should include more than how many ribbons it's
grandsire won. We want people who are just getting started to feel comfortable and
confident that they can start an alpaca business.
To experienced farmers we can offer genetics from famous bloodlines such as: |
- Peruvian Hemingway
- 4 Peruvian Legacy
- Patagonia's Compadre
- Sinopsis Nocturna
- MFI Peruvian Black Mesquite
- SA Kerrington
- Peruvian Luciano
- 4 Peruvian Altiplano Gold
- Accoyo Victor
- Greybeard
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- The Silversmith
- Redeamor of Bolivia
- Pewter Jr.
- Snowmass Legacy's Golden Boy
- Guellermo
- 4 Peruvian Royal Condor
- Peruvian Platinum
- PPeruvian Sparrow
- Accoyo Peruvian Sequoia
- Request the Best
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And More! In fact, the 2006 Futurity Sale in Kentucky featured 43 Huacaya
and we have alpacas related to 15 of them. That is over 1/3 of a sale
including
some of the most elite alpacas in the country. Mager Mountain Alpacas has
the genetics; it is just not the first thing we talk about. |
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We would be happy to share this lifestyle with you.
Contact us at:
info@magermountainalpacas.com |
