We originally planned to only purchase girls of breeding age, being two years or older, but when we arrived at Highfield Alpacas we spotted Highfields Barbarella who was only six months of age and fell in love. Barbarella was difficult to categorise by colour as before her first shearing she was a rose grey but after shearing, she was classified as a fancy being medium brown, white and rose grey.

Lastly, we selected Highfields Andamooka for the following reasons:

• Fluffy Ears (Admittedly we fell in love with her beautiful face, her ears being one of them);

• Dark Brown fleece colour;

• Size - A compact medium sized Alpaca; and

• Her dad is a Medium Grey and her mum is a Roan meaning she has a chance of producing grey and roan cria.