Registered huacaya alpacas · Kettle Ridge, Oregon
Where fine fleece meets careful breeding
A small stud dedicated to quality fleece and exceptional genetics. Every animal, every clip, every pairing chosen with purpose.
Our herd
Meet the herd
A carefully selected group of registered huacaya alpacas bred for fleece quality and sound genetics. Every animal tested annually.
Featured planned breedings
Our 2026 pairings are planned around fleece quality, colour, structure and long-term herd goals.
Our stud males
Aurelius and Merrow are available for outside matings by arrangement. Both are annually tested and proven producers of quality fleece.
Ridgeline Magnus
Mossbrook Halo
Halverton Silver
Halverton Luna
Our Story
Breeding with purpose, not volume
Thistledown is a small stud in the hills outside Kettle Ridge, Oregon. We keep our numbers intentional and our standards high. Every pairing is considered, every cria evaluated honestly. What we send into the world carries five generations of traceable, deliberate selection behind it.
Fleece & Genetics
Fleece is everything
We breed for fineness that holds over time, not just impressive maiden clip numbers.
Annual micron testing, staple length tracking, and an eye for the full range of huacaya natural colours -- from bright white to rose grey.
We welcome enquiries for outside matings with Aurelius and Merrow, and occasionally have quality animals available.