Flying Acres Ranch

Flying Acres Ranch We are a small alpaca, Agritourism farm with ducks and chickens located in Kuna, Idaho. We use our alpaca fleece to create rugs, yarn, and dryer balls.

We are also a member of a co-op, blending our fiber with other small American farms at a fiber mill.

08/25/2026

We are still here. Our sweet Louise and our naughty blue eyed boy, Doug, are doing very well. Sorry for not posting lately. We took a vacation and have been making some changes to the infrastructure of the farm. We were hoping to reopen farm tours at the end of August but some of the work is taking a little longer than expected. Louise is growing into a beautiful alpaca and Doug’s fleece is 👌🏻. I have been processing fiber but it is slow going until the work is done in the shop. We will keep you posted!

08/02/2026

My life on this farm resembles the children’s book, If You Give a Pig a Pancake. I ran outside this morning to quickly water the cucumbers (I forgot with morning chores). I got distracted while walking through the garden and my husband came out to talk to me (and hurry me along). I put my AirPods in my pocket so I could talk to him. I also picked up a random duck egg (They lay them everywhere). Long story short, I forgot about the duck egg and shoved a bunch of ripe cucumbers in my pockets creating an AirPod-egg soup of sorts. I carefully cleaned the pods and put them in rice. I’m happy to say it worked! Not sure what to do about my airheadedness… 🤪 Some things never change. I love this little farm of mine. It’s hard work but I enjoy getting lost in it. Going out to do ONE THING and seeing weeds to pull, or tomatoes to prune, or I forgot to give the chickens more water, or collect the eggs. I need to harvest the lavender, oh but the bees are so happy in it. The alpacas are hot and need their pools filled or to play in the sprinkler for a minute. We will be reopening tours once I get caught up with fiber processing. What better time to do it than when the air quality is awful and it’s hotter than the sun ☀️ outside. Enjoy this peak into my daily life ♥️.

07/21/2026

I have sad news to share regarding sweet Silver Streak (AKA Mini-Grey). Today he went to surgery and unfortunately did not tolerate sedation. He passed early in the procedure. Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I cleaned his stall today after dropping him off, in anticipation of his recovery. I am sad to think it will stay empty. Our farm and our friends in the local alpaca community appreciate the efforts to help this sweet boy. There is a young lady in 4H who is especially heartbroken today. She, with the help of the community, fundraised for his surgery and his care afterward. This experience hit me in the feels. Silver Streak was attacked by a dog while grazing in a field. It was a random dog from a neighboring home. Domestic dogs are one of the biggest threats to alpaca farms. I do not blame the dog. Alpacas are prey animals and are very tempting to carnivores like dogs. Ultimately, the dog owner should know their breed and not assume because their dog is a loving member of the family, it wouldn’t hunt prey. Please don’t let your dogs run loose (especially unattended) near an alpaca farm. No one meant for this to happen. It is sad because it was preventable. Sacred Valley did all they could to save Silver Streak and handed him over to our small farm since we have enclosed stalls to keep him comfortable and safe until surgery and for rehabilitation afterward. We will miss you Silver Streak. Thank you for trusting me with him Lindsay Whittig

07/20/2026

Our sweet mini-Grey is hanging in there. We are keeping flies at bay with fresh cut lavender, and by shaking a little DE over urine spots or any wound drainage. I cover it with some straw while it absorbs then come back and rake it out. We use fly predators too. Mini-Grey has soft soothing music playing in the barn all day and fans too. (He seems to like Barbara Streisand much to my husband’s dismay). Plus lots of visits from mom ♥️. He has pellets two times a day and plenty of fresh hay and water. Essential oil is diffusing periodically. He is spoiled as much as possible. Surgery is tomorrow morning. So far he is eating and drinking well. Good I’s & O’s! Please keep him in your thoughts & prayers. ♥️ He is Thunderbolt’s half brother (Grey’s baby). Sacred Valley Alpacas

07/19/2026

If you have followed us for a long time you have seen this reel about our sweet Thunderbolt. I am happy to report that he is healthy and thriving. As our farm moves more towards alpaca rescue and rehabilitation, I will be sharing about a new sweet boy who recently moved to our farm in need of an amputation. Stay tuned. ♥️

06/28/2026

I’m not sure who takes care of who 🤷🏼‍♀️. Alpacas = Therapy.

06/25/2026

We have a couple field trips this week. Here is the calm before the fun, and some water play for the girls after the party. They were on their best behavior! Thanks for visiting!

06/22/2026

Just here to bring relaxing content to your scrolling feed. One of my daughter’s sunrise photoshoots. Our shelters are from Palouse Ranches. These last six years they have held up well. We are able to pull them to different places in the pasture with our truck. Palouse Ranches thanks! We are booked out for farm tours through mid July and will need to block some time in late July to process fiber. We will let you know when booking is back open!

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11325 S Cloverdale Road
Kuna, ID
83634

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