We can still remember what it was like when those first alpacas arrived on the farm.  We were fresh from London with no experience in keeping any livestock bigger than a guinea pig.
 
We looked at them grazing in the paddock and realised just how much we didn’t know.
What did they eat?
Would they mind the rain?  Would they mind the sun?
Did they need a field shelter?
Were they shy?  Could we move them?
What injections did they need?
Had our local vet ever even met an alpaca?

After years of hard-won experience, we are still learning.  But those early days place us in an ideal position to help and guide people thinking about buying their first alpacas, be they a pair of pet geldings or a group of pregnant females who will form the basis of a new herd.

The first steps of ownership are crucial and our clients can rely on our full support not only when their alpacas “first arrive on the farm” but in years to come.

Take a look at the “Textbook Birth” page.  Many of our clients have found a print-out pinned to the barn door extremely helpful.

A Brief Account of Things We Know about Alpacas.

The alpaca is a fleece-bearing member of the camelid family.  Indigenous to South America it is related to the llama and descended from the vicuna.  Contrary to popular opinion it is not, and never was, a pack animal either here or in Peru, nor is it eaten here.  It is bred simply for its fleece which, at its best, is comparable to cashmere.