Visiting an Alpaca Farm
We enjoyed a wonderful Saturday afternoon at an Alpaca Farm Days. Alpacas are a beautiful, peaceful animal cousin to the Llama; except Llamas are larger weighing up to 400 pounds whereas Alpacas weigh up to 200 pounds. Another difference is the Llamas have long banana shaped ears while Alpacas have straight, smaller ears. Their faces are also a bit different with llamas having a longer face, while an Alpaca’s face looks squished.
Alpacas are bred for their soft fiber for knitted and woven items such as hats, scarves and gloves. Of course I had to purchase fingerless gloves made from their fiber and an Alpaca stuffed animal!
They are a herd animal moving in packs and are quiet, curious animals. But if there is danger they make a high pitch noise. Llamas are independent animals often used as guard animals for Alpacas, sheep, and other small stock.
You can own an Alpaca but remember they are pack animals so you need a minimum of 2 but 3 would be better. Prices can vary from a low of $2,000 and much higher such as $15,000.
Fences easily contain Alpacas and they are not prone to escaping. They love to graze and we noticed the grass was neatly trimmed in their areas. They are a beautiful animal! I hope you enjoyed this adventure with us!
We visited an alpaca farm a few years ago and really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your visit of these unique and cute animals.
They are adorable! 💕 Definitely an unique experience.
So cute!
They are fun to watch. A quiet animal. Only one made any noise.
Lovely post!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 💕
Interesting post and super cute photos! 🙂 <3
Thank you! It was a fun day!! 💕
What fun Bernice and I love your purchases. In my farm years, we raised sheep for fiber and also had two Ccara alpacas and one rather cantankerous llama. The llama was our guard animal for the flock of sheep and was quite efficient at it.
How interesting! Llamas are a beautiful animal. We use to see one at a local farm guarding the sheep.
What fun!
It was a fun afternoon.
What fun! They are so cute!
They are cute! It was a fun afternoon.
They are adorable! 💕
Yes, they are and a quite, gentle animal.
So cute!
They are adorable!