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Peaceful Packers Llamas

 

           - LLAMAS LEND PEACE TO LIFE'S JOURNEY -

 

 

 

Our marketing goal has always been:

SINCE 1985

YOUR SOURCE for LLAMA STOCK in CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE 

and

SURROUNDING REGIONS of the NORTHEAST

Our herd is now retired though you are very welcome to visit our page

and view the 10 - 12 llamas we keep for the enjoyment llamas provide

We continue to believe that: Llamas Lend Peace to Life's Journey

 

 

We've been raising llamas since 1985. In 1995, our herd had a strong breeding program with over 60 llamas.

By 1998, we had scaled back to about 45 llamas.  Today, the herd varies between 10 and 12 llamas. This number works well for us and for the llamas.

We find we have much more care/management/training time for each llama.

Over the years we have enjoyed packing, llama driving, we participated in many parades, routinely visited nursing homes, attended school functions, and enjoyed many other community events. 

 

In the last few years, we've become interested participants in dog agility, so you'll see highlights about our dogs. We are no longer breeding llamas and no longer offer any for sale ... essentially the herd is retired to a nice large pasture ... they seem to have fun and we enjoy them. 

 

Female Llamas

Male Llamas

Foundation Llamas

Visit Timi (our parrot)

Timi at 2 years old

 

Llamas are members of the camel family and are native to South America. They have been domesticated for over 5,000 years and make excellent pack animals for back-packers and hikers. Today, there are well over 50,000 llamas being raised on farms and ranches in the U.S. and Canada. 

Llamas are gentle and enjoy hiking in both woods and mountains. They have a unique two-toed foot which is specially adapted for surefootedness on a variety of terrains. They are hardy animals and have very few problems with either their general health or disease. Most llamas inherit a very docile nature, an attribute which makes them enjoyable and relaxing to just be around, to train, to work-with and to raise. 

In addition to our back-packing and hiking activity, we train llamas to travel in many varieties of trailers, trucks and vans, to pull carts, give small children rides, to guard sheep, and sometimes do tricks - just for fun. Many llamas make excellent 4-H projects, you should look for a llama which demonstrates a natural curiosity, good disposition, high intelligence and easy manageability in a variety of care-management situations. ... e.g.  does the llama remain calm when you: brush the fleece, can you pick-up each foot, catch and halter, etc.  

Llamas are ruminants. The veterinary needs and husbandry are similar to those for cattle, sheep or horses. Llamas are highly social animals and communicate with various tail, body and ear postures, plus vocalizations. Mature llamas will average about 45 inches at the withers and weigh 300-400 pounds. Their life span is over 20 years. 

We feel that each llama needs the companionship of at least one other llama. It's also nice for them when they can go hiking in pairs or larger groups which we term "strings". It is our experience that geldings make the best activity and pack animals. The endogenous cultures of South America refer to llamas as our "Speechless Brothers".