Llamas

We have 15 gelded male trekking llamas kept at Smallbrook Farm that we use for treks from Mallards Pike Lake and for displays, shows and other events. We also have a number of female breeding llamas and two magnificent studs. The llamas graze happily with the camels and other animals. We have separate enclosures when required but as the animals have such good temperaments we rarely need to separate them.

The llamas graze on grass most of the time with some supplementary feeding with hay in the winter. In very bad weather they can be housed in the barn, but they are very hardy with thick coats that throw off the very worst of the British weather. They are, like most large animals, happier to be out rather than in. As their feet do very little damage to the ground they do not poach grassland like cattle or horses.