Elimar Farm Enterprises

Llamas are the perfect accompaniment to safeguard your precious alpacas.  They are quieter and just as effective than dogs, and much safer to pasture together than donkeys or other hooved animals that can kick and cause damage to your alpacas.  They will sound a loud piercing alarm call if predators approach, and will chase away predators, including fox, coyote, bear or loose dogs.  We have seen our llama chase a black bear away from the fence line!  Yet llamas are also smart enough to recognize your pet dogs and will not be aggressive toward your pets or your guests. 

Protection should be a requirement for any alpaca farm.  Consider them a living insurance policy, that will also be another income producer on your farm as well, should you choose to breed them too.  You can also produce products from llama fleece, which is tougher and hardier than alpaca fleece.  If you so choose, you can even use them as pack animals on hikes or trail rides.  Llamas are big cousins to alpacas, so they are naturally compatible and natural protectors.  They are low maintenance, eat the same feed and take the same easy care as alpacas.  

Our llamas also make excellent 4H animals for children, since they are friendly, inquisitve and confident animals.  Domino would love that job, since he is very tolerant and friendly to people. 

So whether if you are just starting small, or have a growing herd, consider buying a low-cost guard llama to accompany your high-value alpaca home. 

This photo shows the typical way that the llamas will stand in front and block the alpacas from intruders.   These are two young llamas learning their job to protect two of our juvenile alpacas hiding behind them.

Llamas On Sale for just $400 each -- or free as a companion animal if you buy an alpaca!

Llama Males                              

 

Elimar's Domino

 

Domino was born at Elimar, out of Double Dot, May 2006.   He is a devoted guard llama, as he was born just a few days after our first alpaca girl, and has grown up romping alongside our alpaca girls.  He is very bonded to them and our Maremma stud dog, and probably thinks that he is an alpaca or dog.  He sticks closer than a brother to the babies and is kind to the male alpacas too.  Domino will make a wonderful guard for any alpaca herd, and he is a joy to be around as he is very nicely mannered and easy to lead.  Plus, he has a striking black, brown & white color pattern.  

Domino will make a wonderful guard for any alpaca herd, and is very nicely mannered and easy to lead.  His friendly temperament would also make him an excellent 4H animal or pack animal with a little more training. He is halter trained. 

Llama Females

 

Double Dot                          

Also known as "Dee", Double Dot is our super-guard llama, very large, imposing, intimidating, very smart, savvy and incredibly strong.  She weighs around 350 pounds and will scare anything away!  She has chased away black bear from our fenceline.  Yet she is halter trained and will eat our of our hands.  Dee is also a great breeding llama, easily rebred and consistent in producing beautiful babies with ease, without issue, and providing them with plenty of milk (often an issue with U.S. llamas).  She is also an excellent mother, proven many times over by producing offspring better quality than herself, with plenty of milk for strong, healthy offspring.  Double Dot is a lightly fleeced llama, with the genes and proven ability to produce suri llama (when bred with a Suri) with silky, curly "dredlock" fleece. 

 

Copper Kettle                  

Copper girl is a beautiful intense red llama, with great potential for breeeding for either guard or show ring.  She has beautiful poise and presence.  Her lines are excellent for guarding.  She is related to Double Dot.   She is a nice combination of beauty and protectiveness with an easy-to-handle personality.    

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