Alpacas for Sale

Alpaca farming is a rapidly growing area of agriculture in the UK. We think this is due to alpacas being fun and easy to keep, they produce a fantastic quality product, can be kept on a small area of land and do not need to be slaughtered for profit.

Alpacas are part of the Camelid family, which includes llamas, camels, guanacos and vicuna. They are indigenous to the high Andes of South America, and despite not being a rare breed, are still relatively unusual in the UK.

We keep Huacaya alpacas, these are the fluffy type. We shear them annually in June and usually cut between 2 – 4 kgs of fibre per animal. All our fleeces are quality tested. We have a variety of colours, from white, through fawn and brown to black.

Alpacas are easy to keep requiring little day to day attention. They do need to be wormed, vaccinated and to have their feet trimmed. We also give ours vitamin injections in the winter. They eat grass, with extra hay or haylage in the winter. We also give our females and cria (calves), alfalfa and Camelibra.

We currently buy in our stud services, choosing from some of the best imported machos (stud males) in the country. We aim to improve the quality and quantity of fibre with each generation.

Alpacas have a reputation for spitting, but we find they usually spit at each other, and not at us!

Our alpacas for sale at Woodford Farm start at £500 + VAT for young males. We always have stock available. We never sell alpacas in groups of less than 3, because they are herd animals and need company.

Advice on the keeping of alpacas will be provided with all sales and we're only a phone call away for on-going support.