LAMA (LLAMA & ALPACA) REPRODUCTION

• Females can usually be bred at 2 years of age
• Males usually start to breed between 2-3 years old
• Breeding males make a unique "orgling" sound
• Pregnancy usually lasts 11 to 12 months
• Babies are born with protective rubbery booties!
• Lamas produce 1 cria per year, very rarely twins
• Birth usually occurs between 8 am and 4 pm so baby will dry off by dark
• Newborn alpaca babies (crias) weigh 9-23 lbs; llama crias weigh 19-40 lbs
• Crias are usually standing within an hour and nursing within 4 hours
• Females can usually be rebred about 3 weeks after giving birth (We usually wait 5-6 weeks or longer)
• Babies are usually weaned at 6 months of age