Alpaca Visitor Centre

Come and visit Mayfield Alpacas Visitor Centre

Mayfield alpacas is a great place to get up close to Alpacas and learn about Alpacas. Here are just a few things you should know about Alpacas.

• Alpacas differ from all other mammals in the shape of their red blood corpuscles, which are oval instead of circular
• You can graze up to six Alpacas on each acre of pasture
• You can feed about 10 alpacas on what one horse will eat
• With the exception of mohair, alpacas produce the strongest animal fibre in the world
• Alpacas are the only animal in the world that come in 22 natural colours
• Ninety-five percent of the worldwide alpaca population are white in colour
• The young are called Cria
• The females are called Hembra
• The males are called Macho
• The gestation period of the Alpaca is 50 weeks
• Alpacas and Llamas make remarkably effective guards for new born lambs and poultry
• The lifespan of the Alpaca is between fifteen and twenty five years
• Female Alpacas are productive from the age of two years to a minimum of fifteen years of age