Campo Verde Alpacas & Llamas

Campo Verde Alpacas & Llamas Ethical and high-welfare alpaca and llama farm in Harcourt, VIC, Australia. Bushfire survivors. Alpaca sales, workshops, farm visits, alpaca yarns & fibre.

Fostering responsible alpaca and llama ownership, kind handling and sustainable living.

Thanks everyone who participated in the “who has the best morning look” vote. The clear winner is Harlequin, followed by...
24/06/2026

Thanks everyone who participated in the “who has the best morning look” vote. The clear winner is Harlequin, followed by Hendrix.

But as someone suggested, they are all winners! I love this bunch of little guys who survived the fires along with their mums.

Hero, whom I missed in the original photo shoot, was pretty upset, so he decided to wear a clover ☘️ as his new morning outfit. 🥰

The boys are doing well and are such a tight group! Always together. 🙏🏾❤️

24/06/2026

Low stress shearing starts with preparation. Our shearing is still 3 months away but I’m already preparing to ensure the experience goes well for our animals. I wasn’t ready for my first llama shearing, which meant the animals (and I) were very stressed. 😣 So now I’m starting to get them used to the chute where they will be shorn, using positive reinforcement for their walk through. 🥰❤️ Thank you to my farm volunteer Lou for her help today.

Who shall I give the trophy for best “morning” expression?
23/06/2026

Who shall I give the trophy for best “morning” expression?

We need help! We have 100 trees to plant around our farm... Can you give us a hand?Usually, this task wouldn't be too mu...
23/06/2026

We need help! We have 100 trees to plant around our farm... Can you give us a hand?

Usually, this task wouldn't be too much for my partner and me (we planted 500 seedlings at our previous farm), but we are both exhausted, suffering from PTSD, and depleted after our farm was affected by the bushfires earlier this year.

This photo was taken a year or more ago, when Anthony, my farm volunteer, and I planted several trees in our paddocks (to provide future shade for our alpacas and llamas). Sadly, all of the advanced trees and more than 100 tubestock seedlings we had planted died in the fire. 😔

So in my enthusiasm to regenerate our farm, I ordered 100 bare-root trees. I know! It's a lot. I didn't anticipate I would be so tired now.

If you live close by and want to help us, please drop me a private message. Planting will involve digging holes, planting the trees, staking and making tree guards. In return for your help planting trees, we can offer you food, a hot cuppa, and a chance to spend time enjoying our alpacas and llamas.

xx Rita, Anthony and the Campo Verde Alpacas & Llamas.

22/06/2026

When negative comments come your way, the best thing to do is sleep on it, advises llama Jewel. Meanwhile, llama Silvie tells me the secret to a happy life is good food and a satisfying burp. (Sound on to hear her burp) 🥰

20/06/2026

I love this moment from autumn 🍂 before the cold season started. I was spinning for hours with them resting nearby. We don’t need alpacas and llamas to entertain us. Their presence is enough. Don’t you agree?

20/06/2026

Horatio is humming and his mum has come over to touch noses with him through the fence.

Horatio is 8 months. His other male friends are 7 months old. Weaning is an important part of responsible alpaca and llama management. It allows the mother to recover, helps the young animal become more independent and means each group can receive the nutrition and care it needs.

Intact males must also be removed out of the female herd before they become sexually mature. Alpacas and llamas are not wild animals — they have been domesticated as livestock and need to live in gender herds.

If left with a group of females, a male may mate with his mother, sisters, or young females, leading to accidental pregnancies, inbreeding, infections and in worst cases, death of the females.😞 This unfortunately is a serious welfare issue in Australia.

Responsible alpaca management means making decisions that protect the long term health and wellbeing of the whole herd.

19/06/2026

Putting our new female shelter to the test during very wet and cold few days. Let me know what you think of my ideas… plus watch llama Jewels at the end. 🥰

18/06/2026

I love this video of our friends Julien Camel'Coach - consultant Camelidynamics and Anne Catherine, alpaca and llama owners in France. They have been dedicated to working with their animals using Camelidynamics (a kind, positive, low-stress handling method) to get them comfortable with unrestrained, standing shearing.

For those who don't know, alpacas are usually restrained, stretched out on the ground or on a table, and most llamas too, for shearing. This is the standard practice. Most animals will scream, get very stressed and even spit during shearing.

To reach this level of calmness in their herd is outstanding! It's not about the animals learning to stay still, but rather the skills of their owners in handling and supporting them. This work is only possible too because of the willingness, skill, and calmness of their shearer Alpa'Gathe - Aggie's shearing to understand camelids' balance.

Très bien, mes amis! 🙏🏾

17/06/2026

I avoided this paddock for many months, but recently it was the time to move the female herd to it, as part of our pasture rotation. Here was where most of our animals perished from the fires. Here is where most of them are buried. Yesterday, the ladies spent quite a long time looking at the large gums, rubbing and smelling them, licking the burnt trunks. This sacred place has become a symbol of their strength.

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