An alpaca farm in Sommeron.

We visited an alpaca  farm at the « cour Farroux », during an excursion organized by UTEL . We received a warm welcome by Brigitte and Didier Chatelin, the breeders .

Both are professional and passionate people who love their animals and take care of them with enthusiasm .

We discovered a lot of things about these gentle and curious animals .

The alpaca is a small camelid most often native from Peru or South America . The baby is named « the cria « , it weighs 7 to  8 kgs . Adult ,it weighs between 60 and 80 kgs . 

There are 22 official colors, the main colors are grey, black, red, white ,cream and the famous spotted brown coat named  » Appaloosa ».

Alpacas have to be sheared once a year, usually in May .The quantity of wool is about 3 kgs and a half . Alpaca wool is warm and very soft .