Ballymac Alpaca is a family run alpaca farm situated in Gilford, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. We are very proud to breed every colour of Huacaya alpacas including appaloosas.
Our multiple prize-winning herd consists of carefully chosen genetics from around the world all of which are British Alpaca Society (BAS) registered. We are avid members of the BAS, Northern Ireland Alpaca Group and the Alpaca Association of Ireland Group.
We began in 2016 and have around 100 alpacas with approximately 35 births each year.
Our herd genetics hail from across the world and have been very lucky to hand pick some of the best alpacas available. We are very excited to see what our breeding programme continues to produce.
For more information visit out website; www.ballymacalpaca.com
Services Offered by this Breeder
Stud Services:
Yes Mating is carried out in a pen observing strict bio-security measures.
Live birth guarantee – if a cover does not result in a live cria a replacement cover to the same male or to the value of previously paid cover is issued. Transport costs for mobile mating’s are not included. This is not transferable to another female. This applies to the original purchaser and is not transferable.
Drive By Mating’s – whereby the owner brings the alpaca to our farm to be mated then returns home with served female. It is the responsibility of the owner to spit off and determine pregnancy. Females can return for a spit off up to six weeks post mating however we recommend organising scanning of females after this time.
These will be offered from May to early September.
Mobile Mating’s – charged at £1.50+VAT per mile each way from BT63 6AD.
Mobile mating’s are where the male visits the owners farm to service the female.
Note these dates are extremely limited and early booking is advised.
Females to be mated must be healthy, good weight and not over fleeced or service will be refused.
Payment is due 30 days from invoice issue.
Shearing Services:
Yes In line with the Northern Ireland Alpaca Group we offer annual Shearing Days at our farm.
This lets people bring their alpacas to us for shearing and complementary husbandry needs including toenail trimming.
These days are run consecutively early in the year usually around April. Keep an eye on our social media pages and website for dates.
Backup/Support Services:
Yes We offer a full back up service via phone call, email, message or in person.
Our wealth of knowledge of alpacas from our experience along with many training and assessment courses let us help those in the alpaca industry.
Details of Importing:
Yes We have proudly imported select alpacas for many years ensuring a wide range of elite genetics brought to Northern Ireland.
Details of Importing:
Yes We have proudly imported select alpacas for many years ensuring a wide range of elite genetics brought to Northern Ireland.
Exporter:
Yes We are excited to have met the criteria required to export alpacas into Southern Ireland, Europe and the rest of the UK.
Alpaca fleeces for sale:
Yes We fibre test all huacaya fleeces annually and can offer fleeces specific to any persons needs. These come in a wide range of colours.