{"id":9,"date":"2016-08-18T00:19:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T00:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2016-09-16T19:30:41","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T19:30:41","slug":"llamas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/llamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Llamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\t\t<div class=\"fotorama responsive-image-silder\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-width=75%\t\t\tdata-height=\"\"\t\t\tdata-nav=dots\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-allowfullscreen=true\t\t\tdata-fit=cover\t\t\tdata-transitionduration=500\t\t\tfalse\t\t\tdata-autoplay=true\t\t\tdata-loop=true\t\t\tdata-arrows=true\t\t\tdata-swipe=true\t\t\tdata-spinner=true\t\t\tdata-transition=\"slide\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Llamapage5.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Llamapage4.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Llamapage3.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Llamapage2.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Llamapage1.jpg\" data-caption=\"\">\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Llamas arrived at the farm in 1992.\u00a0 The first llama was to be a guardian for our flock of goats and sheep.\u00a0 He preformed that job well, staying with the flock and alerting us of any danger.\u00a0 Our herd of llamas grew quickly and we enjoyed showing and breeding them for many years.\u00a0 More recently we have retired them from the show ring and breeding program.\u00a0\u00a0 The llamas have but two jobs now, helping to guard our flock of goats and sheep from predators and producing fibers.\u00a0 While normally placid, llamas are surprisingly effective if a predator approaches.\u00a0 They will sound a high- pitched alarm to warn the rest of the herd that danger exists.\u00a0 If necessary will charge toward the intruder, chase, kick and spit, to drive them off.<\/p>\n<p>Llamas are highly social animals and need the companionship of other llamas.\u00a0 They communicate their moods with a series of tail, body and ear postures as well as vocalization.\u00a0 Humming is a common method of communication between llamas, indicating a variety of moods from contentedness to concern.\u00a0 Learning this llama language is one of the joys of ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Llama wool ranges from white to black, with shades of grays, browns, and reds.\u00a0 Markings can be a variety of patterns from solid to spotted.\u00a0 Llamas can be light, medium and heavy wooled.\u00a0 They can be duel coated meaning short fibers with long guard hairs or single coated. \u00a0Their wool makes beautiful yarn, spun by itself, or mixed with other fibers.<\/p>\n<p>Mature llamas weigh between 250 and 450 pounds with a lifespan of 15 to 25 years.\u00a0 Like goats and sheep, llamas are multi-stomached ruminants that chew their cud.\u00a0 A llama\u2019s unique, specially-adapted foot makes it remarkable sure-footed on a variety of terrains, including sandy soils and snow.\u00a0 A llama has two toes with a broad, leathery pad on the bottom and curved nails on the front. A question always asked by visitors \u201cDo they spit\u201d.\u00a0 The answer is \u201cyes, sometimes when they are threatened or when competing for food but in general do not spit at people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Llamas are truly a delight to have on the farm.\u00a0 We enjoyed them in the show ring, having a new cria arrive, taking them on a hike or just watching them interacting with each other or visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Llamas arrived at the farm in 1992.\u00a0 The first llama was to be a guardian for our flock of goats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thereilandfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}