History: We owned and bred llamas from 1987 through 2007. Riley Llamas began in 1987 with the purchase of three young llamas. We built a small pen in the backyard. However, we soon knew that we had to have more. Our herd continued to grow over the years as we expanded to include two farms, three large barns and an equipment barn. Throughout the years our love for llamas has grown, and they have become part of our lives. Every member of the family has enjoyed them. We had over 300 babies born on the farm. We were very successful in breeding many halter champions and multiple National Champion llamas. We have now retired from llama breeding and focus on selling herbs and microchips to the camelid community.
Location: Riley Llamas is located in the heart of Indiana just north of Indianapolis in Carmel, IN. It is conveniently located 30 minutes north of the Indianapolis airport by automobile. It is easily accessible from all of the major interstates leading to Indianapolis. (Map & Directions)
Facilities: Riley Llamas was comprised of two farms. The main farm is 40 acres and is the location of the family residence. A large herd barn has an air-conditioned work area along with an air-conditioned medical room. There are multiple pastures with lush grass, access to forest, and a wading pond. Each herdsire had his own small pasture. There is a second barn we mainly used as a maternity and cria barn. In addition, there is a large equipment barn. There are 20 acres of mature forest with llama walking trails. Our final addition was a second 7½ acre farm located one mile west of the main farm. The two farms allowed us to provide the llamas with a healthy and comfortable environment.
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Equipment Barn |
Maternity Barn |
The Main Barn |
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The First Barn, 1987 |
Breeding: We had herdsires with Peruvian, Chilean, and domestic bloodlines. Two of our breeding males, Dream Weaver and Amigo de Peru, were ALSA halter champions and ALSA get of sire champions. Lorenzo was an ALSA halter champion. Many of our female breeding herd were ALSA ROM champions. The entire breeding herd was registered, microchipped, and bloodtyped. We did multiple outside breedings.
Public Relations: The highlight
of our public relations effort was our annual open
house held every year in September since 1991. Our open house was free
to the public. We would open up all the barns and let people come in and see
how to raise llamas. We had demonstrations, exhibits, movies, a chance
to pet a llama, and even free refreshments. It was a great time for people
to come out and learn about the llama lifestyle. We usually had over
two thousand people attend each year. In addition to the open house we
also hosted numerous groups throughout the year including kids groups, hiking
clubs, and retirement homes.
OPEN HOUSE 1999 WALK THROUGH
OPEN HOUSE 2000 WALK THROUGH