What are Guard Llamas?
Guard llamas are not a different breed of llama, but simply a Llama which is ideally suited to the protection of other animals, be they sheep, goats, chickens etc. A guard llama is normally a male Gelding which has shown an ideal tendency towards bonding with and protecting other livestock, the Llama is usually kept totally isolated from other Llamas and monitored closely for his behavioural characteristics. An entire male Llama should never be used to guard sheep as he may attempt to mate with the ewes and this can kill them (due primarily to his heavy weight). there are many recorded instances of this occurring with the resulting death of 100’s of sheep within a single large flock in the USA.
