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Alpaca Magic is 250 acres of prime rural land set in picturesque rolling hills, providing a tranquil and relaxing get-away from the city’s everyday grind and bustle. Just 20 minutes North of Canberra, access and parking is easy.
Our stud facilities are functional and well maintained. Stock laneways provide added convenience and paddocks are well fenced, sheltered and watered, and are mostly close to the homestead allowing easy visual supervision.
We are the largest llama stud in NSW and regularly test for JD (Johne’s Disease). We provide unlimited agistment (boarding) and complete management on a short or long term basis, as well as after sales service. Yes, we breed English/Irish donkeys too!
With over 30 years of livestock raising and management, we have at last found the livestock that most suits our investment, farming and emotional needs and is particularly well suited to the Southern Tablelands. These truly remarkable animals are a joy to own and a pleasure to handle. No doubt you are aware of the many management and tax benefits of owning alpacas and llamas. You don’t even need a farm to invest in alpacas and llamas – we can agist (board) and care for your investment for you!
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We run a variety of Workshops at Alpaca Magic:
- Husbandry - alpacas, llamas, donkeys, poultry, general livestock
- Training - alpacas, llamas, donkeys
- Fibre craft - felt making & spinning, using the craft workshops and classes using llama & alpaca fibre using Ertoel Roberta electronic spinning wheels
As well as a working stud farm, Alpaca Magic is a teaching facility. We are happy to share our knowledge and facilities with our clients. Our service is friendly yet professional. Alpaca Magic is a member of the Australian Alpaca Association, the Donkey All Breeds Society of Australia, the Affiliated Donkey Society of Australia and the Llama Association of Australia.
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Glynda Bluhm, Proprietor of "ALPACA MAGIC"
Glynda Bluhm, Proprietor of "ALPACA MAGIC", has been involved in keeping and breeding the livestock since 1968. Glynda is a full-time farmer, allowing ample care and attention to the livestock at Alpaca Magic, whether owned or agisted (boarded). Glynda has a sound knowledge of animal husbandry and management procedures including, feeding & nutrition, livestock selection, breeding, drenching, vaccinating, castrating, foot care, and is an experienced trainer, handler and stud manager. She has attended courses for farmers to improve their basic vet and management skills as well as courses in fibre production, and a donkey judging clinic.
While working for the past 30 years as a backyard livestock raiser, an agistor and an agistee, as well as an absentee farmer and an on site commercial farmer, Glynda gained experience in:
- Horses, Mini Horses & Ponies - stock work, pleasure riding, jumping handling, training, management, agistment
- Clydesdales - stud breeding and management
- Donkeys - breeding management, judging at shows, handling, agistment, outside stud services
- Beef Cattle - commercial beef breeding, management, agistment
- Dairy Cattle - house cows, management, artificial insemination, agistment
- Dairy Goats - commercial dairy, stud breeding, show exhibiting, judging, appointed by Dairy Goat Breeders Soc. as NSW Inspector for Certification
- Alpacas & Llamas - stud breeding, management, agistment, outside stud services
- Sheep - wool and fat lambs, agistment
- Poultry - large fowl, bantams, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, peacocks
- Pigs - breeding, management
- Fish - Table and exhibition
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She is a member of several Breed Societies, and was the founding member, Secretary and Newsletter Editor for the Southern Tablelands Dairy Goat Club for 5 years. She was successful on the show circuit and was appointed as a NSW GBS Inspector. She was the Registrar of the Donkey All Breeds Soc of Australia and the Secretary of the NSW Branch of the Llama Association of Australia.
Glynda has an excellent working relationship with several local vets. One is at Gundaroo, only 6 km away, another is in Lyneham about 15 km away, and another is in Hall about 20 km away. She also provides hands-on training for Sydney University's Vet Students via their Extramural Program. Our disease free status is of considerable importance to us and so our herd has regular Johne’s Disease tests, all of which have proved negative.
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