Welcome to Kimball Farm!
We hope you enjoy your visit!
- Llamas have been around for thousands of years and were pushed into South America by the ice age.
- An adult female llama has a cria (from the word creation) after being pregnant for 11 ½ months.
- They are bred back in two weeks and are literally barefoot and pregnant most of their lives.
That is how God created them.
- A cria is born potty trained. The first time it goes to the bathroom it goes to the communal pile. Think about it, how long did it take you?
- They nurse from their mother for six months and a good mother can put a pound a day on her baby. They do not give that much milk but it is very rich.
- Their births are dry because of predators and the cria can be up and running in fifteen minutes.
They are born between 10 am and 2 pm which is the warmest part of the day. Their mothers are
not lickers so they need to air dry.
- The average llama lives about twenty years.
- If you teach them something four or five times they are trained.
- They have been known to understand up to fifty different words even respond to hand signals.
- They are only limited by the person teaching them.
Kimball Brick House - Historic Landmark
The Kimball Farm sign greets all visitors
The Kimball Farm Llama Herd
Llama Fun Facts
Kimball Farm is a working family farm that has been in the family since 1820. We now have three generations working the farm.
From 1820 to 1977 it was a dairy farm, but when Leonard had a tree-falling accident we had to sell 160 head of dairy cattle. Since that time, we have raised beef cattle, llamas, pigs, and chickens. Tyler and Lori now operate a feed and equipment business called Kimball Farm Feeds, Inc. that supplies over 7,000 products to New England farmers.
Llamas were added in 1986 and have become a huge tourist attraction. Be sure to visit them across from the farm. We used one along with sunflowers for our first maze and this year we are featuring all the animals we raise. We have a beef cow, a draft horse and a llama across the top part and a pig and chicken at their feet.
When Leonard suddenly passed away in 1997 we had thirty-six, but now we are down to thirteen and they are guaranteed a home here for as long as they live. Many people come and visit them every day.
The draft horses, beef cattle, pigs and chickens are loved by all of us and they complete the operation.
