Two alpacas have been born at a Bolton alpaca farm and the public can name them.

The babies were born at the Poppywood Alpacas in Horwich where breeder Pippa Berry runs her alpaca enclosure with 43 currently at the farm.

Both babies- a boy and a girl- are healthy and spending time with their mums as they recover from the birth.

Pippa is now giving the community the chance to name the chestnut-haired baby and the white fur haired baby.

The boy was born on Friday, July 8 while the girl was born on Tuesday, July 12.

Pippa said: “I had to help with the girl because her leg was stuck, and we needed to do some moving around to get it free.

“But she came out safely and that’s the main thing.

“When we arrived, it was not progressing due to the leg so I had to get my hands dirty.

“The new baby is a big girl, she’s heavier than the others we’ve had. She was over 10kg, which is a good weight for a baby alpaca.

Alpaca’s have an 11-and-a-half-month pregnancy and as they get close they take themselves away from the herd to be alone.

There are three other babies in the field and as they were pestering the mum of the new girl, they were shut in a pen while she found herself a quite place to give birth.

Pippa said: “We always monitor from a distance but don’t get involved unless we really need to, as it can stress the mother out.

“If they want help, they’ll allow you to come in and help.

“We were at a prep school at the time, but I can keep an eye on them through the camera on my phone and I could see her giving birth, so I went home for it, so we are never too far away.”

The babies will come together soon and whoever has their name chosen will also win a meet and greet with the baby alpacas.

Pippa, who runs the business with her husband Mark, originally bred and rode horses but after she broke her neck in 2020 turned to alpacas instead, something she has long wanted to do.

People can message the team on Facebook or Instagram @poppywoodalpacas