Camels of Camel Hill Vineyards

Welcome to the camels of Camel Hill Vineyards.   We have been raising Bactrian and dromedary camels for many years, and we are one of the top four breeders in the United States. We have established a white gene color in our camels, which is extremely rare and sought after in the industry. We are constantly learning new breeding and birthing techniques used in the industry, and we are one of a few breeders who successfully uses intrauterine rotation if a fetus is breached.

We are fortunate to have two individuals, Karen Gaines and Dorothy Donell, who care for and train our camels.

Below is a list of our camels by species.   The females are available for breeding and the males for stud service. Just click on their names to read about them.

Bactrians

Dromedaries

Camels For Sale

At Camel Hill we offer a limited number of baby camels for sale throughout the year.  These babies are allowed to nurse with their mothers. We interact with the baby camels on a daily basis to assure that they are gentle and easy to handle and begin their basic training at approximately four weeks of age. The common color for camels is light brown; however, through selective breeding we have established a color gene that produces white offspring, which is extremely rare and in great demand.

About Camels

Camels are easy to raise and maintain, and they are intelligent, communicative and loving animals.   We raise both species, Bactrian and dromedary. To easily remember the difference, the Bactrian has two humps (the letter B on its side shows two humps), and the dromedary has one hump (the letter D has one hump).

The Bactrian camel ( Camelus bactrianus ) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the steppes of northeastern Asia and is one of the two surviving species of camel. The wild Bactrian is endangered and is undergoing planned breeding as part of the Wild Camel Protection Foundation program in the Lop Nur region of China and Mongolia. The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the single-humped Dromedary Camel.

The dromedary or Arabian camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) is a large even-toed ungulate who primarily inhabits North Africa and the Middle East. The world's only population of dromedaries exhibiting wild behavior is an introduced feral population in Australia.