When we bought our
farm, we wanted to do something special with it and we began searching. We
had absolutely no knowledge of either agriculture or livestock but we
shared the desire to transform our lifestyle and to live in the
countryside for a higher quality environment. Being animal lovers, we
could not raise anything that would be slaughtered. Having barely an acre
of pasture, we had to find something very special. We then discovered the
alpacas!
Not only intensely
researching about the alpaca itself, we searched for knowledge about
everything that concerns the animal from types of fencing, feed, care,
veterinarians and making several visits to some already established alpaca
farms. After getting the grounds ready, we purchased our first 4 huacaya
females in August of 2006.
Our goal is to raise
the finest alpacas that we can. Improve the quality of the alpaca both in
fiber, conformation and disposition with every generation. We focus our
herd management on balanced nutrition, preventative health care and clean
facilities.
Our priority is to the
well-being of each of our alpacas. Each alpaca has its own health/maintenance
record. All medical treatments, weights, breedings and shots are entered
into our computerized system to ensure that we have complete medical
records for our herd. We have a strong desire and commitment to keep our
herd size down to a number that we feel is manageable. We like to spend
time with our alpacas and be aware of their needs and wants. We already
have grown to love this peaceful lifestyle here with our alpacas.
One of our
philosophies in raising alpacas is to reduce stress for the animals at all
costs. This means you might not find us at many shows but does not mean
our alpacas are any less in quality! We prefer to see and show our herd
right in the pastures where they are the happiest.
It is our vision that
when we will drive through the country, we will see alpaca herds as common
as sheep and cattle. When we will go shopping, we will see garments of
alpaca for sale and we will know we have played a role in the development
of a profitable farm industry available to any motivated property owner.