About Us
My wife, Donna and I moved
to our small farm in 1993. It was once a horse farm and when we bought
it we had intentions of riding but never had the time to devote to actually
owning horses. At the time, she was studying to become a massage therapist
and I was on the road making my living as a professional musician.
When my band Extreme broke up in 1995 after 7 years of touring and recording,
I was ready to settle down and sleep in my own bed. (You may have seen
us featured in the “Past Lives” article of the Winter 2005
issue of Alpacas Magazine or on VH1’s “Bands Reunited”
series where they actually came and took a tour of our farm)
With that chapter of my life closed, I was faced with a new challenge.
What would I do now? I had visions of turning our property into a working
farm. I was just uncertain about what animals to raise....until I found
out about alpacas!
I began reading stories about people who raised alpacas and their reasons
for doing so. Many people had 10 acres or less and alpacas could be raised
on relatively small acreage; many left their “stressful corporate
lives” for a life in the country; many were retired or reaching
retirement age; many had raised their kids and looked for something to
do after their kids had left them with an empty nest.
Neither one of us had “stressful corporate lives” by any stretch
of the imagination, nor were we near retirement age and our son Aidan
wasn’t even born yet. What we did have in common with other alpaca
farmers is that we had 10 acres or less and a growing fascination and
love for these incredible creatures.
Having limited land to support a large herd, from the beginning we focused
on buying exceptional breeding stock with an ultimate goal of having a
herd of about 30-40 Huacayas in a variety of colors.
We’ve reached many of our goals and continue to add superior genetics
to our herd of high quality in alpaca standards. If you’re a new
breeder, we can help you get started. If you’re an experienced breeder,
we can help enhance your breeding program.
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We
hope you take the time to visit the pages of this site, as well as
visit our farm in person. So far, this lifestyle has been everything
we had hoped for and more! Please contact us today to schedule a farm
visit! Sincerely yours, Pat, Donna and Aidan Badger |
