High Acres Llamas

We're Deloris and Jack Gardner and want to welcome you to High Acres Llamas. We're located on 162 acres in the beautiful Hill Country of Central Texas, 7 miles north of Main Street in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg is a thriving tourist location featuring Enchanted Rock, the Nimitz Museum, The Bush Gallery, and numerous shops, restaurants and bakeries all set in a picturesque German community.

Why llamas? I was raising Barbado sheep and waterfowl, but sneaky foxes were making off with my lambs and ducks. I was told that I should get a guardian. It started with a search for a guardian donkey, but the only ones I found had blue eyes and cost $3000 each. I had been thinking along the lines of $300. Then someone else suggested a llama. Owning llamas had never entered my mind, but I decided to investigate the possibility. The first place I visited had been selling single crias (baby llamas) at 4 months old. A real "no-no" I have since learned. Luckily they didn't have any available. Then he brought out an intact male and a female, trying to sell them as a pair to keep together. Also not a good idea! It seemed like it was going to be hard to even find good llamas for sale.

As you can see from my web site, I finally did purchase llamas. And I thank Castalia Llamas, Mt. Silcox Llamas, and Bauernheim Llamas, all in Washington State, for their ongoing support of my llama endeavors. I get email all the time from people who have purchased llamas with no support from the breeder, and they need help with feed and basic care. Whether you decide to purchase from me, or another breeder, find out what kind of support and guarantees you can expect from that breeder.

The main point of this whole story is that it is important to do your homework before you run out and buy llamas. Visit several farms, learn about the different types of llamas, their care, and whether you even want to consider breeding. Breeding shouldn't be entered into without thought and planning. I have to admit, that watching a cria come into the world, will leave you on a high somewhat akin to watching your own child come into the world. I know I was laughing and crying for joy with the experience. But with this joy and the fun of crias, there is the responsibility to provide a home for that cria. After all this discourse, I hope you enjoy "meeting" some of our llamas as you explore our web pages.

I have a page devoted to basic care considerations, one on personal experiences some of my customers have had with their llamas on the What do you do with a llama? page, and a links page that includes other very nice llama farms as well as links to pages devoted to llama education. I'd like to invite you to visit us if you're in the Hill Country of Texas. If you're interested in purchasing llamas, or just want to learn more about them, I'll be happy to visit with you. I'll also direct you to other ranches I have personally visited if I don't have what you're looking for.

The most important aspect is to match you with a llama that you will be happy with.

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Accesses since 01/23/2000

Last modified on February 10, 2001