We started our llama family with three girls:
                         Beaujolais 98         from Mt. Lehman Llamas,
                         Keno                      from Kokomo Llamas   and,
                         Victorianna             from Cashman Creek Llamas.

            We thought it was important to buy llamas from different breeders for several reasons:

            First, each of our animals comes from different backgrounds, and this makes future
                breeding conflicts less likely.  This is something to think about when you are
                starting off.   Some farms we visited were unable to offer rebreedings because
                their animals were mostly from the same lineage.
 

            Second,  every llama farm we visited was extremely helpful to us, but by purchasing
                from more than one farm, we were able to see how the different farms operated
                and we were also able to get support from more than one breeder.
 

            Third,  because we were new llama owners, we probably made some purchasing
                mistakes, but by buying from different farms, we hopefully limited our mistakes.
 

            We bought our girls in the spring of 2000, and  had Keno & Victorianna bred before
            bringing them onto our farm.   Beaujolais was about one and a half years old when
            purchased, and we felt she was a bit too young for breeding.  Her turn came in the
            spring of 2001.

            For more information about our girls and some pictures, select one of our girls from the
            following drop down menu: