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Our Farm |
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Peaceful Setting
The quiet, rural setting of Hackberry Hill Farm in
Elklhorn, Wisconsin.
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Aerial Vew
View from the east looking west. |
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Aerial View
A picture of our farm from the south.
You can see the Kettle Moraine State forest in the
background along with Lauderdale Lakes.
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Aerial Close Up
Close up view from the north. |
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Our Facilities
This is the back side of the stable that houses our herd. |
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Our Herd
Our herd enjoying the spring air, warm sun and tender, green grass.
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Our Herd
Beautiful fleece ready for harvest. |
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Feeding Time
Frank Raidl enjoys the hands-on approach to alpaca ownership.
He is very involved in the daily operation of his business.
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Young Farm Visitors
The children really enjoy their visit to the farm to see the alpacas.
They especially like the new babies!
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Shearing Day 2008
June 1st was Shearing Day 2008. The team gets down to work.
The alpacas are laid down and stretched out.
This is done for their safety as well as the workers!
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Shearing Day 2008
We do all we can to make it a less stressful event for the alpacas. |
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Family Affair
Many family and friends participate in Shearing Day.
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Shearing Day Spectators
Family, friends, and neighbors came out to watch, learn and be part of the fun.
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Collecting Fiber
The valuable fiber is collected for processing.
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Our Spring Line-Up
Our herd sporting their new Spring fashion!
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Curious Creatures
The kids love to feed the alpacas. But, who is more curious of who?
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Quality Breeding
We breed for only the best quality animals and fiber chacteristics.
This is one of our newest results.
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Show Ribbons
Here are a few of the awards we have received
for our alpacas.
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