Welcome to Wildwood Alpacas
Wildwood Alpacas is a small, hands-on farm located in historic Virginia between Bowling Green and Fredericksburg. Our goal is to breed healthy, easily handled and colorful alpacas with the finest fleece. We are breeding with the goal of steadily improving fiber characterisitics of our dark animals. All of our alpacas, including the whites and lights, have dark color genetics. Our crias are proof of the success of our breeding goals! Through selective breeding, we have produced very promising herdsires who are now starting their breeding careers. Lines include Royal Fawn, Guillermo, Hannibal, Bueno, El Moustachio, Black Mesquite, Legacy, Felix, Leo, Jaxon, Aga Khan, Ion and Lethal Weapon, among others.
Our alpacas are named, not numbered. We discovered alpacas almost by accident. While in the planning stages of moving from the suburbs of Washington DC to building on our rural property here, we took our English Shepherd to a sheep herding seminar. Seeing our pet so enthusiastically doing what comes naturally to his breed made us think about having livestock at our new home. We considered sheep and goats but soon realized we’d become too attached to them to ever sell them for slaughter. Someone suggested alpacas so we researched them, visited farms, fell in love and the rest is history. (Our three English Shepherds aren’t allowed to herd them but they enjoy visiting and patrolling around their fence line.)
Alpacas are a perfect fit for people like us who didn’t grow up on a farm but love animals and want to do something a little different in retirement. Alpacas are easy keepers compared to most livestock, each with a unique personality which we often find downright amusing. We have a picnic table in the girls’ pasture and can often be found there reading the Sunday paper with a cup of coffee while the pacas check us for carrots or graze nearby. We also have free range chickens in the pastures on bug patrol. We started with just five alpacas in November 2004 and through breeding and carefully considered purchases, have grown to a beautiful herd of over 35. Our little county of Caroline boasts nine alpaca farms. We were founding members and board directors of the Virginia Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (VAOBA). We attend halter shows in Virginia and neighboring states and enter spin-off competitions nationwide. We participate in local fairs, festivals and other events to spread the word about the joys of alpaca ownership.Our services include sales of breeding stock, financian, breeding, two popular Adopt an Alpaca programs and an on-site retail store carrying yarn and hand made products from our own animals as well as manufactured alpaca goods. We provide hands-on advice and continuing support to new alpaca breeders. Our farm is also home to Wildwood Custom Milling which has grown from the desire to mill lumber from newly cleared pastures for farm buildings. A small manual bandsaw mill was replaced by a fully hydraulic and trailerable Wood-Mizer which earns its keep by milling lumber for others in the area.