Welcome to Cozy Cove Llama Farm! As one of the largest breeders in the
Southeast, we are proud to be a part of
the growing llama industry. Located in North Alabama, Cozy Cove is our
home as well as the home for over seventy llamas. Our forty-six acre farm is located
approximately twenty minutes from downtown Huntsville, Alabama.
Throughout our lives, we have pursued careers very distant from farming and
raising livestock. Tony worked for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) for thirty-six years. Cozette was self employed and managed hundreds of apartments.
Along the way, we raised two wonderful sons, Daniel and Chris.
In
1993, we designed and built a dream home in a new sub-division on the
outskirts of Huntsville, Alabama. Shortly
after we moved in, Cozette discovered horses. Many hours were spent taking
horseback riding lessons. Within
six months, we were the proud owners of three American Saddlebred horses and
had them with a trainer in Tennessee. The following year, we found
a twenty-four acre farm; renovated the old barn with four stalls and
the horses were moved in. By March, 1995, we purchased the adjoining
twenty-two acre farm with a small frame house, nestled under two-hundred-year
old oak trees. We sold our perfect house with manicured yard and moved to the
farm. Our New Life had begun!
Two
months later, we were driving to Washington DC to visit our son.
We were on the Interstate near Knoxville, Tennessee, when a van with a
strange alien-looking creature swaying in the back passed us.
We could not imagine what IT was! We caught up and motioned for the
driver to pull over. The lady was
laughing at us and pulled off at the next exit. There we saw our first sheared
alpaca. We were told about an Exotic Pet Expo to be held
the next Saturday. We went and bought three llamas.
You will see on our website, llamas with fine fiber, good conformation, and
beautiful faces. This reflects our desire to breed and raise the finest
llamas. With this goal in mind, Cozy Cove has grown through the years with
selective purchases, carefully
planned
breeding and ever-expanding facilities, to accommodate the growing herd.
It is our purpose to raise animals in a clean, healthy
environment, treated with kindness and the respect that they deserve. We
offer education and support to our clients for the life of the animal
purchased.
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