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Hidden Gem Ranch |
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Advancing America's Herd |
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Melissa also grows beautiful flowers in the greenhouse she built. |
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About Us |
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We are Dennis and Melissa McFail. Former city dwellers who got fed up with the hustle and bustle so we packed up and moved our family from the cold winters of Michigan to the inviting mountains of Tennessee. That was August of 2005. When we moved, we had no idea what we were going to do with our modest home and 9 acres. Neither of us had any experience at farming or livestock. So we waited for an idea to come to us. One day some misdirected mail brought us a Farm & Ranch Magazine. While browsing the pages, Melissa saw an ad that caught her eye. It was the cutest, sweetest face she’d ever seen. It was an alpaca. Neither of us had ever seen an alpaca before that day and it was about a month later when we actually saw one in person. Like most everyone else who looks into the eyes of these gentle animals, we were hooked! We started going to shows and visiting farms. Meeting people in the business and spending hours online learning as much as we could. We learned that even 30&40-something city-slickers like us could handle breeding and raising alpacas, but it was going to take time and money. Time, we have. Money, we’re still working on. Our first alpaca purchase was made in December of 2006. Three yearling males that we plan to care for and learn from until such time as we are ready to take the big leap into our breeding program. We have big plans for the future. Hope you’ll join us! |
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Hidden Gem Ranch is owned and operated by Dennis & Melissa McFail at 464 S. Industrial Park Rd. Coalmont, TN 37313 (931)692-3397 |
