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Diomedes' LOGAN of Stirling Ridge

Dark Fawn

The HULK!

$1500

Stud Fee: $400

100% alpaca scarves

Lightweight & warm

$45.75

Stirling Ridge WALLACE

Medium Fawn

14 YEARS 20.3 micron, 99% CF!

$1500

Stud Fee: $400

Stirling Ridge KENZIE

White

15 yrs old: 22 micron 95% CF!

$3500

Handsome head as cria

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EPDs

Fiber/Scientific Data

06/11/2014	AFD 18.5 SD 4.6 CV 25.1 18.7 Spin Fineness 1.8%>30, 98.2 CF, staple 96.8mm, Curve 38.1, sheared 3.5 lbs. at 9 mos.
06/09/2015	AFD 16.8 SD 4.2 CV 25 16.9 Spin Fineness, 0.7%>30, 99.3 CF, staple 81.4mm, Curve 47.5, sheared 4.2 lbs.
06/10/2016	AFD 20.0 SD 5.0 CV25 20.2 Spin fineness, 2.7%>30, 97.3 CF, staple 78.2mm, Curve 41.1, sheared 3.718 lbs.
06/05/2017	AFD 16.4 SD 3.8 CV 23.0 SF 16.2, CF 99.3%, staple 67.8mm, curve 49.7, sheared 3.92 lbs.
06/04/2018	18.9 4.0 21.1 SF 18.4 CF 99.0%, staple 62.8mm, curve 44.5mm, sheared 4.22 lbs.
06/05/2019	20.8 4.6 21.9 SF 20.4 CF 97.0, staple 66.2mm, curve 42.1, sheared 4.59 lbs.
06/02/2020	19.8 4.1 20.4 SF 19.2 CF 98.7 Staple 61mm, curve 45.4, sheared 4.97 lbs.
06/02/2021	22.1 5.1 22.8 SF 21.9 CF 94.5 MSL 79mm, curve 47.4, sheared 4.49 lbs

Small guy with nice fleece

Stirling Ridge McCHEYNE

Huacaya, Jr. Herdsire (Male), Unproven | Medium Fawn

AOA# 35317364 D.O.B. 9/27/2013 (8 yrs)

Sire:

Diomedes' DIRK of Stirling Ridge

| AOA# 31414913 | White

We must say, with much sadness, Dirk is no longer with us. He had a urinary blockage and had to be put down on May 6, 2019 . The vets at WSU tried valiantly to save him, but it was obvious to all that he was going downhill. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away; blessed be the name of the Lord! Job 1:21 He was a phenomenal male.
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Look at his 2018 histogram. He's TEN years old. Do you think that might mean lingering fineness? This boy just keeps on amazing us!

In 2018, I did a search on OpenHerd of white proven 1/2 Accoyo Peruvian studs, 2 to 9 years old in the U.S. 42 white studs came up with stud fees ranging from $200 to $3500. The interesting thing is that of those 42 studs, only 6 had a recent histogram from 2016 or 2017. There were NO STUDS with recent histograms that had a micron under 21.

This piqued my interest so I did a search on Alpaca Nation and pulled up 67 white studs, 6-10 years. Of those, only 6 had a recent histogram (2016-17). Of those, the best was a 5-year-old with an 18.3 micron (very presentable!) There were famous farm progeny and even an Aga Khan son and most had no recent histogram.
The fact that Dirk is 10 years with a 18 micron is rather phenomenal!

He did us proud with his 2018 EPD results

Top 3% in AFD with —1.908 value: his progeny should have lower than average AFD
Top 1.5% in SDAFD with —.602 value: progeny should have more uniformity than average
TOP 1.5 in Spin Fineness, —2.145 value: progeny should have lower SF than average
TOP 5% in %F>30, —6.265 value: progeny should have less micron >30 than average
TOP 3% in mean curvature, +5.444 value: progeny should have more crimp than average
SDMC, value +2.041:progeny should have more uniform crimp than average
%Medullation, value —1.024: progeny should have less medullation
Fleece Weight, value +.241: progeny should have heavier FW than average

ALL of these are POSITIVE fleece characteristics. His only ding was in staple length. We recommend you choose your girls with the LONGEST staple length and the coarsest fleece and see how Dirk will improve them.

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Excellent 2014 EPD results of 16828 alpacas:
Top 1% SDAFD
Top 1% Mean Curvature
Top 2% Spin Fineness & SDMC
Top 3% AFD
Top 4% %F>30

And . . . DIRK won the 2014 AOA National Spin-Off!

His sire, Accoyo America Diomedes (now deceased), ranked in the top 1% in the 2013 EPD stats for all these: AFD, SDAFD, SF %F>30, MC, SDMC.

Dam:

Rubio's RHIANNON of Stirling Ridge

Will be BRED to Bradford soon!

Rubio's RHIANNON of Stirling Ridge

Huacaya, Female, Proven, White, 3/8 Peruvian, 1/8 Bolivian, 1/2 Chilean

ARI# 31949408 | DOB: 6/1/2009

Here's one pretty, easy keeping little lady with a fleece that's SO USEABLE! She will be bred to our Bradford at this price.

Here's what her 2021 EPD shows she is likely to give her cria:
Ranked 60% for AFD, value —.103, a bit lower AFD than breed average
Ranked 44% for SDAFD, value —.107, a more uniform fleece than average
Ranked 51% for Spin Fineness, value —.25, a finer SF than average
Ranked 27% for %F>30, value —3.554, a lesser micron >30 than average
Ranked 28.5% for Mean Curvat...

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| AOA# 31949408 | White

Price:	$995 Small, sturdy, handsome!
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Description

McCheyne (pronounced McShane) is a handsome little lad with a great heritage.
His 2021 histogram is quite nice. He produces a great useable fiber. He'd make a great fiber boy.

His 2021 EPD results:
Ranked 30% for AFD value —0.884, his cria will likely have a finer fleece
TOP 24% for SDAFD, value — 0.288: his cria will likely have a more uniform fiber diameter
Ranked 28% for SF, value —0.944: his cria will likely have a lower spin fineness
Ranked 32% for %F>30, value —3.729, his cria will likely have a lower % of fibers greater than 30 micron
Ranked 24% for MC, value 2.171, his cria will likely have a higher frequency crimp than average
SDMC, value 0.707, assesses the uniformity of curvature
25% for %M, value —2.065: his cria will likely have less % fiber medullation
Ranked 95% for MSL, value —4.166, his cria will likely have a shorter staple length
Ranked 73% for FW, value —0.21, his cria will likely have a bit less heavy fleece weight
BW, value —0.098 his cria will likely be a bit less for birth weight

His dam is Rhiannon, who has quite the genetic lineup: Caligula, Don Julio, Rosario, Bueno, Cloud 9 Comet (MSG). His sire, Dirk, also has an impressive background: Hemingway, Hemingway-Accoyo Nautilus, Guellermo, Michelangelo, Onyx de Mico, Caligua, Accoyo America Diomedes!

McCheyne, as you can see in the second picture with my husband, is quite small! He gained weight as a cria until he reached 40 lbs., then was stuck there for quite awhile. We had him checked for parasites, which revealed nothing. Quite a bit later, we got him checked again to find that he had the elusive Emac. Once treated for that, he continued to gain weight, but he is small. The vet said that Emac definitely could have stunted his growth. He is in great body condition at this time, so I don't think he has a parasite issue, but we will definitely check with the vets before sending him off to anyone's farm.

He can provide nice fleece for your fiber herd!

Financing Terms

We realize everyone's situation is different and we are willing to draw up terms agreeable to both parties. Don't hesitate to ask for a plan that works for you.

Updated 2/22/2022