Fiber/Scientific Data
| 05/07/2017 | 18.5, 4.0, 21.7, 1.5 |
| 04/24/2015 | 17.3, 3.1, 18.0, 0.5 |
Stunning US Steel son...made in America!
Granite Bay Royal Steel
Huacaya,
Male,
Proven |
Medium Silver Grey
AOA# 32305814 D.O.B. 5/15/2014 (6 yrs), 1/2 Peruvian, 1/2 Chilean
Sire:
Neversummer's US Steel
| AOA# 31720076 | Medium Silver Grey
|
So very fine! Steel also inherited his sire's trademark silky handle. As he matured, Steel's uniformity and retained fineness brought him to the very top of his extremely competitive classes in the ring. The judges consistently commented on his extreme fineness and soft handle and now his histogram numbers fully support this. Steel is a handsome male with an excellent breeding background and has matured into an elite macho, who has produced champion offspring of his own! Steel's dam, Crescent Moon's Starbright is a lovely Rayo Del Sol daughter who was a blue ribbon winner and a reserve champion in the ring herself. She was a gentle female and proved to be a topnotch breeder and mother. At 6 yrs of age, Starbright's fleece was still 21 microns.
Steel continued his show career just months before his 3rd birthday at the 2012 Futurity placing 1st in a competitive class under judge Peter Kennedy. At the 2012 GWAS he was 1st and Reserve Color and the oldest male in his class at 34.7 months and Judge Jude Anderson commented on his fineness, uniformity of color and beautiful fleece character that is still being retained at his age. This is truly remarkable for a male just shy of 36 months to be so competitive in a class of 48 grey males! The color champion was rose grey, so Steel was the best silver grey male at this show!
Just for fun, we brought Steel out again in 2013 for a local show- The International Alpaca Odyssey where he was 1st in both Cottage and Commercial grey classes, and Color Champion in the IAO Cottage Division.
Although winning and ribbons are fun and good, but the true test of a great herdsire is in his offspring. Once more Steel continues to shine both in the brightness, fineness and soft silky handle of his offspring's fleece as well as the beautiful look he stamps on each offspring.
Steel is co-owned with June Aploks/Starshire Ranch
Dam:
Granite Bay Silver Splash
| AOA# 32305777 | Medium Silver Grey
|
Silver Splash is a beautiful multiple color champion who also is a great mom that births easily and has plenty of milk for her offspring. She is a great mom and gets along in the herd never causing any trouble. She is sweet and easy to work with. She has a beautiful dense silver fleece with brightness and a wonderful handle. She has great bone substance, a perfect bite and a nice short broad muzzle.
Description
From the time he was born we knew he was a star. My husband came back from work and asked if there were any babies born. I told him we had a silver boy and he was up at the barn. When he came back down to the house his remarks were, "there is absolutely nothing wrong with this boy!" And that is the way it has been from day one. Royal as we call him is a beautiful clear blue medium silver boy with a stunning head, perfect bite, heavy bone substance and massive coverage from his head all the way to between his toes. When his lower leg fleece is wet it drags on the ground. Your hands practically melt when you grab his fleece. He has a soft silky clear blue fleece with an amazing hand and virtually no medullation. His density is 65 follicles per sq mm as tested by Norm Evans. His histogram is virtually unchanged from his yearling to his 2 yr sample and he is settling females! (17.3, 3.1, 18.0, 0.5) His pedigree is heavy on silver so if you are looking for a young up and coming male to breed your silver females to take a look at Royal. Oh, and by the way did I mention he has a great disposition?!!! He is the most complete package. Take a look at the pictures and we think you will agree.
Awards
West Coast Alpaca Show 2015
West Coast Alpaca Show 2015
2016 Futurity
Futurity 2016
Gold Country 2016
Best Bred and owned
2017 AOA National Halter Show
2017 Futurity
2017 Futurity
2017 GWAS Halter
2017 GWAS Halter
2017 GWAS Walking Fleece
2017 GWAS Walking Fleece
2018 GWAS Walking Fleece
2018 GWAS Halter
2018 GWAS Halter
2019 AOA National Show
2019 AOA National Show Invited Champion
2019 GWAS Halter
2019 GWAS Halter
2019 GWAS Walking Fleece
2019 GWAS Walking Fleece
Financing Terms
Cash. Will consider short term financing.
Updated 6/24/2020