A male alpaca may be considered special when you go to look at a female for sale, have no plans on adding more males to your herd and you buy him anyway. We actually think he may be one of those true treasures that might have just sat around not being utilized. Too bad he didn't get a chance to be shown. Majestic looking, yet so cute you just want to squeeze him. He sometimes lets you. He is more of a loveable lion, like his name Aslan.
Obviously, this guy has great fleece coverage. He needed eye holes trimmed so he could see and although his whole face was sheared it grew back in again at 4 years old. He is a lovely color with a dark fawn/red hue. Still exhibiting beautiful coverage at 7 years old.
His sire, KTL El Toro took a 1st place at 2 years old then took a 1st place and reserve champion in 2009. He also sired a few champions himself. His grandfather Peruvian Microsoft, was from Accoyo America and sired by PPeruvian Camilio. He took 3 first places, one at the nationals and a 2nd as Get of Sire. Aslan's dam, Freedom, is an absolutely gorgeous girl with nice conformation and fleece. She ranks really well in the EPDs.
Aslan's histogram with a 4.4 SD and a 19.4 micron shows nice fineness and uniformity, especially in his dark color. Probably why the handle feels so nice on this guy. He is in the top 15 percentile in EPDs for fineness. We had a fleece evaluator look at his fleece and comment that even his 3rds had amazing crimp.
His offspring have ranged in colors from bright white & true black, along with a near replica of himself. They are simply stunning with their gorgeous heads and coverage. We hope to see some hit the show ring. We are so happy to have incorporated those qualities into our herd. We have kept more than a few of his offspring so have decided to offer him for sale. He is an easy going guy and people always point him out in the herd.
Contact us if you are interested in more information on Aslan.