We now have 2 years of Ripkin's crias and they were all fantastic, actually even better than we expected. The grey colors have been beautiful, confirmation always spot on, great personalities and success in the show ring with a Reserve Championship in her first show!
We are a small farm so we rarely repeat a breeding but in this case we repeated almost all of them and added some besides. The crias were just that good.
Ripkin's sire Bea-2-Bomber is a LRG 9 time champion including back to back AOA National Color Championships in 2011 & 2012 with his fleece also winning a Reserve Championship.
As of September 2017, Bomber's offspring have won 37 banners. He is the next generation of elite alpacas from his sire, Aussie .38 Special.
Ripkin's dam Callie is also from Championship stock Michelangelo, who demands a $7,500 stud fee.
For those discerning breeders, you will appreciate Michelangelo's fleece statistics: AFD 16.3 micron and a skin biopsy of S/P Ratio of 13.28/1 and follicle density which is an amazing 107 follicles per sq/mm! Ripkin's offspring have been spectacular inheriting his grey color and fleece characters as demonstrated by one even earning a reserve championship in her first show.
If you are looking for a herdsire to make grey and improve on your girls, I am confident Ripkin will not let you down.