Sweet Pines Soleil Makes Us Curious! Sweet Pines Soleil HuacayaFemale (bred)Dark Fawn AOA# DOB: 7/10/20212 yrs This gorgeous young female came to Talen Ranch in April 2024 and we are pleased to have her as a part of our program. Soleil has an incredibly abundant and beautiful fine fleece. The fleece is notable for its shine, wonderful crimp, length, very nice bundling, and impressive density.
Soleil's dam, Sweet Pines Infiniti, is dense, uniform, fine fleeces. Infiniti is a daughter of Alpaca Adventure's Milano, who won Get of Sire with Infiniti in the ring - the judges were impressed!
Soleil's sire, Daytona's Nocino, was awarded the Black Color Champion title in the AOA National Fleece Show, and also received an Advanced Fleece Award. Nocino has all the qualities of a champion, including den...
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Flare's Incan Nightfirean exotic dark taupe Champion Flare's Incan NightfireHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Dark Rose Grey ARI# AOA# 32761948 DOB: 6/15/201211 yrs Feast your eyes on this uniquely colored stud and then feast your eyes on his pedigree! Flare's Incan Nightfire (FIN) is a product of Champion full Peruvian bloodlines (including Nationals & Futurity). The genetics on this boy are so impressive - where to begin! Even better yet is to see him in person and get a hand on his gorgeous, tightly crimped, incredibly fine, modern grey fleece which translates to a yarn that is highly sought after.
FIN is well-proportioned and balanced with a straight topline, absolutely stunning head, straight legs, and correct bite. He stands out amongst our very handsome group of herdsires.
FIN's first fleece was a delightful surprise, come shearing. Wi...
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Grapplin Farms HaleySweet Temperament Grapplin Farms HaleyHuacayaFemale (bred)True Black AOA# DOB: 9/21/20149 yrs We got Haley in summer 2020, along with her half-sister, Amalie. They both are very friendly and allow us to pet them without walking away. We were thrilled when Haley gave birth to a beautiful brown male. Coolie Jaxx, on the 4th of July, 2021. Jaxx has a colorful face. It was remarkable how Haley and Amalie were bred on the same day in the summer of 2020, and then they both gave birth on the same day 11 months later!
Haley has given birth to two beautiful male crias in the past. She is currently pregnant with RainbowRanch's TopKnot, a male alpaca with spotted fur. The service sire won first place at the AOA Nationals Competition in the walking fleece category (which combines multiple...
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RainbowRanch's Top KnotSeeing Spots! Appaloosa! RainbowRanch's Top KnotHuacayaHerdsire (Male)White, Light Brown ARI# AOA# 36051700 DOB: 6/2/20212 yrs We have some fantastic news! Top Knot has grown to become an impressive male, and we are thrilled to announce that we expect his first offspring in the summer of 2024! It will be an exciting time, and we can hardly wait to see what the future holds!
Contact us if you want Top Knot to breed your female. Because Top Knot is a special one with award-winning fleece, unique brown and black spots, and grey areas on his nose, his sire is a beautiful and well-known herdsire- a harlequin- you would want to consider him. His older half-sibling is Alpaca Rainbow Ranch's Alchesay. We are so excited about this.
Top Knot received some awards for his fleece and walking competitions. ...
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KCAF ShastaExcellent Bloodlines! KCAF ShastaHuacayaFemale (bred)White, Light Brown AOA# DOB: 8/24/20194 yrs In February of 2024, Shasta was acquired by our farm and is currently anticipating the arrival of a cria during the upcoming summer season of the same year.
Shasta was awarded third place in both the 2021 CABA and AWE shows. She bears a striking resemblance to her sire, a Fawn Roan, and exhibits strong fleece characteristics inherited from her dam, one of our top-ranking producers. Notably, Shasta's fleece is characterized by its extreme density, high frequency / high amplitude crimp, brightness, and fineness. Her pedigree is distinguished by such notable champions as Navigator, Ulysses, Constantino, Black Hawk, and Desert Sun. She embodies the best attributes of both her paternal and mat...
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Crescent Moon's Sizzlin ShakChampion siring national champions! Crescent Moon's Sizzlin ShakHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Dark Fawn ARI# AOA# 35464518 DOB: 5/24/20176 yrs We are grateful to Crescent Moon Ranch for putting Sizzin' Shak in the CABA/AWE 2023 auction.
Our Shak crias are due beginning July 2024. They will be from tried and true pedigree combinations.
Shak is a calm male with a gentle nature. His production record is fantastic. He has sired multiple champion offspring and they display the whole package of excellence...type, conformation, density, consistent character, uniformity...did we say dense?...coverage and extreme uniform fineness...with good bites.
As of spring 2023, Shak has 22 AOA registered offspring with show placings as follows for second place or better: One placed second. Four received firsts. Two earned RCs and four e...
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7/10/2024 |
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5C's CenterfoldBeautiful Colors! So Sweet!! 5C's CenterfoldHuacayaFemale (bred)White, Dark Rose Grey AOA# DOB: 7/7/20194 yrs We fell in love with Centerfold (CF) the first time we saw her. CF just arrived at Talen Ranch in February 2022, from Pennsylvania. We are excited to have her being an important part of our program. ...
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Rainbow’s Late ShiftA Paca Fun's Sonic Shift‘s Offspring! Rainbow’s Late ShiftHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Dark Brown, Bay Black ARI# AOA# 35095859 DOB: 3/17/20186 yrs Meet Late Shift, a charming and somewhat bashful alpaca who loves spending time with his alpaca companions. We eagerly anticipate the incredible herdsire he is destined to become. Late Shift boasts breathtaking fluttery eyelashes, and his fleece is undeniably of superior quality.
Our motivation is to establish Late Shift as a successful stud. Therefore, we offer this fine male's introductory breeding. If you are interested, contact us, and we will arrange for him to work with your female. ...
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Talen Ranch's Sing Me RainBeautiful girl. Fine bloodlines. Talen Ranch's Sing Me RainHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 8/22/20212 yrs Now this little beauty has grown, our first female cria born on our farm!
Sing Me Rain, from Talen Ranch, arrived during a scorching August day with temperatures over 100 degrees. Later on, the weather suddenly changed, and a welcome rain shower came through. We were thrilled and started singing in celebration. Then, we decided to name her "Sing Me Rain." Pretty cool, don't you think?
Rain is a stunning and impressive animal! Initially, Rain strongly resembled her mother, but now she is beginning to display the remarkable qualities of her father. She has a flawless facial appearance, and her fleece is exceptional. The histogram confirms the quality of her fleece, which we love for its ...
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RainbowRanch's Top KnotSeeing Spots! Appaloosa! RainbowRanch's Top KnotHuacayaHerdsire (Male)White, Light Brown ARI# AOA# 36051700 DOB: 6/2/20212 yrs We have some fantastic news! Top Knot has grown to become an impressive male, and we are thrilled to announce that we expect his first offspring in the summer of 2024! It will be an exciting time, and we can hardly wait to see what the future holds!
Contact us if you want Top Knot to breed your female. Because Top Knot is a special one with award-winning fleece, unique brown and black spots, and grey areas on his nose, his sire is a beautiful and well-known herdsire- a harlequin- you would want to consider him. His older half-sibling is Alpaca Rainbow Ranch's Alchesay. We are so excited about this.
Top Knot received some awards for his fleece and walking competitions. ...
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7/16/2024 |
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Sky Ridge Alpaca's CristalVery Gentle! Beautiful Eyes! Sky Ridge Alpaca's CristalHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 9/21/20158 yrs We fell in love with Cristal when we first met her. Soft fleece! Her eyes have blue sparks in them. SO SWEET, and she loves to kiss! Cristal was bred to South Mountain Matrix Honor’s Shiloh in summer 2020.
Update: Dam’s first cria, and with Matrix Honor’s bloodline. Sakota of Talen Ranch is the name. He's so beautiful, and we plan on showing him in Fall 2022 in one of the PNW's shows....
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Rainbow’s Late ShiftA Paca Fun's Sonic Shift‘s Offspring! Rainbow’s Late ShiftHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Dark Brown, Bay Black ARI# AOA# 35095859 DOB: 3/17/20186 yrs Meet Late Shift, a charming and somewhat bashful alpaca who loves spending time with his alpaca companions. We eagerly anticipate the incredible herdsire he is destined to become. Late Shift boasts breathtaking fluttery eyelashes, and his fleece is undeniably of superior quality.
Our motivation is to establish Late Shift as a successful stud. Therefore, we offer this fine male's introductory breeding. If you are interested, contact us, and we will arrange for him to work with your female. ...
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Bristol of MaRsExcellent Producer! Bristol of MaRsHuacayaFemale (bred)White, Light Fawn AOA# DOB: 8/19/20194 yrs Bristol from MaRS is the first offspring of AspenAlpacas Highpoint, and she is a breathtaking beauty!
Bristol’s fleece is incredibly bright and has a consistent high-frequency crimp across the entire blanket. It also boasts an impressive staple length and excellent coverage. Her density is notable as well. She has a well-balanced, square, and compact frame with correct conformation and heavy bone. Her bite is also correct, and her head style is pleasing.
Bristol has produced incredible results when bred to Wahoo from MaRS, and as a result, Alpacas from MaRS have repeated the breeding for a third time, with the expected arrival of a cria in August 2024. Now, we at Talen Ranch are exci...
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Wahoo! from MaRSAPPALOOSA Wahoo! from MaRSHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Beige, Medium Fawn, Dark Fawn ARI# AOA# 35566632 DOB: 7/10/20185 yrs THIS GUY IS SO COOL!
WAHOO! from MaRS is everything you could want when adding appaloosa genetics to your herd. There's no compromising quality with this guy!
INCREDIBLE CHARACTER TO HIS FLEECE
EXCEPTIONAL STAPLE LENGTH
EXTREME FINENESS
UNIFORMITY
Check out his fiber stats, they certainly don't disappoint!
He was entered into the spring 2020 shows, but this thing called COVID-19 happened. His cria fleece did very well at our local events.
Wahoo's first progeny are on the ground and we're seeing spots, lots of spots! He was bred to seven white/beige females on our farm and all seven delivered appaloosa crias. What a great start!
Keep your eyes on this guy!
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Waypoint's ViognierLarge lovely lady! Waypoint's ViognierHuacayaFemale (bred)Beige, Light Fawn AOA# DOB: 5/13/20203 yrs Allow us to introduce you to our largest female alpaca, Viognier, or Gio for short. Gio has a solid foundation to build upon, thanks to her impressive pedigree with excellent bones: Overture, Matrix, Messiah, and XXXtreme. This particular young lady is quite lovely. Her crimp may be looser, but her fineness and density are consistently impressive. The animal's lineage boasts a variety of colors, which we hope will enhance our livestock collection.
Gio is scheduled to breed with Sequoia of Linden Hills for a summer 2024 cria. Both of these animals are sizable and have the potential to produce substantial offspring with superior fleece.
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Sequoia of Linden HillsBeautiful fleece! Top Quality! Sequoia of Linden HillsHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Beige ARI# AOA# 35444831 DOB: 6/15/20176 yrs A handsome male! Excellent EPDs. You'd know Sequoia is the real deal if you watched the shearing video.
If you are looking for a large male with a heavy bone structure, sturdy frame, long-staple length, density, heavy fleece weight, and high-frequency crimp, Sequoia is your guy, as he will bring you high yields of fleece for many years to come. Furthermore, his fleece is bright, ultra-fine, and has a heavenly handle.
Sequoia is the son of Valor', a champion male, and his dam is Skyfall's grandmother. He has excellent genetics on both sides of his pedigree. Sequoia's sister, Valentine, created a fine cria who eventually won a fleece champion in 2021- Alpaca Rainbow Ranch's Apache Gentle...
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WTR Brogan's BethanyPlenty of Excellent Fleece! WTR Brogan's BethanyHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 9/4/201211 yrs Bethany possesses a striking appearance, with a voluminous fleece and an impressive physique. Her impeccable lineage is certainly a noteworthy characteristic.
Our breeding selection process was meticulous, and we ultimately chose Bethany and Rainbow Ranch's Late Shift for their exceptional physical characteristics and top-notch fleece quality. With Bethany currently pregnant, we're eagerly anticipating the arrival of her cria in the summer of 2024.
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Rainbow’s Late ShiftA Paca Fun's Sonic Shift‘s Offspring! Rainbow’s Late ShiftHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Dark Brown, Bay Black ARI# AOA# 35095859 DOB: 3/17/20186 yrs Meet Late Shift, a charming and somewhat bashful alpaca who loves spending time with his alpaca companions. We eagerly anticipate the incredible herdsire he is destined to become. Late Shift boasts breathtaking fluttery eyelashes, and his fleece is undeniably of superior quality.
Our motivation is to establish Late Shift as a successful stud. Therefore, we offer this fine male's introductory breeding. If you are interested, contact us, and we will arrange for him to work with your female. ...
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Phobos' Phinesse of MaRSNice histogram! Phobos' Phinesse of MaRSHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 7/18/201112 yrs Phinesse has a bright fleece with great character, consistency, and excellent density. She comes from a background with various colors and has already produced three crias: one white, one fawn, and one appaloosa. We are confident knowing that Phinesse does produce solid or multiple colors, and we look forward to breeding her to achieve our desired colors.
The owner at the MaRs Farm told us that Phinesse is "a very attentive dam. She doesn't like to let her little ones out of her sight!" Her first offspring had a low micron at just 14 AFD. WOW, right? Then she had her cria on our farm, and she’s one of the most beautiful dams we ever gave birth to.
Phinesse was bred to Rainbowranch's ...
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RainbowRanch's Top KnotSeeing Spots! Appaloosa! RainbowRanch's Top KnotHuacayaHerdsire (Male)White, Light Brown ARI# AOA# 36051700 DOB: 6/2/20212 yrs We have some fantastic news! Top Knot has grown to become an impressive male, and we are thrilled to announce that we expect his first offspring in the summer of 2024! It will be an exciting time, and we can hardly wait to see what the future holds!
Contact us if you want Top Knot to breed your female. Because Top Knot is a special one with award-winning fleece, unique brown and black spots, and grey areas on his nose, his sire is a beautiful and well-known herdsire- a harlequin- you would want to consider him. His older half-sibling is Alpaca Rainbow Ranch's Alchesay. We are so excited about this.
Top Knot received some awards for his fleece and walking competitions. ...
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Sweet and Sassy XX of WaypointSweet. Nice histogram. Sweet and Sassy XX of WaypointHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 5/21/20149 yrs This exceptional female possesses both finesse and an outstanding pedigree that make her a perfect addition to our herd. Sassy's pedigree has contributed the best traits that have resulted in a beautiful, bright, and fine fleece. The genetic line from her Dam's side is not overused and would be a great addition to our farm as we seek to bring in new blood for our herd.
In September 2023, Sassy is scheduled to be bred with Alpaca Rainbow Ranch's Top Knot. We have high hopes for Sassy's upcoming birth of a superior quality fleece appaloosa cria, which is expected to arrive in the summer of 2024....
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RainbowRanch's Top KnotSeeing Spots! Appaloosa! RainbowRanch's Top KnotHuacayaHerdsire (Male)White, Light Brown ARI# AOA# 36051700 DOB: 6/2/20212 yrs We have some fantastic news! Top Knot has grown to become an impressive male, and we are thrilled to announce that we expect his first offspring in the summer of 2024! It will be an exciting time, and we can hardly wait to see what the future holds!
Contact us if you want Top Knot to breed your female. Because Top Knot is a special one with award-winning fleece, unique brown and black spots, and grey areas on his nose, his sire is a beautiful and well-known herdsire- a harlequin- you would want to consider him. His older half-sibling is Alpaca Rainbow Ranch's Alchesay. We are so excited about this.
Top Knot received some awards for his fleece and walking competitions. ...
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