FINNEANA of Stirling RidgeAt 12 YRS: Top 25% in 5 EPD stats FINNEANA of Stirling RidgeHuacayaFemaleLight Fawn AOA# DOB: 9/5/200914 yrs Finneana was bred to Sweet Pines Midas, a true black sire, and birthed her cria on 6/30/2022. Sadly, she passed on to alpaca pastures in August. As a take-off on her name, her medium fawn little girl is called Orfinn Annie. We are hoping Annie carries on her mama's long tradition of beautiful fleece.
Her 2021 histogram is in--see in sidebar. Blowing us away with her fineness at her age!
2021 EPD results are beautiful (again)!
TOP 16% in AFD, value —1.166: her cria will likely have a finer fleece
TOP 20% in SDAFD, value —0.273: her cria will likely have a more uniform fiber ... |
SWEET PINES MIDASEverything he touches...... SWEET PINES MIDASHuacayaHerdsire (Male)True Black ARI# AOA# 30723283 DOB: 7/7/20167 yrs
2021 Histogram
AFD: 27.7
SD: 5.2
CV: 18.7
2017 Histogram
AFD; 18.0
SD: 3.3
CV: 18.2
%>30: 0.6
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Rubio's RHIANNON of Stirling Ridge Sturdy stock; gray genetics Rubio's RHIANNON of Stirling RidgeHuacayaFemaleWhite AOA# DOB: 6/1/200914 yrs Here's one pretty, easy keeping little lady with a fleece that's SO USEABLE! She can be bred to our amazing Bradford for this price, so you get two in this deal! You should expect to get a cria with a finer fleece. Or change up the sire and breed outside our farm to a black herdsire. I'd suggest Sir Galahad standing stud at Grazing Hills Ranch. She has a medium rose gray sire, so I've always wondered if we couldn't get a gray baby from her.
Here's what her 2022 EPD shows she is likely to give her cria:
Ranked 64% for AFD, value —.051, a bit lower AFD than breed average
Ranked 49% for SDAFD, value —.085, a more uniform fleece than average
Ranked 56% for Spin Fineness, va... |
Grazing Hills BRADFORD21.5 micron at 13 yrs, CF 95%! Grazing Hills BRADFORDHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Fawn ARI# AOA# 32173253 DOB: 6/26/201013 yrs We are EXTREMELY happy to have acquired BRADFORD from Grazing Hills Alpacas!
Bradford is the half brother of our dearly departed Dirk. Both are sons of Accoyo-America DIOMEDES who is now deceased. Diomedes imprinted his handsome head and his amazing fleece characteristics to these sons of his and for that reason we jumped at the chance to have another Diomedes boy on the farm!
Bradford x Vanora = Kaeleigh: our first Bradford baby born on the farm June 2020. She's a beaut!
Kaeleigh is so pretty we rebred Vanora to Bradford . . . and Kenzie . . . and Muireall . . . and Khloë!
Three of those four have had their cria and they have GORGEOUS fleece! Many of our breedings will be to Bradf... |
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Stirling Ridge JOELEIGHPlain sweet & gorgeous! Stirling Ridge JOELEIGHHuacayaFemaleLight Fawn AOA# DOB: 6/20/20203 yrs Joeleigh is now a mature girl and at 3 years old the plan is to soon breed her to Sir Galahad (a Bay Black with long staple length) for a 2024 cria. We can't wait to see what this little beauty will produce!
Joeleigh (JOE-lee) was born on June 20, 2020. As we expected from her dam, Valorie, and her sire, Hezekiah, she has gorgeous fleece! It's a crimpy light fawn, very fine, very long, and very heavy! How often do you see THAT combo???
I drool over her 2022 EPD stats! Here's what they mean for her prospective cria:
TOP 6.4% in the nation! Fiber Diameter (AFD) will likely decrease by -1.662, really... |
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Stirling Ridge KENZIE18 yrs old & a TOTAL SWEETIE PIE! Stirling Ridge KENZIEHuacayaFemaleWhite AOA# DOB: 6/2/200518 yrs Kenzie was bred to Bradford and she produced a beautiful dark fawn girl, Rosheen (little Rose) with dark points in Sept 2021. She has produced two of our best boys from Diomedes' breedings. Diomedes is deceased and our two Diomedes boys are also in alpaca heaven. We liked Diomedes so well, we bought Bradford, a Diomedes son, with a 17 micron fleece at 10 years.
Kenzie is now retired from breeding but would make a wonderful pet, fiber animal, companion, or pasture ornament! She is still producing a Grade 3 fine fleece, one of the most useable grades for socks, hats, and mittens! Soft and sturdy.
2022 EPD RESULTS (at 17 years):
Ranked 76% fo... |
Grazing Hills BRADFORD21.5 micron at 13 yrs, CF 95%! Grazing Hills BRADFORDHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Fawn ARI# AOA# 32173253 DOB: 6/26/201013 yrs We are EXTREMELY happy to have acquired BRADFORD from Grazing Hills Alpacas!
Bradford is the half brother of our dearly departed Dirk. Both are sons of Accoyo-America DIOMEDES who is now deceased. Diomedes imprinted his handsome head and his amazing fleece characteristics to these sons of his and for that reason we jumped at the chance to have another Diomedes boy on the farm!
Bradford x Vanora = Kaeleigh: our first Bradford baby born on the farm June 2020. She's a beaut!
Kaeleigh is so pretty we rebred Vanora to Bradford . . . and Kenzie . . . and Muireall . . . and Khloë!
Three of those four have had their cria and they have GORGEOUS fleece! Many of our breedings will be to Bradf... |
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Stirling Ridge KaeleighCongrats, mama! A MB girl! Stirling Ridge KaeleighHuacayaFemaleWhite AOA# DOB: 6/17/20203 yrs Her Scottish name, Kaeleigh, is pronounced Kaylee. This beautiful young lady is 3 and just had her first cria on 6/7/23, needing no assistance. It amazes me how the good Lord gave maternal instincts. She is a REALLY good momma and stands so still to allow her little GIRL to nurse. Kaeleigh was bred last spring to true black Antonio. What COLOR did we get?? She's a gorgeous medium brown with black extremities, exactly what we ordered! (Ha!) If she were a horse I'd call her a bay and so my husband suggested to name her Bayleigh. You can see some of her first baby steps in the video in the right column.
Look at Kaeleigh's EPD in the side bar! Fantastic fleece qualities! Not only is she in ... |
ANTONIO OF GOLDEN PINEGrazing Hills Stud Muffin! ANTONIO OF GOLDEN PINEHuacayaHerdsire (Male)True Black DOB: 6/22/201112 yrs Voted most-likely to be our up and coming stud muffin. He is eye catching among the herd.
Antonio of Golden Pine is a highly improved, calm, manageable true black herdsire who retains his dense, fine fiber.
2021 Histogram:
AFD: 22.7
SD: 4.1
CV: 18.1
%>30: 4.5%
2020 Histogram:
AFD: 19.9
SD: 5.0
CV: 25.4
%>30: 3.0
2017 AFD is 20.9.
SD is 4.4
CV is 21.1
%>30 is 4.5
2016 AFD is 22.4
SD is 5.0
CV is 22.3
%>30 is 7.5
2015 AFD is 20.8
SD is 4.4
CV is 21.2
%>30 is 4.1
2014 AFD is 20.6
SD is 4.4
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Can't wait to see what this produces!
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Diomedes' VANORA of Stirling Ridge14 yrs: 21 micron & TOP 1% EPD FL Wt Diomedes' VANORA of Stirling RidgeHuacayaFemaleWhite AOA# DOB: 9/19/200815 yrs Vanora was bred last year to J Creek Passion Encore, a medium brown stud with an amazing EPD! She delivered a very lively little girl cria (yet unnamed) on 6/20/2023, with no assistance. This little one is pure snowy white! And with Vanora's EPD combined with Encore's EPD, we think this will be a baby with phenomenal fleece.
She's been bred in the past to Grazing Hills Bradford and birthed a gorgeous girl in 2020 named Kaeleigh who just delivered her first medium brown baby, Bayleigh. They both have amazing fleece with the super inherited quality of lingering fineness. Kaeleigh was such a looker, we rebred Vanora to Bradford for a 2021 cria and she had a dandy gorgeous boy named Locksley ... |
J CREEK PASSION ENCORE18.3 AFD on his 8th Shearing! J CREEK PASSION ENCOREHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Brown ARI# AOA# 32823981 DOB: 9/25/20149 yrs We acquired Encore in Spring 2019.
We have been using him as a herdsire for several of our females.
Encore has SUCH a presence and is an excellent breeder...getting the job done in 10 minutes!
He's got a nice, short face with a beautiful staple and is such a beautiful color!
Encore's histograms speak for his fleece....
2022 Histogram:
AFD: 19.4
SD: 3.8
CV: 19.5
%>30: 1.3%
2021 Histogram:
AFD: 18.3
SD: 3.4
CV: 18.7
%>30: 0.7%
2020 Histogram:
AFD: 17.7
SD: 3.5
CV: 20.0
%>30: 0.6
2019 Histogram:
AFD: 18.9
SD: 3.5
CV: 18.4
%>30: 0.9
He ranks in the top 5% EPDs in AFD, SD, SF, %F>30, and %M traits.... |
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Stirling Ridge VALORIE99mm MSL! 20.9 micron 7yr! Stirling Ridge VALORIEHuacayaFemaleBeige AOA# DOB: 7/27/20167 yrs Valorie was bred to Flying Dutchman Alpacas Deacon Grey Silver BLADE (MSG) for a September 2023 cria. And on 9/14/2023 she presented us with a handsome dark brown male cria with black points. He's spunky and we think with his parentage he will make one fine future herdsire!
Valorie has our best alpaca, Vanora, as her mama and the beautiful bay black Grazing Hills Ephraim as her sire. She was bred to gorgeous Grazing Hills Hezekiah and had her first cria June 2020. Now we've got those Running Late genetics on the farm, producing a gorgeous light fawn female, Joeleigh. Valorie is a very good mama, super laid back and calm. In 2022, she gave us JAXXON, one good-lookin' white male with gorgeo... |
FDA DEACON GREY SILVER BLADE FDA DEACON GREY SILVER BLADEHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Silver Grey ARI# AOA# 31724470 DOB: 5/17/200914 yrs First Place Grey Juvenile Male IAO 2010
Sired by 14X Champion Mile High Deacon Grey, out of Champion black female FDA Mona Lisa, Silver Blade offers highly sought after black and grey genetics: The Reverend Mr. Black, Accoyo Caligula, Bueno, Sinopsis Nocturna, Accoyo Victor, Onyx, Accoyo Cahuide and more.
"Blade's fiber coverage is excellent, exhibiting soft handling and even grey fleece with a long silky staple. Superb substance of bone, compact proportions along with great style." -- Amanda VandenBosch
Blade's cria are exceptional, each an improvement over the dam. He is consistently producing fine fleeced cria with desireably handsome pheonotype. And color? Oh my! Grey out of bro... |
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STIRLING RIDGE KHLOËUNUSUAL SNOWMASS BLOODLINES STIRLING RIDGE KHLOËHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 6/21/20167 yrs Now bred to true black Antonio of Golden Pines who has a 22.7 micron in his 10th year! Annnnd . . . confirmed pregnant by ultrasound with Dr. Tibary at WSU and again on 9/1/23 on the farm. We are aiming for COLOR! 2-for-1 price includes cria when born, estimated for late May 2024. What color will that baby be? White? Black? GRAY?
Her first cria from Bradford, born May 2022 is a beauty, IONA, with a 5 1/2" staple! Bradford has fineness and Khloë puts on length for a terrific combo. Their EPD projects really nice fleece characteristics!
Click on her EPD stats on the side bar. Here's what she is predicted to give her cria from 2022 EPD results:
Ranked 36% for AFD value —0.594, her offsp... |
ANTONIO OF GOLDEN PINEGrazing Hills Stud Muffin! ANTONIO OF GOLDEN PINEHuacayaHerdsire (Male)True Black DOB: 6/22/201112 yrs Voted most-likely to be our up and coming stud muffin. He is eye catching among the herd.
Antonio of Golden Pine is a highly improved, calm, manageable true black herdsire who retains his dense, fine fiber.
2021 Histogram:
AFD: 22.7
SD: 4.1
CV: 18.1
%>30: 4.5%
2020 Histogram:
AFD: 19.9
SD: 5.0
CV: 25.4
%>30: 3.0
2017 AFD is 20.9.
SD is 4.4
CV is 21.1
%>30 is 4.5
2016 AFD is 22.4
SD is 5.0
CV is 22.3
%>30 is 7.5
2015 AFD is 20.8
SD is 4.4
CV is 21.2
%>30 is 4.1
2014 AFD is 20.6
SD is 4.4
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5/26/2024 |
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