Painted Spring Farm Alpacas

We first acquired Jasmine's daughter Venus. We liked her so much that I said if she was ever for sale, I would buy her. Sadly with the passing of Alan Clark, we were able to do this. Jasmine's first cria was a gorgeous MSG female out of super fine and dense Lancaster's Silver Centaur. She is better known as the Dam of the 10x (or more) Gray Champion Quixotic's Man of Steel. Her daughter Venus who we are lucky enough to own is a full sister of the Dam of Man of Steel. On our farm, Jasmine has given us 2 (so far) amazing cria. Neither one has a guard hair on them and the MOST buttery soft fleece. 6/15 - Jasmine just gave us a tall handsome LF male cria out of AOV Accoyo...

In my search for an appaloosa, I came to find that finding one on the East Coast (that wasn't related to the girls I wanted to use him on) was not an easy task. Last fall, I found Spots at Rare Gem Alpacas and his track record for throwing spots was "spot" on. Spots arrived in Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2019 and we put him to work immediately. He has an easygoing personality, gets the job done quickly and efficiently and the fleece - well, I don't know that I've had one this dense ever. His shearing this year produced nearly 50% more fiber than anyone else. As you can see from the pictures, the spots are apparent right after shearing but blend in once the fleece grows in. Of the...

Jabby is a lovely girl. Her fleece is fine and crimpy. But due to 2 unfortunate and unsuccessful breeding experiences, we will not be breeding Jabby again. Her fleece and personality are lovely and would make a good companion to another female. She will be sold as a non-breeding animal....

We purchased this Houdini breeding several years ago, but a few attempts didn't work out, so we took one of our favorite producers, Petra out for the breeding. Once and done, Petra came home pregnant and had a completely problem free pregnancy - and delivery. We knew this one would be white, or would have been surprised if he wasn't! What surprised us on the day we tipped him was the huge extra folds of skin on his neck and shoulder area. This boy is going to be DENSE! He is built like a little Sherman Tank. Standing shorter than the other crias born at the same time, this guy has at least 20 or more pounds on them! He stands solid as a rock. Each time his Juvie fleece was shown ...

After a bit of a difficult labor, Eternity graced us with this lovely young lady. From the minute she hit the ground, we knew she was something special. Pink is what we call a talker. Just touch her and she'll tell you about it. She is very people friendly and loves to talk with the visitors. Her genetics are a book of Who's Who. She's also graced us with the finest fiber to date on the farm - an amazing 16.7! We have been happy with every cria she's produced. She is one of our best foundations girls. June 2015 ~ Pink just had a beautiful coppery male out of Black Warrior. Very lovely crimp and bundling on this young man. Pink has earned her well deserved retirement. She has a ...

Sadly, we lost Warrior in a dog attack at our farm in 2019. When we decided to add a black herdsire to our lineup, we knew that Black Warrior was the boy we wanted. He is the full package, beautiful typey head, fleece that rivals light color fleece and genetics that are spectacular and new to our herd. We hope to be able to continue on with our friend Alan's plan for this fine young male. We are truly impressed with his lack of guard hair and density in his true black fleece. We are looking forward to putting some color into our herd. Histogram for Black Warrior: 1st Year: 19.1/22.2/1.7 2nd Year: 20.7/19.7/2.1 Spring 2015 ~ Warrior's first 2 cria are on the ground! Med ...

Lakota was a great find when I was looking for potential matches for our outstanding 2x National Fleece Champion Carderock. Lakota's mother is a TB and at just about a year, Lakota was already tipping the scale at about 110#. Gray over Black - she has such interesting coloration. I just love the frosting she has and the dark belly. 6/17 - Lakota delivered a gorgeous rose gray girl for us! She's full of milk and a great mom! Just love this little one! 10/18 - Lakota has been exposed to our TB herdsire Warrior. He's producing some really nice babies. We think this will be a great match. 10/19 - This breeding produced another stunning silver gray girl. 2021 - Lakota bred...

I saw TK at MAPACA in 2019 right before he won the Reserve Championship at the Jubilee. After losing one of my Herdsires in a dog attack just weeks before, TK seemed to be the perfect replacement. After he won - well, it was a no brainer! His sire FTAF's Blackbeard was chosen as the 2019 Futurity Herdsire for the Small Farm Division. He's produced so many champions. What I loved about TK was uniformity of color in his fleece - he's virtually spotless. His staple length was long with nice character. I got him home and was hoping that he'd be ready to breed by the fall and he was. We have several girls bred to him for fall Cria and a few more were bred this spring as well. If y...

We got Sophia from our friends as they were moving and selling all their alpacas. She was a brown girl, but I could tell that with time, she was going to gray out to a true modern rose gray. I liked her enough to breed her to the infamous Man of Steel from Cloverleaf Alpacas. We have to wait until the fall of 2019 to see the result but we couldn't be more anxious! ** Update ** 10/12/19 - Sophia delivered a beautiful taupey fawn male cria out of Man of Steel. In 2021 - Sophia delivered a healthy Bay Black boy out of our Sambucca....

Wow - Do I ever love the look of this boy. He has amazing bone and a great conformation. His fleece is coming in dense and crimpy. I was just sad that he wasn't old enough to show at the fall shows. He is bigger than crias born a month or more before him so I expect he should grow to a nice size. His second shearing produced a mass of inky black fiber that has an exceptional hand and incredible fineness. He should be in someone's breeding program! Really strong black and gray genetics on both sides! Sammy's first cria hit the ground in the fall of 2021 and he's about as cute as they get. He definitely inherited his dad's good looks! ...

We were blown away by this little girl's bundled fleece. She has retained her beautiful fleece in her second year and has shown well at her only 2 shows. Very outgoing personality and loves to talk to you. She's a do anything alpaca. Winning reds, blues and all colors in obstacles, showmanship and even costume. With the lines behind this girl we expect she will become an excellent foundation female. We bred her to Velasco de Alta Vista. We think this male was a perfect match for this lovely girl. ** Pia delivered a gorgeous LF male out of Velasco early in October 2015! ** Pia's second cria was a delightful multi out of the award winning sire Hobby Horse of a Different Color ** ...

In my search for an appaloosa, I came to find that finding one on the East Coast (that wasn't related to the girls I wanted to use him on) was not an easy task. Last fall, I found Spots at Rare Gem Alpacas and his track record for throwing spots was "spot" on. Spots arrived in Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2019 and we put him to work immediately. He has an easygoing personality, gets the job done quickly and efficiently and the fleece - well, I don't know that I've had one this dense ever. His shearing this year produced nearly 50% more fiber than anyone else. As you can see from the pictures, the spots are apparent right after shearing but blend in once the fleece grows in. Of the 6 cria he's had on our farm, 4 out of 6 are well spotted. Contact us to put spots in front of your eyes! For a little bit of his history, his previous owner wrote: "Spots" is a new comer to the appaloosa alpaca scene. Spots' appaloosa gene comes from NGG Lional-- a known appaloosa carrier that has been well-proven in Canada but is rather rare in the United States. In the past... in the United States... the appy program has been focused on achieving the spots which required certain genetic combinations, but unfortunately... not always best known for outstanding fleece qualities. What is so special about Spots from an appaloosa breeder program perspective is that he carries elite-fleeced heavy hitter lines in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and XXXtreme (out of Hemingway) ALONG WITH the expressed appy gene! These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. Not only does Spots sport a sweet, easy-to-handle disposition... his fleece is exactly what you would expect from such a stellar pedigree. He is dense and fine and FULL of crimp! Expect lasting fineness from this guy-- his sire, Sai-Hoji, was 21 micron at 11 years old! Spots dam is a beautiful Snowmass XXXtreme daughter. Spots' first offspring arrived 10/17/18... a beautiful appaloosa male. Looks just like daddy... with even more spots! The dam, Faith, is a vicuna brown non-appaloosa gene carrier... so dad is responsible for the patterning. Way to go Spots! Skin Biopsy Results by Norm Evans: Density 69.75 follicles SQ MM, glandular presence 4 of 4, Avg. SP 12.7 to 1. Micron variation 11.3 with an AFD of 20.68. UPDATE / June 2019: Spot's now has 3 offspring on the ground. Two are classic appaloosa and one is a reverse appaloosa. All are exquisite in their own way and we couldn't be more pleased with this fabulous progeny beginning.

Molly is just a fun girl. Unusual in her looks, she came to us by chance and we are hoping will produce more spotted animals for us. If you are interested in possibly having a spotted / appaloosa breeding program, consider Molly. She can be bred to any of our herdsires. ...

In my search for an appaloosa, I came to find that finding one on the East Coast (that wasn't related to the girls I wanted to use him on) was not an easy task. Last fall, I found Spots at Rare Gem Alpacas and his track record for throwing spots was "spot" on. Spots arrived in Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2019 and we put him to work immediately. He has an easygoing personality, gets the job done quickly and efficiently and the fleece - well, I don't know that I've had one this dense ever. His shearing this year produced nearly 50% more fiber than anyone else. As you can see from the pictures, the spots are apparent right after shearing but blend in once the fleece grows in. Of the...

Aphrodite is a beautiful dark brown / bay black alpaca. She is delicately boned like her dam. Her fiber has incredible fineness and length. At shearing 2021, when I weighed her fleece, I was blown away - over 5.5# in just the blanket and it's fine, has great length and structure. A hidden gem!...

In my search for an appaloosa, I came to find that finding one on the East Coast (that wasn't related to the girls I wanted to use him on) was not an easy task. Last fall, I found Spots at Rare Gem Alpacas and his track record for throwing spots was "spot" on. Spots arrived in Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2019 and we put him to work immediately. He has an easygoing personality, gets the job done quickly and efficiently and the fleece - well, I don't know that I've had one this dense ever. His shearing this year produced nearly 50% more fiber than anyone else. As you can see from the pictures, the spots are apparent right after shearing but blend in once the fleece grows in. Of the 6 cria he's had on our farm, 4 out of 6 are well spotted. Contact us to put spots in front of your eyes! For a little bit of his history, his previous owner wrote: "Spots" is a new comer to the appaloosa alpaca scene. Spots' appaloosa gene comes from NGG Lional-- a known appaloosa carrier that has been well-proven in Canada but is rather rare in the United States. In the past... in the United States... the appy program has been focused on achieving the spots which required certain genetic combinations, but unfortunately... not always best known for outstanding fleece qualities. What is so special about Spots from an appaloosa breeder program perspective is that he carries elite-fleeced heavy hitter lines in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and XXXtreme (out of Hemingway) ALONG WITH the expressed appy gene! These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. Not only does Spots sport a sweet, easy-to-handle disposition... his fleece is exactly what you would expect from such a stellar pedigree. He is dense and fine and FULL of crimp! Expect lasting fineness from this guy-- his sire, Sai-Hoji, was 21 micron at 11 years old! Spots dam is a beautiful Snowmass XXXtreme daughter. Spots' first offspring arrived 10/17/18... a beautiful appaloosa male. Looks just like daddy... with even more spots! The dam, Faith, is a vicuna brown non-appaloosa gene carrier... so dad is responsible for the patterning. Way to go Spots! Skin Biopsy Results by Norm Evans: Density 69.75 follicles SQ MM, glandular presence 4 of 4, Avg. SP 12.7 to 1. Micron variation 11.3 with an AFD of 20.68. UPDATE / June 2019: Spot's now has 3 offspring on the ground. Two are classic appaloosa and one is a reverse appaloosa. All are exquisite in their own way and we couldn't be more pleased with this fabulous progeny beginning.

Eden was the first light fawn girl born on our farm, a mere 7 years after we started breeding alpacas. One of my favorite colors, she is absolutely beautiful and feminine. Fleece as soft and buttery as possible and out of 2 champions. She has been shown very lightly and placed at the shows she'd attended. Eden's first cria in the summer of 2014 was a stunning dark brown. She has been bred to our multi time gray champion Alpine's Carderock. The combination of these 2 fine fleeced animals should be amazing! Update - We are extremely pleased with the results - the Truest of Black female Cria Eden has proven herself as an excellent producer of dark animals - and nice ones at that....

Hayley was up and running within minutes of birth. She's been strong, straight and proud ever since. She is the first cria out of our Black Warrior and she has guaranteed his frequent use in the future. She quite possibly has the nicest fleece we've ever seen on the farm. She is a definite show prospect for us in 2016. Oct 18 Update: Hayley just gave birth to a lovely dark brown boy out of Carderock. This first time mom is really rockin it. Unassisted birth and great mothering skills. That's all you can hope for! 2021: Hayley gave birth to a minimally spotted boy out of XXXtreme Spots. His fleece is dense like his dad's....

Klondike is exactly what we'd hoped for when we bred Pia to his carbon copy dad Glacier. This boy is one of the strongest, fastest growing animals we've had on the farm. Klondike at a year is progressing nicely. His dark fiber is as close to true black as it could be. The dark fiber is as fine or finer than his white and it is dense and crimpy. Klondike started breeding in the spring of 2022 with great efficiency. Get a really reasonable breeding on a super-flashy boy before he has cria hitting the ground for the best price. While we don't want to let go of his genetics (at least til we have some offspring on the farm), we would consider a co-ownership....

This girl gets her tall beauty from her mother. All the animals that she has produced have had the most exquisite soft buttery fleece and Shirl is no different. Even the fiber that came off her neck on her Juvie shearing was absolutely amazing. I can't wait to work with it! Shirl has remained a favorite. Her first cria in the fall of 2021 proved to be just as lovely as herself. Our one and only cria out of our beloved Magic Mike that we lost in 2021. Both girls are absolutely what I am breeding for in fleece....

In my search for an appaloosa, I came to find that finding one on the East Coast (that wasn't related to the girls I wanted to use him on) was not an easy task. Last fall, I found Spots at Rare Gem Alpacas and his track record for throwing spots was "spot" on. Spots arrived in Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2019 and we put him to work immediately. He has an easygoing personality, gets the job done quickly and efficiently and the fleece - well, I don't know that I've had one this dense ever. His shearing this year produced nearly 50% more fiber than anyone else. As you can see from the pictures, the spots are apparent right after shearing but blend in once the fleece grows in. Of the...

This was my year for Black animals. 3 out of our 5 born were some shade of black. This one is the darkest I've ever seen. Syrah has beautiful conformation and her fleece is looking great. She is willful and independent like her mother, but easy enough to work with. We couldn't be happier with what Carderock is producing for us. Syrah is ready to be bred in the fall of 2020 to TK....

In my search for an appaloosa, I came to find that finding one on the East Coast (that wasn't related to the girls I wanted to use him on) was not an easy task. Last fall, I found Spots at Rare Gem Alpacas and his track record for throwing spots was "spot" on. Spots arrived in Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2019 and we put him to work immediately. He has an easygoing personality, gets the job done quickly and efficiently and the fleece - well, I don't know that I've had one this dense ever. His shearing this year produced nearly 50% more fiber than anyone else. As you can see from the pictures, the spots are apparent right after shearing but blend in once the fleece grows in. Of the...

Hope is just that - she was our last hope for a girl the year she was born. Finally after the birth of 6 boys, we finally got one with indoor plumbing! Hope is everything we knew she would be - a breeding with our best girl + our best guy = fantastic! Hope does have a brown spot on her shoulder so she should be able to produce color when bred to color. We've worked hard to achieve our white breeding program and it's paying off with crimp and density along with some of the best and the straightest conformation I've seen. Hope is worth a look if you want to breed for quality white animals. Hope gave birth to her first cria in October 2013. She's the cutest little pip and we just lov...

We had quite a decision to make when picking a dam to breed to 13x CH and Judge's Choice Man of Steel. While we didn't get gray, we did get a gorgeous med fawn boy with unbelievable fleece. The pictures don't do it justice, but the shine on this fleece was blinding. I think the taupey color on his nose indicates that the gray is lurking right under the surface. Hercules is developing into an extremely macho male who has started breeding with much success. He is small in stature, but is probably one of the most confident young males that we have. We have several girls bred to him and are offering a low stud fee until we have cria hit the ground....

Diamond is a short statured girl with extremely dense fiber with good character, even into her older years. She's had easy births and her cria grow well. Diamond would make an excellent female for a small farm and should have the ability to have several more cria in the future. Diamond has thrown color when bred to color....

We had quite a decision to make when picking a dam to breed to 13x CH and Judge's Choice Man of Steel. While we didn't get gray, we did get a gorgeous med fawn boy with unbelievable fleece. The pictures don't do it justice, but the shine on this fleece was blinding. I think the taupey color on his nose indicates that the gray is lurking right under the surface. Hercules is developing into an extremely macho male who has started breeding with much success. He is small in stature, but is probably one of the most confident young males that we have. We have several girls bred to him and are offering a low stud fee until we have cria hit the ground....

We were pretty excited when this little girl came out with spots - just like we ordered. Don't really have any intention of selling her right now, we'd like to see if she can produce more of herself. Dottie just gave us a beautiful spotted male out of XXXtreme Spots. She's a great mom just like we expected. For 2022 we have bred her to our male Swanson. Swanson has some stealth spots and amazing fiber length and fineness. Keeping our fingers crossed for another spotty cria....

Well, we were hoping for a pattern out of this pairing, but we aren't complaining about this solid boy with extremely fine fleece. At shearing this spring (2020) we found some darker fawn spots on both his neck and body leading us to believe that he could indeed throw some spots if bred to the right female. He also had the most incredible shearing length of over 6" with fineness that's beyond compare. Swanson continues to impress. His fleece at just over 3 yrs is under 24 microns and still one of the longest of any of our animals. He started breeding this spring with amazing efficiency. Can't wait to see if he passes some of those spots on!...