Willow Wind Farm

Do you ever see that one girl and you just have to have her? For me - that was Ginger. I kept looking and looking at this pretty female and finally had to snatch her up! She is related to a bunch of breeding potential I already had here but there was just something about Ginger! Elite gray genetics hidden in an elite fleece! A super solid frame with solid bone. And lots and lots of staple on this girl. Sweet personality and all kinds of things just contributing to this beautiful girl. But is she grey? Despite it not being super obvious - she has all the color traits of a tuxedo and we think that is the direction to take Ginger. Her show career color checked her in everything from be...

Congratulations to our friend Annie Hunt of Willow Wind Farm, for acquiring a share of Avatar. Please contact Annie about Avatar breedings. We are thrilled with Avatar's newest creations - including Delphi's Avella - The 2017 National grey female halter Champion at just over 6 months of age. And congratulations to Avella's new owners, Debbie and Dale Hoerl; Alpacas of Moose Creek Ranch! Many more Avatar crias will be arriving in 2018. Avatar has beautiful crimpy, dense, and fine fleece, but what separates him from other outstanding herd sires, is his phenomenal handle - due to both exceptional uniformity, and very bright, low scale fiber. Cameron Holt, AOBA Senior Judge Trainer a...

Jez is a gorgeous girl with a sweet and calm personality. Lots of fiber on this fine lady with a total shear weight of over 7 pounds as a two year old. With a 20 micron fleece and a comfort factor of 97% - nice comformation and big boned, Jez is a solid part of Willow Wind's foundation herd. As a five year old Jezz is retaining her longer staple and fineness - see histogram Her lineage is worth paying some attention to. Her sire, Emerald Farms Stone Cloud, has both Danko and Peruvian Victor in his immediate background. Her dam, Grapevine Farm's Bella Sera is a 38 Special daughter and has Rincon Cloud as her Grandsire on the dam's side. Solid grey genetics all the way through. Jez gave bir...

Cupid is a handsome, macho modern grey herdsire with incredible curb appeal. He has a striking bright, dense, uniform fleece that has incredible handle. He is conformationally sound, and is strong boned. Cupid's first crias, lovely modern grey females also (Daphne and Delilah) were born the summers of 2010 and 2011. Cupid's offspring have proven themselves in the show ring winning Color Championships. His first female offspring, Daphne has gone on to produce a classic rose grey female who just won her first color championship at the level 5 GWAS show in Denver (2015). His second female offspring, Delilah has been awarded two color championships and many blue ribbons. Cupid is proudly ...

I call this groovy little lady Momma Kuska... but her "official" farm name is Holle. She came to me via my good Friend Cyndy at Triple Moon Farm last fall. Thank you Cyndy... <3 She joins an illustrious foundation sub herd of uniquely patterned harlequin females. And this girl is a hoot. In everybody's business including mine ALL the time. She came in with her gorgeous daughter Winter Solstice who I am sharing ( I cant even say the word sold on this girl) to my good friend Stacie and her daughter has the same endearing inquisitive and frankly super funny personality. Her daughter also shares her moms bold and interesting pattern. And I have a sense that each of these ladies is homozygous...

When Cloud was born, I literally thought that I had met perfection. Spitting image of her Daddy Bea-2 Bomber... same markings and same light light color; just silver. So light in fact that in the show ring she showed in anything but grey. But grey she is. Beautiful form on this girl - solid solid frame. Gorgeous fiber - long staple, dense, bright and well organized and lots of it. And her pedigree is just beyond compare. With Bea-2 Bomber on the sire side. And the Dam - Delilah is one of two females born from the Inga Cloud (An outstanding DARK Legacy daughter) and Michaelangelo's Cupid (A stunning dense uniform modern grey) pairing. She is a futurity champion and first place ribbon ...

2013 micron: AFD 17.1 SD 3.2 CV 18.6 >30 0.7 CF 99.3 2014 micron: AFD 20.7 SD 3.6 CV 17.4 >30 1.4 CF 98.6 COURT JESTER IS NOW A DADDY! FIRST CRIA IS LRG MALE, JUST LIKE HIS SIRE. SECOND CRIA MAROON FEMALE, THIRD CRIA DRG MALE, FOURTH CRIA GREY FEMALE. Duke of Wakeman’s Court Jester has been very special from the day he was born. Court Jester is a gorgeous, light rose grey jr. herdsire with a wonderful pedigree. His sire is Duke of Wakeman, an Accoyo Michelangelo son and his dam, is Starling’s Savannah Rose, a Quasar daughter. The matchup between these two has proven to be phenominal. Court Jester has many desirable traits for a herdsire. His gorgeous, full head is the first thing noticed. Court Jester is a nice sized male and has wonderful conformation. He is extremely confident and stands proud. Court Jester’s light rose grey fleece is nearly spot free. He carries an incredibly dense fleece with a crimp architecture that is hard to find in a grey. Along with the density and crimp structure in a royal baby fine 17.1 micron fleece. Court Jester is one of the best rose grey males around. Color Champion, 2013 Spring Show 1st Place, 2014 AOA Nationals! 1st Place, 2014 OABA Alpacafest 1st Place, 2014 Kentucky Classic 1st Place, 2013 Spring Show 1st Place, 2013 OABA Alpacafest 2nd Place, 2013 Best of the US 2nd Place, 2013 Buckeye Alpaca Show 2nd Place, 2013 MIAF Alpacafest 3rd Place, 2014 Best of the U.S. Dark Jr. Herdsire (1st and 2nd were Amber Autumn Jr. herdsires)

PIXIE CHEETAH! This girl is such a doll. Calm, Content, Cute as a button And her coloring is absolutely lovely. Hardy crimp, soft hand and a long staple. This is a noteworthy female. Gorgeous to look at with a perfect little nose and attractive head. Pixie cheetah is out of my female, Red Brick Gables Maxine, a Mile High The Reverend Mr Black daughter. Max's Mom is an appaloosa female; Coffe Pot Elke. Cheetah takes after her mom in stature. She is a big girl. But not tall and lanky. stout and solid. Just the way we like them. Her Dad is a multi champion fawn; PVA King of Diamonds owned by Kitt Hollister at Howling Hill Farm. King won ribbons for brightness and Cheetah has that qualit...

Wold Class Elite Fleece on this stunning harlequin apaloosa. Thank you Big Hat Ranch for the opportunity!

Tameka is a dam of champions. I dont believe their is a single offspring of this dam that did not bring home one banner and most were multiple. Outstanding pedigree. Outstanding conformation. Outstanding Fleece traits. Outstanding temperament. Great Mom. A color champion is her own right. There just arent a lot of words that can do her justice. She came to Willow Wind Farm in January 2016 with baby at side; a gorgeous true black perfect little girl. I knew she was Special. Gigi won halter champion at her first show that fall and then again in 2017 at GWAS. Tameka is bred to Bea-2 Bomber and we could not be more excited about this cria in 2018. Tameka had a gorgeous rose grey b...

For those wondering, yes, my share of Bomber will be for sale after all the girls are sold and all of his breedings from our farm are fulfilled. If you have an interest, let us know and we will keep you updated. Bomber's Avery has been awarded the Judge's Choice in fleece at VAOBA! Bomber kids take the Gray Male and Female Championships at level 5 GWAS 2015! Congratulations to Autumn Sun Alpacas with their handsome Dauntless and to Tres Amigos Ranch with their lovely Avery. First Bomber crias are capturing top honors. Kenzie is 2014 AOBA Nationals Gray Champion! AOBA Nationals COLOR CHAMPION two years in a row! 2011/2012 9 Banners Bomber won the Grey Color Championship at Nationals, and then topped the weekend off with winning Reserve Color Championship in fleece. He is in MD/PA for the winter, and please contact Nancy or Beth/Jeff for breeding reservations. Just launched! www.bea2bomberalpaca.com Check back often for updates on breedings, show info, etc. NATIONAL GREY CHAMPION 2011 $3000, reservations taken now. Ten Championships/Reserve Championships. Bomber is the BOMB!! He wowed the judges at AOBA Nationals 2011 in Denver, and was awarded COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP! His fleece was compared to the quality of elite whites. Then he repeated his success at 2012 Nationals. Bomber stepped into the ring at his first show at the A-OK Blast Off, and won his first COLOR CHAMPIONSHIP! He is the whole package with his consistency, fineness, density,and he is a beautiful rose grey color. His sire is Aussie .38 Special who has been making headlines the past couple of years, and Bomber is the next generation. We are hopeful Bomber will continue to develop into a top herdsire, and we are happy to be along for the exciting ride! Co-owned with Gray Alpaca Company and Las Flores del Altiplano Alpacas. Welcome Marit Federcell and Patrick Borunda as new co-owners.

Willow Wind purchased PSF Delilah from Howling Hill Farm in NH. And do we feel LUCKY! Harlequin has become our passion along with grey... mostly because harlequin's have the unique ability to express solid grey from tip to toe! Delilah hails from one of the best -- and most consistent -- harlequin appaloosa bloodlines in the Huacaya alpaca gene pool: the Amy Carter line. Amy Carter was the only breeding offspring of a Chilean import dam, and she is truly an impact female in the harlequin appaloosa Huacaya landscape. Her bloodline is notable not only because of its overall outstanding quality, but because of its prepotency for the harlequin appaloosa phenotype itself. Whereas many harlequ...

Look at that FACE! Max is a large-framed, stately female in the most exquisite shade of ultra-dark silver grey. It is very hard to find this gorgeous color in a tuxedo, and when they do pop up, they are usually spotted. In a great show of irony, it is the extra-dark harlequins -- like Maxine -- who offer the most uniform example of this awesome color. Maxine is a rare fourth-generation harlequin appaloosa. Her dam, Elke, is a true appaloosa whose sire, 6Peruvian Century, was a rose grey harlequin. Max's sire line is also noteworthy as she is an own daughter of multiple-champion Mile High The Reverend Mr. Black. Mr. Black showed at the height of alpaca show popularity, so he was crown...

CONGRATULATIONS to Lindsey Betz and the Betz Family Farm on the purchase of Vintage Cashmere's U-Taupe-ia. Taupie will be moving to their farm in Northern California in January 2022. Taupie will be greatly missed at Rare Gem Alpacas but he leaves behind a number of lovely offspring to grace our herd for years to come! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Taupie is a striking appaloosa harlequin male that is on a roll for throwing spotted and harlequin offspring. He has sired 53 offspring and 74 percent are either appaloosa or harlequin! While dam selection has a significant influence on such outcomes, it should be noted that the majority of the dams Taupi...

Beautiful fleece color champion with top EPDs bred to an amazing herdsire, SpringToo Skyfall. The cria is going to be a stunner!!! And this cria - Willow Wind's Windsong is definitely a stunner. We took her to one show and we got three offers on her. Windsong was sold to Corey Wesson of Sopris Alpacas. Congrats Corey! Serenade is bred to Lakota for a 2022 cria. Another elite female bred for elite spots. And we have a winner! A boy with outstanding fleece and some spots although Im not sure enough to show in the ring as an appy - But that is OK. This little guy is dense and bright and fine and is showing a LOT of promise. !!!!! We will keep you posted. Serenade is scheduled to ...

Skyfall is currently standing stud at Rare Gem Alpacas in southern California! Please contact Darcy if interested in a breeding. Skyfall is scheduled to return to Colorado in May or June 2020 depending on available transportation. Once Skyfall has returned to Colorado, he will be joining Annie Hunt of Willow Wind Farm in Westcliffe, Colorado! Two great ways to validate a strong herdsire are longevity in the show ring and the ability to pass those traits to his progeny. Skyfall has conquered both. SpringToo Skyfall has over a dozen cria on the ground with impressive results. We have been very pleased with his ability to improve the characteristics of the dam, even when bred to powerho...

Wowza! Pedigree Pedigree Pedigree Solid boned female Gorgeous Fleece Sweet sweet girl Even temperament while being a bit silly. :) I just love this girl Maggie is out of a modern grey female in my foundation herd; Empires Jezebel. Jez has had two females here at Willow Wind and they both share a brightness in their fleece and staple length to drool over. Her pedigree is outstanding. Dad is Avatar. And Mom has a powerpacked lineage with some of the greats; 38 special, Rincon Cloud. Jez's sire is Emerald Farms Stone Cloud with Victor and Danko in his background and the dam is Grapevine Farm's Bella Sera, an outstanding dam with both 38 and Rincon Cloud in hers. Maggie whose farm name...

One of the premier grey herdsires in the country, Bomber has close to 50 banners in his legacy - we are going for 100! His own list of show banners is extensive. His temperament is even, calm and he is a joy to work with. He has epic fleece characteristics that he seems to consistently pass through - bright bright bright! High frequency crimp. A solid frame, a stocky but well proportioned frame with a noteworthy head style that seems to get stamped on all of his offspring. Bomber is a keeper. We just had two greys out of him the last summer that I am super excited to show; a modern grey male whose fleece just shines and a gorgeous solid grey tux female whose fleece color is like laven...

THIS GIRL! What an outstanding harlequinn and one of the last Billabong females born. She is gorgeous. She is sassy looking. And her temperament is easy, comfortable - a real joy. Cookie's markings are dramatic and eye catching. It was such an overwhelming surprise to come out to the barn and witness the birth of this girl - just look at her baby pictures. She is stout and hardy with strong bone and amazing presence. Perfect conformation Her fiber is strong in character, bundled, long staple and boy o boy does she have plenty of it. Her histogram results for her first clip were a very respectable 19.6 micron and 3.6% SD. Cookie has been to a couple of shows and the results were outsta...

Oh My H2R Silver Starling A Tux Grey Crescent Moon female with a simply outstanding pedigree. Easy birther. Great mother. Bred to Sonic Shift for a July 2023 cria. Need I say more? Sire is Cresccent Moon's Simtustus. Dam is Crescent Moon's Starbright (by Crescent Moon's Rayo del Sol) It just goes on and on. A solidly built female. A wonderful mother. Being offered bred to a premier male; Sonic Shift. Silver Starling is also available in a VERY competitively priced package along with her barn mate Porteus' Kimbra and Galotto's Harmony... Sometimes the stars align. For YOU!...

PRODUCING STUNNING CHAMPION OFFSPRING! 76 mm follicle density 9.3:1 SP Ratio the 3rd densest gray ever tested by Alpaca Consulting as of 2020. HE was just bumped to 3rd by his son Holy Smoke! This boy is our "Game Changer" in our breeding program. If you were color blind his fleece could compete with even the nicest white. Very uniform in color with a hand to die for. And style? did you say style!!! His staple has been an issue in management as his fleece is so long by show season that it is drapey. This male is here for the long haul in our breeding program and possibly touts the best gray genetics on the west coast. He is perfect in his confirmation, his histogram touts excel...