Congratulations and thank you to James and Ichi Kwon, of Sunny Alpacas, for their purchase of Ike!
~ PERUVIAN TRUE EYE CANDY "IKE" ~ NEW GENETICS FOR THE SELECTIVE BREEDER
Eye Candy, known as Ike, is a mature silver-grey male producing stunning foundation females at Alpaca Country Estates. We have been very thankful to have him as a herdsire for many years. We are thrilled to have such an outstanding stud in our grey breeding program!
In his younger years Ike was the best grey male around. His miraculous grey fleece checked all the boxes. His fleece, year after year, continued to win banners. Ike's advanced Judge's Choice fleece, which scored 87 points - puts him in a very small class of elite classic gray herdsires. In halter, he was awarded Color Champion at arguably the toughest halter show in the country, the Futurity. He also took an AOA Grey Reserve Championship with over 40 grey males competing. He is a nine-time champion! Judged to be superior in quality, by senior judges, in both halter and fleece shows. This is the mark of an elite male.
Please see his fleece score card pictured here.
Scores such as these are rarely awarded to alpacas of any color.
His first three shearings each won at least one championship - proving lasting quality.
HISTOGRAMS:
At 8 months of age: YM's laser scan = 13.9 / 2.8 / 20.0 / 0.4% >30
At 20 months of age: 5-16-14: AFD 16.31 / SD 3.44 / CV 21.1 / 100% CF
At 32 months of age: 5-24-15: AFD 20.5 / SD 4.2 / CV 20.7 / CF 97.3%
At 44 months: 5-23-16: AFD 22.5 / SD 4.6 / CV 20.6 / CF 93.2% / curve 59.8
Ike has fantastic lineage as the son of 6x Champion MFI Peruvian Candyman. His Dam, KVR’s True elegance is also a banner winner. On the topside of Ike’s pedigree, it doesn’t appear to carry much grey, however it contains five generations of grey producing ancestors going all the way back to importation. On his bottom side, it is six generations of grey producing ancestors. Ike himself is producing grey in 52% of his offspring.
SIRE OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Ike has already produced National Champions in both Black and Gray! With the addition of many new herdsires at ACE, this 9x champion male is ready to grace new pastures. Take Ike home to create beautiful grey cria of your own. Ike may also be available in a package with grey production females, contact us for special pricing!
Judge's Choice, 2014 ABR Fall Festival: Fleece, Huacaya Judge's Choice (Judges: Sharon Loner, Sara Jane Maclennan)
Color Champion, 2015 A OK Blastoff: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Color Champion (Class of 10)(Judge: Sara Jane Maclennan)
Color Champion, 2014 ABR Fall Festival: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Color Champion (Class of 15)(Judge: Sara Jane Maclennan)
Color Champion, 2014 GWAS: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Color Champion (Class of 25)(Judge: Cheryl Gehly)
Color Champion, 2014 The Futurity: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Color Champion (Class of 24)(Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
Color Champion, 2014 TxOLAN: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Color Champion (Class of 29)(Judge: Cathy Merkley)
Reserve Champion, 2015 AOA Nationals: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Male Color Champion (Class of 40)(Judge: Sharon Loner)
Reserve Champion, 2014 CABA: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Color Champion (Class of 10)(Judge: Cheryl Gehly)
Reserve Champion, 2014 MOPACA: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Color Champion (Class of 22)(Judge: Sara Jane Maclennan)
Reserve Champion, 2014 GWAS: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Color Champion (Class of 43)(Judge: Peter Kennedy)
1st Place, 2015 VAOBA Alpaca Expo: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Two-Year-Old (Class of 1)(Judge: Wini Labrecque)
1st Place, 2015 A OK Blastoff: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Adult (Class of 5)(Judge: Sara Jane Maclennan)
1st Place, 2015 AOA National: Fleece, Huacaya Silver Grey Male Two Years & Older (Class of 3)(Judge: Sharon Loner)
1st Place, 2014 ABR Fall Festival: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Yearling (Class of 5)(Judge: Sara Jane Maclennan)
1st Place, 2014 GWAS: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Juvenile (Class of 8)(Judge: Cheryl Gehly)
1st Place, 2014 Futurity: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Silver Grey Male Yearling (Class of 9)(Judge: Amanda VandenBosch)
1st Place, 2014 MOPACA: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Silver Grey Male Yearling (Class of 5)(Judge: Sara Jane Maclennan)
1st Place, 2014 AOA National: Fleece, Huacaya Silver Grey Juvenile (Class of 6+)(Judge: Ursula Munro)
1st Place, 2014 TxOLAN: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Classic Light Silver Grey Male Yearling (Class of 4)(Judge: Cathy Merkley)
1st Place, 2013 GWAS: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Light Silver Grey Male Juvenile (Class of 4)(Judge: Wade Gease)
1st Place, 2013 The Futurity: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Silver Grey Male Juvenile (Class of 3)(Judge: Peter Kennedy)
1st Place, 2013 Rail Splitter Alpaca Show: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Juvenile (Class of 4)(Judge: Kevin O'Leary)
1st Place, 2013 Kentucky Classic: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Juvenile (Class of 2)(Judge: Jill MacLeod)
2nd Place, 2015 AOA National: Fleece, Huacaya Silver Grey Male Yearling (Class of 4)(Judge: Sharon Loner)
2nd Place, 2015 AOA Nationals: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Two-Year-Old (Class of 7)(Judge: Jill MacLeod) *1st Place won Reserve Champion
2nd Place, 2014 CABA Classic: Fleece, Huacaya Grey Juvenile (Class of 6)(Judge: Cheryl Gehly) *1st Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, 2014 GWAS: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Yearling (Class of 8)(Judge: Peter Kennedy) *1st Place won Color Champion
2nd Place, 2013 AOBA National: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Silver Grey Male Juvenile (Class of 5)(Judge: Kristin Buhrmann)
4th Place, 2015 The Futurity: Halter, Full Fleece Huacaya Grey Male Two-Year-Old (Class of 5)(Judge: Peter Kennedy)