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! Yes, she may be 14, but she's in great shape and I have no doubt she can carry a cria just fine. She can be bred to our amazing Bradford or Locksley for this price, so you get two in this deal! You should expect to get a cria with a finer fleece by these boys. 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 (added stud fee though). Rhiannon has a medium rose gray sire—the famous Premier's Rubio—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:... |
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 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 Kaeleigh had her first cria in June 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?? We got a gorgeous medium brown girl with black extremities, exactly what we ordered! (Ha!) If she were a horse I'd call her a bay color and so my husband suggested naming the cria Baeleigh. You can see some of her first baby steps in the video in the right column. Don't miss Baeleigh's EPD results, especially with her dark color.
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 Ridge15 yrs: 22 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 gal we've named Bonny Lass on 6/20/2023, with no assistance. Bonny is pure snowy white! And with Vanora's EPD combined with Encore's EPD, we figured this would be a baby with phenomenal fleece—and we are right on the money . . . Bonny's EPD is in the top 5% to 25% in 7 out of 9 fleece characteristics!
Vanora has 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, Baeleigh. They both have amazing fleece with the super inherited quality of lingering fineness. Kaeleigh wa... |
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 VALORIE98mm 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 (Blade's Blacksmythe). He's spunky and we think with his parentage and color 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 goo... |
FDA DEACON GREY SILVER BLADE FDA DEACON GREY SILVER BLADEHuacayaHerdsire (Male)Medium Silver Grey ARI# AOA# 31724470 DOB: 5/17/200915 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 KHLOËTOP 8.5% Fleece length in nation! STIRLING RIDGE KHLOËHuacayaFemale (bred)White AOA# DOB: 6/21/20167 yrs Khloë's claim to fame is the LONG staple length she puts on her babies. Her latest cria, Iona, has amazing length of 5 1/2" and as a yearling she sold quickly because of it!
Khloë has been bred and is due May 2024 to true black Antonio of Golden Pines who has a 22.7 micron in his 10th year! Annnnd . . . she is 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?
Click on her EPD stats on the side bar. Here's what she is predicted to give her cria from the latest 2023 EPD results:
Ranked 35% for AFD value ... |
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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Stirling Ridge JOELEIGHPlain sweet & gorgeous! Stirling Ridge JOELEIGHHuacayaFemaleLight Fawn AOA# DOB: 6/20/20203 yrs Joeleigh is absolutely, hands down my FAVORITE girl on the farm. She's very sweet natured, quite easy to handle, curious, has beautiful conformation and a gorgeous head, and amazing fleece! She is now a mature girl and at 3 years old is bred 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 2023 EPD stats! Here's what they mean for her prosp... |
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