The Junior Herdsires

Tara and I snapped well over 100 pictures this past week and it never ceases to amaze me how you can take so many and only get a few good ones. Alpacas are not the easiest subjects to photograph.

Here are a few of the future herdsire wannabe's hoping to carry the torch when Wira Cocha retires.

"Ottimo"

Otto as we call him has a certain flair about him. When you see this striking male the first thing you say is WOW! He is handsome, has great presence, is very confident and has a sweet temperament. Not to mention he has Peruvian Victor genetics. He is the total package and he has definitely earned a spot on herdsire row at Ambriel Acres.

"Romeo"

I'm still waiting for a nice shot of Romeo. This is the best I could do. Romeo is a good looking boy with very nice fleece. He has a very sweet temperament and good bone structure, but we're still on the fence with him as far as herdsire row goes. He has filled out an application for stud row membership but nobody gets accepted until they are at least 2 years old and Romeo is only 1-1/2 years old at this point.

In the photo below is Romeo's Sire, Atlantic's Sunburst Rooney. He is co-owned between Alpaca Atlantic and Deep River Alpacas. Notice the resemblance? Thanks to Lisa Olsen for the picture.

"Romeo's Fleece"

"Massimo"

Next we have Massimo. Talk about tough to get a good shot. Try to capture a black alpaca on camera. This guy is very sweet but stands his ground when the boys fight to establish the pecking order. He's one tough dude! He also has filled out an application for herdsire row but again he's still too young. So far we like what we see in him and he does have that presence or flair about him, plus he has velvety soft fleece and he's true black. So he's got that going for him. We'll just wait and see.

"Thorello"

Thor is one little spitfire. He has had spunk from the get go. He is not quite 5 months old but has that charisma and confidence you would expect from a much older male. Plus, he has that sweet gentle temperament like his Dam Trellianna. We're definitely keeping a close eye on this little guy. And he's white to boot!

The picture below depicts Thor living up to the meaning of his name "Young Bull". He was just under one month old when I captured this photo with him climbing aboard IOAC Aurora during a breeding session.

"Is it My Turn?"

In this picture he reminds me of his Sire Wira Cocha because, they are both posers!

"Look at Me, I'm Studly!"

Spring has Sprung, The Grass has Ris.....

I wonder where the alpaca is?

It has been two months since the last post. Sorry I took so long but not much happens in the winter months. Winter is a time to get caught up on paperwork such as year-end stuff, scheduling our shearing date, sending off fiber for analysis, trimming toenails and getting prepared for spring breeding and birthing. We have also joined Alpacanation which is a great website to market our business so I have been working on the design of our farm listing. I thought it would be fairly easy to do but there is a lot more work involved than I thought. I want to do it right the first time so I’m taking my time gathering as much information as I can to use in the listing. I have been working on it for two weeks and probably have another week or two to finish. I will link it here when I conclude that project.

I needed to update photos of our animals because they grow so fast so Tara and I took about a hundred photos this afternoon. Here are a few from today.

Argento's Fleece

Argento is our silver girl, she'll be 2 years old in June and she is as sweet as can be. Her fleece was sent off for analysis to Yocum-McColl Testing Labs and her micron count came back AFD 25.5 SD 5.3 CV 20.8 %>30u 14.4

Still learning what the numbers mean but I think her fiber is gorgeous. She has great staple length and real soft handle. Her fleece looks lavender in the sunlight.

Ron & Otto

Otto's Fleece

Otto's fleece is very dense, just like his Dam. He has Peruvian Victor genetics. His numbers were AFD 25.6 SD 5.6 CV 21.9 %>30u 17.4

Juliet's Fleece

Juliet will be a year old in June. She has never been shorn just scissor cut when born. What amazes me is how long her staple length is. It's close to six inches in length with nice lustre and crimp. She is Otto's sister and also has Victor genetics.

Come to Daddy!


Thor & Ron

Trellianna's boy Thor is now just over 4 months old. He is very sweet just like his Mother!