31344487<--ari-->MRG<--color-->Pedigree: An excellent indicator of a male's EBV (estimated breeding value). We want lines with established pre-potency that have demonstrated sustained fineness through at least 4-5 years. Click on GnR's ARI cert icon above. Conformation: It has to be a given, if it's not, the search stops here. We like a male that is well proportioned, but compact. We want good bite and head. Solid bone and strong fore and hindquarters. We prefer good sized testicles and want to see him breeding before age 2 and maintaining a vigorous libido thereafter...but an even non aggressive temperament. GnR is our poster boy for all of the above. Fiber: Hand and uniformity: That's easy! Just put it against your cheek.A grid sample can be found by going to our website...he's consistant across a broad blanket top to belly, brisket to tail. Fineness: It's not about 1st shear micron. What's the 4th shear like? Don't hide the SD and % over 30 micron...that's what the industry is crying for. And while your at it, check out the difference between the micron in primary and secondary fibers and their respective SDs (on skin biopsy stats). Brightness: GnR's fiber glows...a quality not lost on every one of his offspring. Density; Fiber doesn't have to "feel" dense...more often than not that's a sign of coarseness. Quite simply, GnR is the densest grey biopsied through Jim Watt's lab in Australia, and they've been doing it for over 20 years.If you click on the histogram icon, you will see his biopsy results. An explanation of those numbers can be found on our website. Length: His fiber is ridiculously long. His 4th shear (at right) is only 315 days. Awards Received Color Championships Monterey Pronk, 2006 Judge Sara Jane McLennan Monterey Pronk, 2007 Judge Jill Macleod Alpacafest West, 2007 Judge Shannon McConne SWRAS, 2008 (level4)Judge Jude Anderson Cal Classic,2008 (level 4) Judge Kevin O'Leary Reserve Color Championships California Classic, 2007 Judge Kristin Buhrman The <--description-->

31344487<--ari-->MSG<--color-->Full Chilean One of our top producing females (2 girls, 2 boys, all award-winners). Have you ever seen an alpaca with tiger stripes? Well, to see the back of Hug's neck is to believe that it's true. She brought in an impressive 7 pounds of fleece her first shearing in 2003 - it even impressed the shearer at a shear-off event! We were also amazed at her histogram - considering she's a grey and her fleece was taken randomly from a back - not from a clean shearing off the side blanket. She has a super personality and was the inspiration for our ranch mural. Her clip impressed yet another experienced shearer this June (2004). <--description-->