Grand River Marquis
Alpaca, Huacaya, Male | Dark Silver Grey
AOA #31983341 | DOB: 7/1/2010 (14 yrs)
Sire: Grand River Modelo Especial
31983341<--ari-->Light Silver Grey<--color-->Modelo is sired by Emerald Farms Rincon Cloud, a 2005 AOBA National Gray Color Champion. Midelo's grandsire is the well known Crescent Moon’s Rayo Del Sol an 8X Champion known for producing high quality black and gray crias.
Modelo’s dam, Fortune Cookie, is one of Grand River’s top producing true black females and a multiple award winner herself.
Modelo has an impressive award collection that includes a Reserve Championship and 7 Blue Ribbons from very competitive grey classes.
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Dam: Grand River Dutchess
31983341<--ari-->Dark Brown<--color-->Dutchess is full sister to both Grand River Luminosity and Grand River Esperanza, who are both champions. Although Dutchess never won a championship herself, she is a blue ribbon winner and producer of outstanding high quality show offspring. Dutchess has given us two outstanding gray offspring, both sired by our silver gray herdsire, Modelo Especial. Dutchess has very dense fleece that is almost the color of a deep red or mahogany. Her fleece has tiny indullations of crimp. Dutchess carries sought after genetics of her late grandfather, Accoyo Peruvian Legacy who was the highest selling alpaca in history as well as her Sire Dark Shaddow, who is one of the top black herd sires in the US who is no longer offered for outside breedings. <--description-->
Description
When this male arrived on our farm after having been recently shorn at his birth farm, we a bit shocked to see that they had sheared him to the skin everywhere except his topknot, and that they had cut back. So, now over a year later, we are finally seeing the 'Marquis' of his youth in his recovering fleece coverage. What we did see right away was just how deliciously soft Marquis felt, like royal velvet, to the touch. And, he showed rolling of his skin at his neck -- often demonstrative of improved density.
As he continued to grow, we observed that his fleece was very dense. This is even more impressive when you consider how his very fine merino type crimp, like most other similar fiber, does not really lend itself well to bundling since it usually requires the very rare microbundling at this stage. We are looking for his coverage to further develop with time. Like in many grey herdsires during transition to full maturity, his primary fibers are currently longer than his secondary fibers in a halo. With his fine primary fiber, the secondary fibers can be easily dehaired, leaving a beautiful soft and even-grey roving. He has three crias on the ground -- two black and one grey crias -- for us and outside farms. From this small sample we have confirmed that he passes his finely crimped fiber in dark color.
As stated by the farm that bred him, Grand River: "Marquis has a stunning look to him and his fleece is very dense and fine with a zippered style crimp which is consistent throughout. The genetics this male carries should make your decisin to purchase him even easier. This male carries the genetics from Dark Shaddow, 2006 Dark Futurity Herdsire of the Year and multiple true black champion and champion producer. Marquis is also grandson to Rincon Cloud, 2005 AOBA National Show Gray male color champion, Accoyo Peruvian Legacy, 2X Futurity Herdsire of the Year winner. His grandmother is Fortune Cookie, producer of 2 champions. His dam, Dutchess, is full sister to 4x champion Grand River Luminosity and champion Grand River Esperanza. Marquis paternal grandsire is Bolivian Vesuvius. Marquis has it all. In his very first show he brought home a blue ribbon, carrying on the family tradition of blue ribbon winners. " [073113]
Awards
[2nd] 2nd Place 2012 Buckeye Alpaca Show
[1st] 1st Place 2011 Mapaca Jubilee
Updated 10/10/2022
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