Introduction of Pedigree
WHFNC Legendary Sweet Lorraine
Alpaca, Huacaya, Open (Female) | True Black
AOA #30032516 | DOB: 3/8/2006 (18 yrs)
Sire: Patagonia's Compadre
Histogram: afd=20.6m, sd=3.4m, cv=16.5%, >30=1.2% (2 years of age)
Second place CABA 2002
David and Vicky Brooks of Heatherbrook Farms state "Compadre is a magnificent true black herdsire from strong black genetics. He is one of the best alpacas ever produced at Alpacas de la Patagonia. Now with numerous offspring on the ground, he is proving his prepotency. He has stamped out in every cria his beautiful head, strong bone structure, solid conformation, fineness, extreme luster, crimp & lock definition.
Compadre has extremely strong black color genetics. He has produced 100% black when bred to black and twice when bred to grey has produced grey. When bred to whites, fawns and browns he has thrown black 41% of the time and so far has always produced cria darker than color of the dam. Combine these traits with his 8 lb shear wt, an adjusted spinning fineness of 18 microns at 2 years of age and it's clear that Compadre is a World Class Herd Sire, a must have in any breeding program.
Compadre currently has 206 registered offspring on the ground.
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Dam: Patagonia's Venetia
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Description
Lorraine was purchased at auction to capture her pedigree into our true black line development and looked forward to the breeding to Snowmass Ovation offered at auction however he was confused with Patagonia's Chulo resulting in a striking line bred silver gray MAMGB Apo Niya in 2010. We were thrilled that the doubling up on Neruda resulted in no issues verifying that line for us.
MAMGB Kaichiga, Lorraine's 2011 cria, went poof when he dried out, and then developed into a very good looking young macho with an AFD of 18.85 and an SD of 4.32 for his first shearing. His second fleece is coming in consistent with a very fine handle.
MAMGB Suluta, Lorraine's 2012 cria, arrived in September, well conformed, spunky, and a wearing bright, true black, fleece densely covering her frame from topknot to toes. These are the blacks that are fun to watch develop each day bringing more and more satisfaction that "you got a good one there."
The 2012 breeding was so successful we decided to repeat it for a 2013 cria, but we will have to be patient and wait that event until October.
Delivered a stunning rose or caramel colored female in Thahca with such a mild disposition September 22, 2013.
Delivered a beautiful blue black boy Saturday morning, September 20, 2014 - definitely worth the wait! Akab Sapa is developing into that stunning boy he started. Lorraine and Wasake definitely knew what they were doing! He is SOLD. We visited Akab the other day (2017) and his fleece development and volume is stunning.
Finally delivered a beautiful copper boy 8-15-2019 with loads of fiber and curls.
Awards
Judge: Sara Jane MacLennan
Michigan Alpaca Show - Fall 2013 - PRODUCE OF DAM - The fleece consistency between alpacas was not as consistent as those placed above in the class. NOTE: The representatives for Lorraine had two different sires which was not the case with the other competitors in this class.
Updated 8/8/2021
Offspring
Amazing Fiber
MAMGB Apo Niya
Open (Female)15 yrsMedium Silver Grey
Sold
Copper Top
MAMGB Mazasa Akab "Copper Top"
Male5 yrsMedium Brown
Sold
Glistening long Black staple!
MAMGB Suluta (Suh-Loo'-Tah) "Flicker"
Open (Female)12 yrsTrue Black
Sold
MAMGB Thahca [Thaa-Kah] "Deer"
Open (Female)11 yrsDark Brown
Sold