Congratulations to our friend Annie Hunt of Willow Wind Farm, for acquiring a share of Avatar. Please contact Annie about Avatar breedings. We are thrilled with Avatar's newest creations - including Delphi's Avella - The 2017 National grey female halter Champion at just over 6 months of age. And congratulations to Avella's new owners, Debbie and Dale Hoerl; Alpacas of Moose Creek Ranch! Many more Avatar crias will be arriving in 2018. Avatar has beautiful crimpy, dense, and fine fleece, but what separates him from other outstanding herd sires, is his phenomenal handle - due to both exceptional uniformity, and very bright, low scale fiber. Cameron Holt, AOBA Senior Judge Trainer and world wide fiber expert, gave the following scores to Avatar's fleece: Fineness: 15 out of 15 ; Handle: 5 out of 5 ; Uniformity of micron: 7 out of 8 ; Crimp: 8.5 out of 10 ; Density: 3 out of 5 ; Brightness: 8 out of 10 ; Lack of medullation: 8 out of 10. His daughter Delphi's Lailah won Color Champion Grey Female Fleece at the 2012 Nationals. His son Delphi's Rama won a Blue Ribbon at the 2012 National Fleece Show, (and then brown Color Champion at the Tenessee Waltz Fleece Show). These two Avatar kids insured Delphi's win of the 2012 Classic Cup for fleece, at the 2012 Nationals. Another standout offspring is Kanaka - an 8X Champion with 1% EPD's in both SD and >30; and 2% EPD's in fineness. While we don't participate in the program, we agree Avatar's son Kanaka's EPD stats do reflect his sire's strong suits. Avatar's many other crias now include Six AOBA National Halter or Fleece Champions, several Futurity Champions, and many many many Multi-Champion and Blue Ribbon show winners, in addition to the winners of many Special Awards, such as the Best Brightness award at the National Fleece Show - the first time this award has been awarded to a grey. Please enjoy viewing some of his lovely crias and their fleeces, shown below. Avatar's Histograms: 7-1-02 = AFD 18.7 / SD 3.4 / CV 18.0 / 0.7% >30 6-11-03 = AFD 20.9 / SD 3.4 / CV 16.3 / 1.0% >30 5-1-04 = AFD 21.8 / SD 4.0 / CV 18.4 / 2.2% >30 6-1-07 = AFD 24.5/ SD 4.4 / CV 18.0/ 8.9% >30 5-27-08 = AFD 22.4/ SD 4.2 / CV 18.8/ 3.4% >30 5-13-09 = AFD 21.9/ SD 3.9 / CV 17.8 / 2.5% > 30 6-9-10 = AFD 21.5 / SD 3.7 / CV17.2 / 1.7% >305

Congratulations Big Hat Ranch on your purchase of this phenomenal producer!

Hannah's First Baby, born in 2011, "Lailah Moon", was the National Color Champion female Grey Fleece 2012! Lailah is one of the best crias ever produced at Delphi. Oh we will miss Hannah Moon! See Hannah's fleece histogram by clicking on the icon at right. 18.4 AFD at 9 months with a great curv too - and isn't that crimp lovely. Hannah is a sweetheart - a social butterfly. 5/16 Accoyo with Peruvian Chaparral on her dad's side, and Felix & El Moustachio on her mom's. Hannah's mom is a Color Champion in halter, and a Reserve Champion Fleece from the F2F winter Nationals. Hannah is very fine fleeced with excellent apparent density. Great conformation, presence, and a Blue Ribbon Winner at her first show at barely 6 months of age. She was rebred to Avatar in 2011 and gave us gorgeous Calliope Moon in 2012. So much like her sister Lailah - in a beautiful golden brown. Calliope was our offering at The Futurity Auction 2013. At 7 months of age Calliope's AFD 19.0 / SD 2.8 / CV 14.9 / 0.5% >30 - we love that uniformity. Congratulations to Alpaca Country Estates on your purchase of lovely Calliope - she will certainly give you many wonderful cria. Avatar and Hannah Click. This year they have given us a lovely medium brown boy, Noah Moon - who seems to be cut from the same cloth as his sisters. Perfection in conformation from day one - strong - with super soft curls. He will have just been weaned when Hannah goes to the Futurity. Come see Hannah and fall in love! It will be incredibly hard to see this girl go. 5-13-09: 18.4 AFD / 3.6 CV / 19.6 / 0.9>30% spin fineness 17.7 mean curvature 47.5 6-9-2010: AFD 21.2 / SD 3.5 / CV 16.6 / 1.3% >30 @ 1 year & 9 months of age. 3-29-11 = AFD 22.1 / SD 4.1 / CV 18.7 / 3.3% >30 5-11-12 = AFD 21.5 / SD 4.1 / CV 18.9 / 2.6% >30 5-13-13 = AFD 22.3 / SD 4.4 / CV 19.9 / 5.0% >30

Sold - Congratulations to Nancy Chapel of Alpaca Country Estates! Ike's advanced Judge's Choice fleece, which scored 87 points - puts him in a very very small class of elite classic gray herd sires. And, in halter, he was awarded Color Champion at arguably the toughest halter show in the country, the Futurity. Judged to be superior in quality, by senior judges, in both halter and fleece shows. In showing, This is the mark of an elite male. And, in terms of Production - he's already produced National Champions in both Black and Gray. Please see his fleece score card pictured here. Scores such as these are rarely awarded to alpacas of any color. His first Three shearings have each won at least one championship - proving lasting quality. Ike started settling girls when he was just 21 months old, he is a pleasure to manage as a sire. I fell in love with Ike at first sight (and feel), at the 2013 Futurity, when he was 7 months old. Thank you to Gary Henderson of Keva Ranch Alpacas, for producing Ike, and allowing him to join us here at Delphi! At 8 months of age - YM's laserscan = 13.9 / 2.8 / 20.0 / 0.4% >30 At 20 months of age: 5-16-14: AFD 16.31 / SD 3.44 / CV 21.1 / 100% CF At 32 months of age: 5-24-15: AFD 20.5 / SD 4.2 / CV 20.7 / CF 97.3% At 44 months: 5-23-16: AFD 22.5 / SD 4.6 / CV 20.6 / CF 93.2% / curve 59.8 He's definitely the total package.

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Ike is closed to outside breedings. Crias shown in the 'all of Ike's kids' picture posted here, include All of Ike's kids born to Delphi girls thru Jan 2019 at Delphi, except two that left with their mom's as little babies. His production consistency is unmatched. :^)