Mariposa is the kind of foundation female alpaca breeders dream about. Her solid white pedigree contains the names of two outstanding males, PPPeruvian (Accoyo) El Moustachio and Peruvian Hemingway. The power of the Alianza/Accoyo cross to produce exceptional alpacas is proven again in Mariposa...fine, dense, crimpy, consistent white fiber on a nicely balanced, conformationally correct frame. The whole package! Mariposa has given us three outstanding crias. The third cria is a lovely, spunky, white female, Avalon's Morning Star ... the first cria from Avalon's Peruvian Tri-Star, our white multiple Color Champion. We can't wait to see this little girl grow up. And, as with her other two crias, Mariposa has demonstrated again that she is an attentive mother who births easily and breeds back readily. These are qualities we look for in our foundation females. Since the outcome of the Mariposa/Tri-Star match promises to be something special, we have repeated this breeding. Can we be lucky enough to hit the jackpot twice with this combination? Stay tuned! Unfortunately, Mariposa lost her pregnancy February 13, 2008...a female, of course! We were sadded by this loss, but grateful that Mariposa seems well. We'll be rebreeding her to Tri-Star at the first opportunity following shearing in June.

UPDATE: Rio's first crias are here and look great! The genetic potential of this full Peruvian male is awesome! He brings together the strengths of the Accoyo(Caligula and Leon) and Cconchatanca bloodlines. Both his dam and his sire have elite white fiber that has retained fineness as they have matured. At the fourth shearing his sire's histogam was AFD=18.3 SD=3.6 CV=19.7% CF=99.7% >30=0.3%!!!! As if that wasn't enough, Rio has a terrific dam, too. Phyllis is one of our outstanding foundation females, representing the awesome result of an Accoyo/Cconchatanca match. She has given us two exceptional crias: Taffeta (now one of our foundation females) and Rio...2 for 2! Phyllis's histogram for her 8th shearing was an outstanding AFD=20.4 SD=4.2 CV=20.3% CF=97.3% >30=2.7%!!!! Talk about maintaining fiber excellence! And, like Montezuma, she offers fineness without sacrificing density. How can Rio not be great? Rio has grown into the phenotypically ideal male that his sire represents (see photo). Rio has his sire's excellent conformation and balance, complete fiber coverage, and handsome head. His dense fiber is bright, crimpy, fine, and consistent with excellent staple length. And, the good news is that he just continues to get better every day, exhibiting the "type", presence, and style we want in a herdsire. At the IAOBA Show, Diane Timmerman called him "The complete package!" WOW! Co-owned with Crystal Lake Alpacas (MI) Ask about Avalon Farm's Special Program of DISCOUNTED "CUSTOMER" AND "PRIORITY" STUD FEES!. 60 DAYS FREE BOARD for dam and the cria by her side AND a 30 DAY LIVE CRIA GUARANTEE. "Drive-By" and Mobile breedings by arrangement. Awards (cont) 2007 MIAF-Judge: Inglefield 1st Shorn White Adult Males 2007 MI Breeder's Show 1st Adult