Animal Details

Dark Rose Grey 22 microns at 7 yr!!

Captain Nemo

Alpaca, Huacaya, Herdsire (Male) | Dark Rose Grey

AOA #849790 | DOB: 6/26/2003 (21 yrs)

Sire: 5Peruvian Santana

849790<--ari-->Medium Brown<--color--> It was with great sadness that we had to say good-by to our first herdsire, 5Peruvian Santana. It closes a chapter in our history that provided the foundation for our business. Santana was our first herdsire purchase and singlehandedly started our breeding business. We grew up with him and will always appreciate the impact he had on our efforts throughout the years. He leaves behind a legacy of banner winning cria and herdsires with well respected programs. Santana has passed the test with three different judges awarding him first or second in his halter class (large classes, we might add!) Even without his commanding presence, his fiber has been regarded as exceptional with a 2nd Place in the 2002 AOBA National Conference Fleece Show and a 1st Place in the 2003 and 2004 AOBA fleece shows! His histograms represent his consistency in longterm quality. He has uniform, dense fiber with loads of fine, high frequency crimp. His presence in the field shows the pride and conformation that made him stand out in the East Coast's two biggest shows. Combined with his limited background in North America, he is a valuable addition to any farm's genetics. We love his rich mahogany color that may been responsible for his ability to produce black and rose grey. Contact us for a fiber sample and additional photos. Cria on the ground are everything you would expect from a first class herdsire. (Black from grey dams, brown from a white dam, and bay black from a brown dam). Santana has produced his own First Place winners at the AOBA National Conference and the Eastern Alpaca Jubilee. His offspring also include Color and Reserve Color Champions, most notably Sunset Hills Andean Gold, Sunset Hills top herdsire and a Color Champion even at 5 years old! Santana is one of our "originals", but his latest yearling daughter just earned two Blue Ribbons...he's still got what it takes! <--description-->

Dam: 6Peruvian Dona Perlas

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We love Nemo. We all love Nemo, from our partners the Sweeney's at Celtic Criations to all who come to our farm. He is proud, he is stately, he is charming and he truly may be one of the smartest alpacas I have ever met. He definitely knows that he is king over his world, he controls his herd, and they all are much better behaved with Nemo around. Nemo has many wonderful traits that he passes onto his progeny, from incredible conformation, exquisite fineness, lovely crimp, and excellent density. He stamps them - and you can always tell a Nemo cria. Don't get me wrong - they aren't cookie cutters. They are distinct and they have an attitude and a presence that is recognizable to all of us. And he also passes on his great temperment and his intelligence. You know the saying that alpacas don't challenge fences? Well someone forgot to tell Nemo. He challenges them all. We swear he knows how to pick locks. He knows how to escape from any fence, gate, paddock, or arena around. I have seen him shimmy under a fence - like a marine crawling under fencing in boot camp. And he has taught his sons. And this is because he has a one track mind - girls. Here's a story: One late night Nemo decided it was time for a panty raid. And at 1am in the morning, he pried open a gate, he broke out of "camp"; and led 12 very very happy males over to the girls barn. The girls were thrilled, the boys were thrilled, perhaps I wasn't as thrilled......I had to get them all back. I know he was the instigator because i saw him do it. But to his credit, he also helped me corral one of the most indignant boys and get him haltered and led back down to the boys barn. Nemo pranced back to the boys barn, as proud as could be. Ever since that night Nemo has been my buddy. Nemo has many fine attributes other than being a girl loving escape artist. Nemo is as rare as they come... Full Peruvian, solid dark rose grey!!! This male has it all...color, fineness, crimp, charisma, presence, and attitude! His fleece (18.6 micron 2006) has a uniform fine handle and crimp. And at the age of 7 his micron came back at 22! Amazing--now that is lingering fineness! He has consistent grey fiber throughout his blanket. His sire, 5Peruvian Santana, is an AOBA 2000 Blue Ribbon winner in halter competition and the AOBA 2003 and 2004 Blue Ribbon fleece. His dam, Dona Perlas, was the 2001 PAOBA Breeders Showcase Reserve Color Champ for grey females. Her sire is 6Peruvian Dom Timbo 5042, a superb dark silver grey hersire owned by Magical Farms. This guy has inherited the best from both parents with impeccable fiber, conformation and presence. And Nemo's kids are great. He is producing champions and ribbon winning prgeny. Here is a sampling: 3x champion/reserve Lord Stirling (CMSG) 10x blue ribbon, Silver Crown (MMRG) 2x reserve champion, 3blue ribbons, Celtic Criations BlackSod Reserve Champion, 5x blue ribbon winner, CCABC Bombay's Black Betty, Reserve Champion Safona, Prince Dakkar 3x b

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