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Storybook's P Prince Ghirardelli

Alpaca, Huacaya, Male | Dark Brown

AOA #32282047 | DOB: 9/4/2012 (12 yrs)

Sire: HRF Peruvian Challenger_deleted

32282047<--ari-->Bay Black<--color-->Challenger is the half accoyo, bay black son of CPeruvian Accoyo Express 0222 and SA Peruvian Black Mysteria. Born on Hickory Ridge Farm in July of 2007, he showed excellent fiber and conformational characteristics from the time he landed on the ground. The fiber’s extreme density and softness of handle are two of his qualities that set him apart from the rest of the crowd. The high frequency crimp and thick fiber density allows for the formation of a lock structure that rivals the very best of full Accoyo white animals. When Challenger walks into the ring, his outstanding conformation gives the impression that he is there to own the ring. Challenger is the epitome of the typey black herdsire genetics that you will want to carry into your herd. He will bring a highly sought after fleece and great genetics to his offspring. Even though he has just started to breed, we are sure he will be another solid herdsire that the best breeders will want to utilize long term. His 2008 show season has finished with a bang. After appearing in 14 Halter shows, he had received blue ribbons in class for each show and eleven halter class championship banners. The championship banners include a reserve championship at the 2008 MAPACA Jubilee, which to date has been the largest Alpaca show in the world!! At the 2008 Empire Extravoganza, Challenger was selected as the first ever Judge's Choice Male Halter Huacaya Award!! His 2009 show season has ended with the Color Championship recieved at AOBA Nationals in the spring of 2009, with an outstanding twenty (20) halter class championship banners earned. Dr. Norman Evans has completed a skin biopsy and detmined that Challenger's fiber folicles number 88.75 per square millimeter and the Secondary to Primary follicle ratio is 16.4. Dr. Evans has placed Challenger as one of the top three (3) males of his age (2years) that he has ever evaluated!! Challenger now proudly stands in stud service at home here at Hickory Ridge Fa<--description-->

Dam: Snugglers' Peruvian Carmeltina

Snugglers' Peruvian Carmeltina

HuacayaOpen (Female)Dark Brown

AOA# 848310DOB: 5/17/200321 yrs

When we began Storybook Alpacas we were told to start with the best. Carmeltina, a full Peruvian, Pendragon of Peru daughter, one of our first animals, came to us with multiple championships and bred to Snowmass Golden Seal. She is magnificent with beautiful fleece and an extraordinary elegance we have not seen in any other animal, all complemented by her gentle personality. Soft, dense, consistent fleece from Carmeltina has supplied us with a beautiful supply of yarn showing off her Royal Fawn heritage. Attesting to her value are her siblings who have also done well in the show ring and her crias who, with one exception, have all won 1st up to multiple champion and even a judges choice either in the ring or on their fiber. Carmeltina has gone on to prove herself with show stopping crias, textbook births and has been the perfect vision of motherhood. Her attentiveness to her crias has been amazing and her milk supply - well our vet called her a dairy cow! Carmeltina, the mother of multi-champions Maia and Manifestation, threw an adorable, light silver grey, pure peruvian daughter out of the now-deceased Brinx in June. She has that coveted big bone and a curious personality that just doesn't quit! We have truly enjoyed having Carmeltina and her offspring in our herd and now the next chapter of the story has begun. Thank you to Jeff Hull and Nancy Lake of Grey Alpaca Company who have generously purchased Carmeltina for their breeding program and to help with the Alpacas for Asylum effort to save a family from genocide. Watch for her next cria in the ring!

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AOA# 848310 Dark Brown

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Yes he is as soft as he looks. And yes, he's as sweet as he looks too. This little boy is amazing! He has luxuriously soft, fine, shiny, long, crimpy fleece all in the most decadent, very dark chocolate brown. How could his name be anything but Ghirardelli? I just can't wait to wrap up in something awesome made from this fleece! Ghirardelli's fiber is not only soft, out of three spin-off entries he brought home 3 blue ribbons and a Judge's Choice! If you've thought of having a ready supply of beautiful fiber to spin right in your own back yard, Ghirardelli is the answer. He comes with his fawn companion and is a great way to experience the luxury of alpaca in your own back yard. This little guy is absolutely adorable. See this royal Prince today at Storybook Alpacas....Where Happily Ever Afters Begin!

Updated 8/31/2017