Congratulations to Shari and Donna Hollinger who purchased Morning Star's Don Diego who will be going to Cascade Rose Alpacas in Washington. Diego's lineage of PPeruvian Pluro, Danko, grandsire Crescent Moon's Rayo Del Sol (6x Grand Color Champ) and Sire Emerald Farms Rincon Cloud 2005 AOBA Silver Nat'l Grand Champion are enough reason to want him in your breeding program! Diego's dam is a pretty black girl with silver throughout her body. INCREDIBLE DENSITY AND LASTING FINENESS IN THIS BOY 2015 Histogram - AFD 20.5; SD 4.4; CV 21.2; %>30 3.3; CF 96.3; still this fineness at 9 years of age for grey is amazing! His biopsy follicle test is even more impressive! Density - 62.8/mm with a Secondary:Primary fiber ratio of 13.1:1. Only 3 grey alpacas have ever tested higher in density and no grey alpacas have a higher S:P ratio (in fact, only 7 alpacas in ANY color have a higher S:P ratio - including white!). You'll have trouble finding a grey to put up a combination of those kinds of numbers anywhere! Diego has many cria on the ground & every one of them is lovely. He is clearly passing on his amazing fineness to his cria. LASTING FINENESS RUNS IN HIS BLOOD: Cria Histograms: Jacob at age 2 - 16.7 AFD; Joshua at age 3 - 16.4 AFD; Levi at age 2 - 20.1 AFD; Baratheon – 15.3 AFD; Ophelia – 15.6 AFD; Antoinette – 17.98 AFD; Lazarus – 18.4 AFD Relatives' Histograms: Diamond (Mom) at age 12 - 23.00 AFD; Black Pearle (Maternal Sister) at age 5 - 17.52 AFD; Angel (Maternal Sister) at age 7 - 21.89 AFD Diego's string of blues began in '07 with a rave review from Judge Wade Gease's , "This young man had a presence as soon as he entered the ring...his feet glided across the grass, his toes pointed straight ahead...he's consistent throughout...good density and wonderful fineness...beautiful conformation". That was just the beginning followed by Wade praising him again at AlpacaMania for his "exceptional conformation, extreme fineness, beautiful crimp and consistent fiber character". He continued to stock pile blues and more at every show and fiber exhibition we had him in until he began breeding. Diego has a sweet personality, isn't skittish and comes right to us or visitors. His fiber is exceptional and butter fine, his micron stats have always been great for a light animal let alone his coloring! They rank right alongside with some of the best in the nation! His fineness, luster, excellent dense coverage, beautiful typey head and strong bone structure will add great qualities to any herd. His conformation and proud presence was apparent since he was born and all the judge's comments confirm it. Now with so many cria on the ground it is great to see that he passes his fiber qualities on to his offspring and he is making more all the time! This is your opportunity to add Diego's beautiful DSG coloring to your herd not to mention his sweet personality, incredible fineness and his impressive genetics.

Congratulations and thank you to Todd & Wendi Eccles of Structured Chaos Farm for their purchase of Patagonia's Felicity! PATAGONIA'S FELICITY Felicity is the daughter of True Black, Patagonia's Admiral, a 3x champion and multiple blue ribbon winner. Her paternal grandsire is none other than our legendary multi-champion herdsire, Patagonia's Lennox. Offspring: On 7/27/2016, Felicity gave us a beautiful bay black female sired by Morning Star's Don Diego. On 8/28/2017, Felicity gave birth to a handsome dark brown male out of Patagonia's Antonio. He has excellent conformation, a beautiful soft, crimpy and dense fleece.

ESTATES SILVER BOREAS Boreas' sire is Chief Grey Feather, an outstanding producer of champions with dense, soft micron fleece. Paternal "Royal Lineage" Includes: (Accoyo) 4 Peruvian Legacy, (Accoyo) PPPeruvian Grandmaster, PPPeruvian Naomi, Peruvian Nome, Peruvian Matador, plus many generations of black and grey genetics. His dam, Estates Silvery Steel Brittany is out of Neversummer's US Steel. Boreas’ maternal granddam and Desert Deserado’s granddam are one in the same, Janus’ Bewitched, who is out of CR&R Cargual, a great line from Canada. This magnificent medium silver-grey male grew up on the 2017 show string at an early age. Boreas won a Blue-Ribbon in the Bred and Owned Class at Alpaca Breeders Invitational 2017 show. You can see the diversity of color in the class. On our 2018 show string, Judge Peter Kennedy presented Estates Silver Boreas with a Blue Ribbon at the California Classic Show and a 2nd place ribbon at the 2018 CABA Classic show. He also brought home a 2nd place ribbon from the 2018 Alpacapalooza show, presented by Judge Jude Anderson. Boreas filled out, has handsome staple length, soft crimp, and is extremely dense. Check out his fleece shots taken at the leg. He still has beautiful crimp into leg & belly! Cheryl Gehly truly was in awe with this extraordinary male when she assessed our herd in 2018. In 2021, judge Arturo Pena assessed our top alpacas & was impressed by several of Boreas' offspring. Boreas is a Champion Producer and is on his way to becoming a strong grey asset to our breeding program! His son, MHAR Crystal Blue Boreas is currently a 5X Champion. Several of Boreas’ progeny brought home awards on our 2023 show string. His son, Estates Black GoldXXX won Color Champion & 1st Place at the 2023 Houston Livestock Alpaca Show! Son, Estates Boreas’ Grey Believer won Reserve Champion & 1st Place at the 2023 Houston Show for Walking Fleece. Watch for his offspring on our show strings! A Few of Boreas' Award-Winning & Internationally Recognized Offspring: MHAR CRYSTAL BLUE BOREAS – MSG Male 8/26/19 - 5X Champion & Numerous Blues ESTATES BOREAS' GREY BELIEVER - LSG Male 5/19/22 - Reserve Champion & 1st Place, 2023 Houston Show: WF ESTATES BLACK GOLDXXX - TB Male 6/30/22 - Color Champion & 1st Place, 2023 Houston Alpaca Show ESTATES HONEYMOON HEART – MB Female 7/24/20 - 2nd Place, 2021 Gold Country Gathering: Halter (*First won Color Champ) ESTATES SILVER PRESTIGE - LSG Female 6/21/21 - 2nd Place, 2023 CABA Classic ESTATES SILVER MORNING SONG – DSG Female 5/29/20 (CANADA)