UPDATE: sometime in the summer of 2018, Manchu quit producing sperm. We finally tested and confirmed in spring of 2019. He had a long run and produced many outstanding cria. We are thrilled to still have daughters, sons and grandlkids still in the herd. He is retired to live out his time in the old guys pasture. Thanks Manchu!! 2015 Histogram just in AFD 24.3 SD 4.4 CF 92.2 Medulation 5.2 AT 11 YEARS OLD!! 9 Time Champion/Reserve ~ 12 First Place Awards! FULL ACCOYO! Here is what Amanda VandenBosch had to say when she evaluated him for us this February 2006…… “Overall this male is excellent! He is a strong male with excellent substance of bone. He has a triangular head shape with a broad muzzle and good distance from eye to lower face. He is true to type thru his head and overall proportions, exhibiting fineness, uniformity of character throughout the blanket and excellent density for fineness. True Herdsire prospect! As you can see from his histograms over the years he is VERY consistent. He sheared 13.9 POUNDS in his 2008 annual shearing. 14.2 lbs in his 2009 annual shearing, 14.8 lbs in his 2010 shearing. WOW. DENSE. 2007 Skin biopsy - Follicular Density of 61; S/P Ratio 11/1 Age 15 mo. (Watts 2006) His 2008 Fleece (4 years old – D age category) Scored 80.5 points at AOBA Nationals 08; Fineness/Handle 18/20!; Crimp 8/10! Manchu was still winning Fleece Championships at 5 years of age. His 2009 Fleece took Reserve Color Champion!! At 10 years of age - 2014 IAO Reserve Longevity of Fineness Champion!! Manchu’s progeny exhibit all the qualities of their sire. Of the 98 progeny on the ground, 50 have been shown, 21 of those have bannered!!! Almost 1/2 that show, WIN!! Outstanding female crias swept 4 SHOWS. 3 Shows in A ROW fall of 2010 winning Reserve and Color Champion at EACH SHOW! AlpacaMania 2010; Gold Country Gathering 2010; National Elite 2010 and in 2011 the California Classic. Excellent males sweep white in 2012 California Classic; 2013 IAO Cottage and 2014 Gold Country - WOW! 2017 EPDs TOP ONE PERCENT in TWO TRAITS! AFD -1.836 Rank 3.15% Top 5% SDAFD -0.351 Rank 12.79% Top 15% SF -1.756 Rank 4.31% Top 5% %F>30 -6.554 Rank 3.31% Top 5% MC 4.282 Rank 5.26% Top 10% %M -6.715 Rank 0.27% Top 1% MSL -0.168 Rank 53.5% FW 1.514 Rank 0.08% Top 1%

Alpaca Reserve Quija is loaded with powerful Peruvian genetics. Quija’s sire is the legendary Inti-Sapa and her dam carries Hemingway lines-- what more could you ask for in a gorgeous beige female! An Inti-Sapa daughter out of a Snowmass Cchatanca (Hemingway) daughter with Accoyo Pinachi and Accoyo Vengador on the granddam side. Quija has nice crimp, good fineness, good bone, excellent coverage, a very pretty head…all attested to by her first place ribbon at the 2011 Gold Country Gathering! On November 18, 2014 Quija had a gorgeous female cria out of Derwydd's legendary, prepotent stud, Manchu. Quija's outstanding fineness and density, coupled with Manchu's super-density, proved to be a powerful combination. All those lovely fine colored and Accoyo genetics crossed back against Manchu! Quija has turned out to be a great mom with lots of milk. On November 27, 2015, Quija had a top quality tux grey girl from our 4x champ silver grey herdsire, Sebastian! WOW!

Escher, named after the well-known artist M.C. Escher, is a handsome macho with impressive genetics and extreme appaloosa markings. Escher's fiber is nothing short of luscious with incredible fineness (16.1 as a 3 year old). Combine that fineness with high frequency, high amplitude bundling and you have incredibly nice fiber. Escher's EPDs are quite impressive, including an AFD of -1.498, ranking him 1402 of 21089 in the nation! His sire, 6 Peruvian Ninaya, was hand selected in 1998 by Dr. Julio Sumar, who considered him one of the top males available to be imported from Peru. Ninaya is known for stamping his offspring with his extremely dense fleece, well-defined crimp, and refined hand. Escher's dam, Derwydd Luciano's Luluy, added great staple length and fineness to his overall fiber quality. Escher's grandsire on his dam's side is El R Peruvian Luciano a GREY full Alianza herdsire who has produced many champions. Luluy's dam, Fista, (3/4 Accoyo) has also produced champions. So Escher certainly carries the GENETICS to produce exceptional offspring. If you appreciate the uniqueness of appaloosas and would like to add to or expand your selection, Escher is not one to miss.