Johnny Bravo is that dark silver grey male that I had been looking for all along. It took me awhile to find him, but boy, better late than never! Purchased in-utero by his original owner, Johnny is the product of Crescent Moon's elite breeding program. His sire, Crescent Moon's Donato, is a 10x champion, including the futurity, and Johnny is his first offspring. As a son of the great ATV Adonnis, and out of a maroon daughter of Camilio, Donato's excellence is no fluke. He is passing it, along with his grey coloring, on to his offspring with great reliability. Johnny's dam, Crescent Moon's Morning Glory, represents a unique blend of elite genetics. Her dam is Nasahuento's Poppy, making her maternal half-sister to the legendary Rayo Del Sol. Her sire, Crescent Moon's Kryptonite, is a rare true black son of Legacy, who has proven his ability to produce the extreme fineness that made his sire a legend -- only in black and grey. Johnny carries the awesome type, total coverage, and beautiful headstyle that I want to see in an alpaca. He is an ideal size -- not too tall, but very stocky, with an excellent spring of rib to accompany his fantastic bone. His conformation is excellent. I already mentioned the head, but it's so great that I need to mention it again -- his head rocks. Excellent density, brightness, and a beautiful crimp style characterize this guy's fleece. He is not lacking in the area of fineness, either, as his first fleece carried an AFD of 17.7; his second had an AFD of 18.8 and a comfort factor of 95.9%. His coloring is one of my absolute favorites -- a dramatic, extremely dark silver grey with swirls and spots of light. Well, Johnny's first six cria have arrived, and while they are all gorgeous -- beautiful heads, great coverage, big bone and bright, bright fleeces -- not one of them is grey. We are aiming for quality, to be sure, but we are exclusively grey breeders here, so sadly, Johnny isn't going to get much work here the way our program is structured. He's never been bred to grey, so a grey breeder who is willing to take a chance on him might get a killer deal. Otherwise, I'm happy to have him hang out -- he is some serious eye candy.

Springtime's sire, Peruvian Royal Fawn, is one of the most influential herdsires ever imported. He has 456 registered offspring in what appears to be every recognized solid color, and his get have won awards in every solid color group. What better to build a color foundation on than a Royal Fawn daughter? This is one female who knows, without a doubt, that she is royalty. She carries herself in a regal manner and moves with great dignity. Her conformation is impeccable, her proportions balanced. She has full leg coverage, down to her toes, and the skin folds that Accoyo alpacas are known for. Springtime has inherited the lasting fineness for which Royal Fawn is known. At age 4 years, Springtime's 2014 histogram showed an amazing 17.8 micron AFD with a 99.6% comfort factor, and her 2016 histogram demonstrates a 19.2 AFD. Springtime passes her fineness on to her cria, with her first cria having a 16.7 AFD on her third fleece, her second cria having an AFD of 13.7 with an SD of 2.8, and her 2016 cria being extremely fine and ultra dense. Springtime had a lovely leopard appaloosa male cria in September 2017 - he's so full of beautiful spots! She is currently bred to LuTau, one of the top producing appaloosas in the country, for a June 2020 cria!