He’s a superhero all right! X man is not just the sire of beautifully fleeced appaloosas and harlequins from solid females but also produced a harlequin that was awarded 2023 grey female National Champion. His pedigree is stacked with elite solid colored ancestry and he carries the appaloosa genotype of his ancestor NGG Lionel. This boy is five years old and just getting started. This priceless opportunity will be made available June 1, 2024-- Parade of Champions Auction in N. Salem, New York. Come see him in person. Online bidding will be available as well. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * If your goal is to produce elite-fleeced appaloosas and harlequins, this young male is for you. He is handsome and well-grown-- 190 lbs. (Feb 2024) He carries elite-fleeced heavy hitters in his pedigree such as Legacy, El Nino, and Snowmass XXXtreme. These elite-fleeced alpacas are known for their lasting-fineness and density. GSire Accoyo America Sai-Hoji was 21 micron at 11 years of age! Not only does X Man sport a sweet, easy-to-handle disposition... his fleece is exactly what you would expect from such a stellar pedigree. He is dense and fine and FULL of crimp! He has a tight primary to secondary ratio with an AFD of 21.2, SD 3.9 and Fibers Greater than 30=0.6%. (Age 4) Expect lasting fineness from this guy! X Man now has 17 offspring on the ground. We are extremely pleased with the quality and coloration of his progeny. They are having great success at shows and on the auction stages. A couple of noteworthy accomplishments... June 2023 - X Man's harlequin offspring Monet's Palette of DVAF sold at the New York Parade of Champions after some very competitive bidding. July 2023 - X Man's harlequin offspring - Derwydd's Pukka-Dot by X-Man took the GREY Color Champion at the 2023 AOA National Fleece Show. If you are interested in breeding for rare fleece colors, you can also read our recent article in The American Alpaca Journal: Breeding for Rare Fleece Colors by Clicking Here Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have.

In October 2017, Chanelle and her mom, Sephora, joined the Rare Gem Alpaca foundation herd (co-owned with Diamond Valley Alpacas). These girls are exactly what we look for in our foundation-- elite-fleece-- lasting fineness, density, temperament, proven champion pedigree producers. Chanelle's dam, Sephora, is a gorgeous STUD female and lives true to her name, "Stunning" Sephora. She has great bone substance, full coverage, and a long stapled fleece with brightness and uniformity. Sephora even at age 8, as a breeding female has stats we love-- AFD 19.0 SD 3.9 CV 20.4% >30 1.4% (2018) and EPDs in the top 1% in 6 Categories (2018)! No surprise given her great genetics: El Nino, Caligula, Hemingway and Legacy. Chanelle, sired by Starshire's Vicente, arrived as a beautiful 21 pound fawn over black with the look of a stud female at 11 months of age. Chanelle's sire, Starshire’s Vicente is a handsome, true black macho male. He has excellent fiber and conformational characteristics. He is good size, well balanced frame, and a typey head style. His fiber stats at 3 yrs. old are AFD 18.7 SD 3.6 CV 19.1 >30 0.7. His fleece has a beautiful, soft handle and is organizing within the staple with character and crimp as well as packing in the density. Vicente’s dam, Caryzma, is a champion female. She has good size frame, a calm temperament and is maintaining a 20 micron fleece at age 5. She has produced only black offspring to this point. Her sire is 20 time banner winner HRF Peruvian Challenger who boasts a follicle density of 88.75 per square millimeter. Vicente’s sire, Patagonia’s Chief is a multi - color champion with a 16 micron fleece. BIRTHING UPDATES: 4/17/20 - Chanelle birthed a handsome med. fawn male out of XXXtreme Spots. No spots, but exquisite fleece and phenotype. 7/11/21 - Chanelle birthed a handsome dark fawn male out of X-Man (appaloosa son of XXXtreme Spots). This is the first offspring of Rare Gem X-Man-- beautiful fleeced male... just missing the spots. .