At Autumn Sun Alpacas, we know that is no secret that this true black herdsire is an all-around package that you will want to cover any dam, light or dark colored! Secret is a black that had no fading at his tips or interspersed white fibers when he was showing (he's getting a few 'old man' white hairs now). This isn't surprising with a lineage that includes notable black sires like Othello, recently deceased, and Snowmass Nova's Dark Quest. With his distinctive head and leg coverage, along with his inky black fiber, many stopped and stared at Secret the ring. And worthy of that attention, his fiber has extreme density, bright shine, bundled crimp, and soft handle. These are traits that you want to add or amplify in your breeding program! This is obvious in the 10x champion true black son, AutumnSun's Black Maelstrom. We were fortunate to have had our program benefit from such an exceptional offspring, especially as he was just one of only a few we have performed to Secret! We have the fortune of several excellent herdsires, including grey and black, so Secret has had to be patient. And, Maelstrom is just as a precocious stud just as his sire, as both started breeding under 2 years old. Father and son both breed black well into our program. As our Secret is getting up there in years and we we don't want to overtax him (he is still breeding for us), we are closing him to outside breedings.

Red Granites Chandler Bay has been a quietly kept secret here at Red Granite and now is the time to bring him forward as he takes a major role in our breeding program. Bred from multi-champion, MFI Master At Arms and from Red Granites Coos Bay who herself is a MFI Pistol daughter, he won the 2003 All American Grand Champion banner as a Black and was one of the most sought after black males in his younger days. This male, Chandler Bay, has been selected to be used as a sire as he brings another dimension to the Black Breeding lines here at the ranch. He is very robust and has great substance of bone and strength. His fleece is extremely dense, long stapled, which his dam’s line is famous for, and the fibers are uniform in color and micron. With the additional black genetics originating from his dam. Red Granites Chandler Bay gives us a valuable option where color needs to be brought to the fore whilst still adding high quality and productivity. His show career was short, but coming back as a 2-Year-Old male he won the 2022 Great Western Alpaca Show Black Male Reserve Color Champion banner, this is one of the largest and most competitive shows in the United States! We are loving what Chandler Bay is doing as a sire! So far, he has sired primarily blue black progeny and one fawn/roan. All have long staples with intense brightness and architecture to their fleece. He has secured some more females in our breeding program! Exciting times ahead!