We are sad to announce that Daytona passed away this past winter (2023) of unknown causes. His information will continue to be displayed for reference as he has many offspring, including more to come this summer. Daytona's cria have proven just how capable Daytona is at producing black with such a variety of dam colors. We are thrilled with his offspring. They are dense, silky, crimpy, extremely well put together conformationally, and have such lovely presence. In 2016, Daytona produced 5 black, 1 dark grey, and 1 brown cria. Dams ranged in color from black to beige, but most were fawn and brown. Daytona exceeded our expectations. Histograms are showing that Daytona offspring are following in his footsteps - first year results as fine as 15, but averaging 17.5 microns. Excellent uniformity and comfort factor as well with vast improvements in density. The incredibly handsome Crescent Moon's Daytona joined our herd in north central Idaho in 2015. His fiber stats prove that he is holding his uniformity, fineness, and density with a fleece weight of over 5 lbs for his blanket, and 10 lbs overall. He also exhibits wonderful brightness as commented on by the judges. It is inspiring to see these characteristics in true black along with undeniably outstanding conformation. Daytona has acquired an impressive show record: 1st at The Futurity, Color Champion at GWAS, and much more. Daytona excels in many aspects, but what jumps out is his uniformity. When you look at his fleece, you notice (besides his impressive density, brightness, and fineness) that something is missing - guard hair. Daytona's fleece is like glass - absolutely uniform well across the blanket in color (no spots!), silky fineness, crimp, length, density, and lack of guard hair...all the way down the belly! You can see that uniformity in his histograms too with low standard deviation and %>30, even on his adult fleeces. Put that on top of a well-balanced frame and 'look-at-me' presence, and oh boy. Daytona is a product of 3 esteemed breeding programs coming together - Flying Dutchman Alpacas on his sire's side (sire: Skywalker by Poseidon of FDA), Fir Cove Alpacas on his dam's (dam: Fir Cove Bonita), and Crescent Moon bringing it all together with their stamp of approval. Take a look at the plethora of Accoyo bloodlines - PCA Accoyo El Nino, Caligula's Accoyo Poseidon - and well-known color producers such as PPeruvian Victor. Examples of Daytona offspring available for sale now: 1 black proven herdsire - National Champion, AHarmony's Nocino 1 beautiful brown extremely fine and dense female - Sweet Pines' Manzanita 1 very dense maiden (bred) true black female - Sweet Pines Regal

XXXtreme Flare's Ghia has an impeccable conformation with straight legs, a lovely head, and excellent proportions. She is outgoing like her dam and a spitting image of her sire. Her fleece is uniform and plentiful with a beautiful deep reddish-brown color. Ghia's sire is Snowmass XXXtreme Flare. Flare's genetics are highly sought after. His straight conformation and presence are passed to his offspring along with dark, beautiful colors. His award-winning son, Flare's Incan Nightfire, is a dark exotic grey herdsire. FIN has won first place in halter and championship in fleece. This is the kind of quality we were hoping for when we brought Flare home. We can count on Flare offspring to have excellent conformation in every way (topline, bite, legs, etc.) along with a beautiful fleece. Ghia's dam, Sweet Pines Azera, was one of our all-time favorites. She always produced high quality offspring with friendly, curious personalities. Many of them were award-winners. Ghia's 2017 cria, Sweet Pines Noble, is a dark dark brown color with very nice fleece qualities. Ghia birthed on her own without issue and is an excellent mother. Ghia can be bred to any of our herdsires or from our daughter's herd (Alpaca Harmony, LLC) for a discounted stud fee.