"Ed Joe" has been with us a long time, he's sired many fabulous offspring and passed his amazing fiber density, crimp and character consistently. His fiber is still fine and could compete with animals more than half his age. Proud bearing, gorgeous head and solid, compact frame make him one of our favorite all time studs. Because of his black color and fiber density, Ed Joe's always been somewhat prone to heat stress. Hot and humid Missouri summers are rough on him. Even with fans in the barn, shade trees, and hosing to cool him several times daily, he became sterile a couple of years ago. We retain his offspring Achilles and Raven's Gabriella as foundation alpacas in our herd to preserve his wonderful genetics. We don't always see the email notifications through Openherd right away, so if you're interested in a package deal, herdsire breedings or have questions about our alpacas contact us through Messenger or please text the contact number listed on our main Openherd farm page. Here's the link to Midnight Star Alpacas: https://www.facebook.com/columbiamo65202?mibextid=ZbWKwL

"Turvy" is a long awaited addition to our herd out of the Derwydd Alpacas breeding program. His pedigree reads like a "who's who" list of appaloosa alpaca genetics with Hannahruh top and bottom, Peruvian Platinum, Enchanted Hill Lutau, Enchanted Hill Appalucy and Xus. Turvy also fulfills the 20-year dream of obtaining an alpaca from the El R Peruvian Luciano line. In addition, he's got Vintage Cashmere's U-Taupe-IA as paternal grandsire. We fully expect the cria out of this fella will be unique. Turvy is a fairly precocious junior herdsire, already settling females. His first cria are due in May/June 2023. His breeder called Turvy an "upsidedown appy" and possibly a harlequin. Most of his spots are on his belly, the inside of his legs and the underside of his jaw. He does have a light speckling of black freckles across his nose. He looks light fawn in the pasture but his fiber at the skin is closer to medium fawn/taupe and gorgeously crimpy with bundling and consistent fineness. It's easier to see his belly, chin and leg spots when he's sheared. We don't always see the email notifications through Openherd right away, so if you're interested in a package deal, herdsire breedings or have questions about our alpacas contact us through Messenger or please text the contact number listed on our main Openherd farm page. Here's the link to Midnight Star Alpacas: https://www.facebook.com/columbiamo65202?mibextid=ZbWKwL