Grand Champion @ 6 years old
Birchleaf Foundations Ziba
HuacayaHerdsire (Male)White
AOA# 35207757, CLAA# 47203DOB: 5/27/20168 yrs
THINGS TO CONSIDER AS A BREEDER; Two alpacas equal in size and density and Grade of fibre. Lets start at 2 yrs old. One grows 3 inches of fibre/year for a total of 7.5 lbs. The other grows 4 inches ( 25% more for the extra inch) of fibre/year for a total of 10 lbs. That's 2.5 lbs per year for SAY 15 yrs. That's a total of 32.5 lbs extra fibre for life time of one animal. In a fibre business, if U had a herd of 100 animals, that would be 250 lbs/year and is 3250 lbs of fibre for the 100 animals life span. Now there are other variables as the shorter fleeced alpacas neck fibre is basically about 1 inch long and not processible for yarn. Where on a longer fleeced animal there is 2 to 3+ lbs of yarn processible fibre. So this could be a much larger spread. Look at Ziba's consistency of fibre length on body and neck before 2022 shearing. I see some Judges are now starting to reward and recognize this.
Offspring at Eastern Canada:
Son BL Bullion wins Grand champion Composite male at Navan Show. and Res. Ch. at the Quebec spring show
Daughter Stand Elite - Now 5 times Champion, Judges Choice, and Best Crimp
Daughter High Fusion wins 2nd in class behind the eventual Supreme female at the Quebec Spring show. ( Her Only Show)
UPDATE: Ziba wins Grand Champion White male at the ALPACA Spring Show the Largest Show in Western Canada. April 9th/10th 2022 at almost 6 yrs of age, winning over the 2022 CNASF Supreme Alpaca, (his half brother) from 2 days before.
IMPACT MALE!
2022 Total shear weight 12.2 lbs- 5.6 lb skirted blanket- 5 inch blanket staple, consistent length to top of legs and part way up the neck including bib length. Medium sized frame, deep body, amazing staple length, including neck.
This Macho is turning is a fleece machine, continuing to pump out over 5 inches of relaxed staple, at 5 yrs of age.
His neck fleece is equal in length and character almost 1/2 way up before starting to shorten up. This length is carried to the belly and to the top of the leg. He is an average sized male that sheared 13 lbs/ 2020. His blood line is a strength of
high show ring and fleece performance animals, with his Dam BL Zena is Our #1 consistent producer of Champions, is a multiple Champion & Supreme Champion overall winner at the 2014 CNASF. His Sire is one of a kind MFI & TNT Peruvian Foundation the only Macho to have produced a Champion in every class at the CNASF (4 Grand and 1 Res.) all on the same year. He consistently Stamps out Champions, with major bone and fleece lengths.
We showed his 5 yr old fleece at the 2021 A.L.P.A.C.A show where he scored 75 points, after deductions, judged by Sonia Perron.
her comments were " Awesome fleece for that age, great uniformity of micron, very well skirted and very fine! "
Scored 18 out of 20 for fineness , 4.5 for density and 5 out 5 for uniformity of color.
He is producing some stunning conformationally correct cria, with fine, bright, consistently long staple.