Thanks to Norm and Sandra Johnson of Chimera Ranch for allowing us to purchase D'Artagnan. D'Artagnan is a gorgeous male. He is quite stocky on a nice square frame. His genetics are just what we were looking for. He is a CCNF Legionnaire son and his maternal grandsire is Snowmass Mr Sizlin Rose!! Snowmass Matrix appears on the top and bottom of his ARI. That's a powerhouse of genetics! His fleece!! Oh boy does his fleece impress. His 2022 histogram at 4 years old AFD 15.0, SD 3.7, <15 % 53, comfort factor 99.3!! WOW! An SD still under 4 at five years old. It is beautifully crimpy and fine. Yes he does have a couple of dark fawn spots. Uniform across his blanket, even in the darker spots. With this fleece we don't care if he throws patterns or solids! We took him to some shows at age 5 and the judges were very impressed with his retained fineness and crimp structure. Showing as a multi sadly there were no Championships awarded. We are expecting his first offspring this summer! Anxious to meet his cria. If you breed for pattern this guy could be your chance to get those patterns with much improved fleece. Limited outside breedings for 2024.

Penny is the first cria sired by E Pluribus Unum AKA Money and she did not disappoint! She is a lovely brown almost copper color with black points. Her fleece is quite fine and showing very good structure at the skin. She has a solid frame and is good size for her age. Her genetics are stellar. Her sire Money is a multi-champion son of Jumanji and Graysea. Her dam IPH Liberty Belle is a champion as well bringing the genetics of Grand River Columbo, Rincon Cloud and Snowmass Enlightenment. Lots of gray in her background so the breeding choices are endless when the time comes. Her first show was the double show Rail Splitter Alpaca Show and Illinois Alpaca and Fiber Fest. She brought home a second and third place. She was not shorn as a cria but both judges appreciated the structure that is coming in at the skin and said she should do quite well in the show ring after shorn. Both commented that she is quite fine. Penny has continued doing well in the shows. For Penny's maiden breeding we have chosen D'Artagnan! He should bring incredible lasting fineness and enhanced character to the fleece of the cria. Very excited for this pairing. Penny delivered a beautiful female cria. Beautiful healthy cria and Penny has been an excellent first time mom. Just like her dam Belle she has lots of milk. Very interesting color on this cria. She is is brown and looks like some drizzled a chocolate brown on her.