Full Peruvian, with champions in his bloodlines that make you take a second look -- yes, that is the now deceased multiple champion true black Knight Ryder who showed who took the ring by storm in his day. And Shades of Silver is the champion son of the notable champion Legend's Peruvian Revelation by KPR. This pedigree is definitely 'name dropping' if you are interested in champion black and grey. In his showing he often stood second to Val d'Sere, the legendary many times color champion and judge's choice winner. And during the color champion, though the CCNF male took reserve (after Val d'Sere took CC, of course), we got several 2nd glances by the judge when Axios moved up to the front row for consideration. Axios, for his first breeding year, bred to our Sparrow Lark (who had made a lovely TB female by our multiple champion black herdsire), produced a fantastic deep brown boy last year and a mirrored girl this year. Both are beautiful. His 2019 boy, Shakespeare, is still available as we ramp back up into show mode after the year of Covid-19 restrictions, and his 2020 girl was sold at her dam's side. In 2021, Axios made three beautiful female and one male crias for us! He throws color! Sweet Carolina is a well grown BG out of (LF) Aika; no fault to him as Aika is resisting putting out dark. Divine Glamour is a luxurious BB out of our MF Divine Lady, and Oraine is a glowing MB out of our champion white Danica. He also made a spectacular bay black male out of a our MF dam, Carnaval who unfortunately had an ear infection as a young cria that affected our ability to show him. So, the girls, Glamour and Oraine, had to represent Axios alone - both garnering banners! We are more than proud. He is closed to outside breedings but will be available as a service sire to sold dams from Autumn Sun Alpacas.

Eirwen is the daughter of our multiple champion black herdsire, Dark Secret, who has sired many greys and black offspring (including out multiple champion Black Maelstrom). So, whereas we had hoped Eirwen would be black (as her dam has produced black before), we are still hopeful that Eirwen can produce black (with her dark lips and nose in evidence that she carries some dark genetics). Eirwen's dam is our Song, a foundation girl in our herd. Her half-sister Danica produces babies that 'knock it out of the park' every time. Her first girl, Isolde, a dark fawn by Stradivarius, has lovely fiber but didn't make our show string as a juvenile (we run a small string) -- in favor of her MB cousin, Oraine, daughter of Danica, who later sold in the Amber Autumn Auction that year. But as a yearling Isolde was sold in The Futurity auction. Then, Eirwen produced another DF girl, by our modern rose grey, Judge, that also has spectacular fiber. This girl, named Alys, suffered a cold at a couple of months old. Unfortunately, when we thought Alys was getting better, we lost her suddenly. This year we bred Eirwen to Axios, not a black but a stellar male that has produced excellent offspring in dark color to include black. Her cria is a a beautiful fawn roan girl. Axios has been producing amazing crias! We only have her on the sales list because we have Song and Danica but question that decision daily. As this 2024 cria develops we get closer to reconsidering.