Look out for a donated breeding at the 2025 AOA National Show! First, you have to thank Red Granite for delivering such an outstanding male. Second, you have to thank Kitt Hollister for selling you her herd, including this outstanding male, and if I could reduce the lack of hesitation in making that purchase, I could in fact reduce it to this one male. From Kitt: "The best way to introduce this male is using the facts. First: YES, he is a true Harlequin. His great grandsire, Black Epic, is one of the most prolific Harlequin Appaloosa producers out there. His spots are subtle as his coloring is very light, a most stunning lavender rose grey. They are there, however, and there is no question that his extraordinary coloration is the result of the Harlequin Appaloosa gene." At 127.2 follicles/square mm density, Man of Mystery is the densest alpaca yet biopsied by Ian Watt in the USA, and I have not yet heard of a denser alpaca out there. With a primary SD of 2.5, secondary SD of 2.2, and fiber population differential of 3.5, he is also one of the most uniform. To quote Ian Watt directly, "overall this is the best alpaca I have tested in the US." His yearling histogram, at 16.0 AFD and 3.1 SD, is fine. His two year old histogram, at 17.3 AFD and still a 3.1 SD, is fine. His 2019 AFD, calculated off of his biopsy, is 16.9. So, he's fine, and he's staying fine, which is to be expected. Why? Well, his sire, CCNF Legionnaire, has a 6 y/o AFD of 17.3 with an SD of 3.5, and his dam's 5 y/o histogram was 20.5 with an SD of 3.5 -- impressive for any color, but stunning for a TRUE BLACK. So, here we go: unbelievably dense, uniform, and fine. As the pictures show, this fleece is, as expected, also quite beautiful -- bright bright bright, with a high-frequency crimp that stamps it as truly elite. He also has a decent staple. So far, he has thrown pattern 80+% of the time. His crias demonstrate his unique coloring and fantastic fiber statistics! He's produced blacks with 16 micron fleeces adn 2.9 SDs, and appaloosa/harlequins with 17.9 microns and 3.6 SDs. Be on the lookout. This guy is restricted but his kids are not... Much much more to come.

Maize is a gorgeous female to behold. As they say, you cannot keep them all. Great mama. Excellent milk supply. She had her first cria in 2023 and he is glorious. Dad was Man of Mystery. Unnamed as of yet (it takes me an absurd amount of time to name babies). But looking fantastic. Is he homozygous? Due to his combined patterning - we think so but these things are a serious waiting game. Maize has a boat load of fiber on her compact sturdy frame. She has a very mellow easy temperament. Due to be bred to Tiger Sprite in early 2024 - this cria should be outstanding. Tiger's density and uniformity plus his outstanding display of long stapled fiber himself portend something special. (Tiger had a 7.5" staple with 10 months of growth year 1 and he is still packing it on.) Add in his proud presence to Maize's compact size and we think this is a match in heaven Maize's pedigree: Mom is Kismet. Dad is Tonka Truck. See links for more information. She is a light silver grey with wildly patterned light and dark fawn spots across her face and neck - is this what we refer to as Leopard? If not - it should be. Histogram is in process. Maize has a very even temperament. Sweetie pie to be around. Very easy going. And she turns 4 in September of this year - many years of production for this girl. Should you? We think you should. Please dont hesitate if you desire more information. Thx for looking !!!!!! Included: Man of Mystery Son Cute as a button and spotted himself. Homozygous? Very well could be - we see a blend of