GENOTYPE: Ee a1a2 Classic Grey We are so thrilled to have added this fantastic new classic grey male to our lineup! Plum Creek’s Taji made its way to Canada mid-summer 2022 and we are expecting his first offspring in 2023. Taji’s typey conformation, solid square frame and superior fleece qualities are everything we look for in a classic grey herdsire and he will certainly be a great successor to Wingman, our Bomber son, who is now back in the US. Taji is one of only 2 registered classic grey son sired by Bellarmine (ATV Adonnis)…the other one being Crescent Moon’s Emmaus! Taji’s MSG dam, Estates Yanni, has retained beautiful fineness and uniformity with age (4th fleece: 18.8 | 3.9 | 1.2% >30 | MC 47.4). No surprises here as she comes from prominent grey lineage in NS Magic Flight (Snowmass Enlightenment) and more great lineage in Patagonia’s Ernesto (Patagonia’s Lennox). Being the product of excellent bloodlines, it's no surprise that Taji has done extremely well in both halter and fleece shows and that his fiber stats are simply delightful! We cannot wait to start creating our next generation of awesome greys with this boy! Taji will remain exclusive for 2022 and will be opened to outside breedings in 2023. We wish to thank Brian and Valerie from Plum Creek Alpacas for allowing us to bring Taji into our program! UPDATE: Taji's first two crias in Canada both win Grey Colour Champion at their first halter show! The judge had very similar comments for both juvies pointing out a great combination of positive fleece traits and confirmation traits. Both juvies displayed a high degree of organization thanks to incredible fineness and uniformity of micron combined to above average follicular density; a combination that is more rarely found in classic grey! We are absolutely thrilled with these results and comments and we look forward to many more offspring from this amazing male!

GENOTYPE: Ee Aa2 Non-Grey Romance truly represents the epitome of the type of huacaya we are aiming to produce here. Delightful fleece with a strong true to type conformation. She definitely has roaning visible in her blanket hence why we registered her as MRG. Although she displays some roaning on her jawline and down her neck (with a couple of very small MSG spots in blanket), she did not inherit an apparent version of classic gene from her dam Ransom (classic rose out of Snowmass Conopa XX). Romance's sire is none other than Snowmass Pure Reserve XX. Since his import from the US, Pure Reserve has shaped a whole new generation of outstanding alpacas and has redefined the standards here in Canada before making his way to Germany. Romance is no exception and definitely represents the next level of females here at our farm. She will certainly become a cornerstone in our breeding program. We will get Romance genotyped shortly so we can further understand what is at play here and discover if she is carrying a cryptic version of the classic gene. It's unfortunate that this type of fleece colored animal often fall between two categories for showing purposes (loosing on colour uniformity in fawn and just not grey enough for grey classes!). Nevertheless, her overall quality and breeding value is clear to us and we look forward to many crias from this amazing little female! Sorry folks, this one is definitely not for sale!