WOW! Sire of TWINS! And two of his 2024 crias HAVE COLOR! This handsome male checks all the boxes! Hailing from the high desert of Oregon, Royal comes from the elite Flying Dutchman herd. He stayed in breeder and AOA judge Amanda V’s sire lineup for several years, where he put three crias on the ground and was a featured sire on the 2021 EWD pen sale website, but she offered him to us at the 2022 EWD event, in hopes that we can use him more. We are in honored to have him in our herd. Royal has a lovely fleece for an older male with a uniform character, soft handle, and a good staple length; he had enough staple length at 9 YEARS OLD that he could still go to a show! I double checked his staple length because I just did not believe it! Whenever I have him caught, I just can’t help but feel his fiber; it’s soft and inviting to run my hands over, like feeling a thick, warm blanket or gorgeous sweater. He slipped from the top 5% EPDs in 2021 to the top 10% for 2023, but he can still benefit a lot of females out there, and he has two full sisters still in the top 1%. Looking at his histogram, for an 8+ year old male, it’s pretty good…and I bet he was very, very good when he was young, which is how he stayed at FDA until he was 8 years old. Amanda doesn’t keep many that long. His 2024 fleece placed third at the National IFA show. We adore his bold personality; he’s absolutely fearless over obstacles. We can point him at any obstacle or situation and he handles it with aplomb. He finished 6th in his very first show over obstacles! Amanda characterized him as “just cool” and she is not wrong. He’s a ton of fun. Colton and I both handle him with ease, and he is happy to wear costumes, hats, and other ridiculousness for our amusement. Royal can be a little difficult with some of our other males at times, but he knows he is royalty and thinks the rest should know it too! Royal has a solid strong physique with correct conformation. He offers bone, depth, and breadth to lines that may need a little more capacity. I can think of several popular east coast lines that would benefit from his solidity. 10% of all stud fees will be donated to Quechua Benefit, a cause near and dear to our hearts here at HCF. We will also be saving to send Gavin to judging school when he is old enough. NOW is your chance to get some of these elite genetics in your herd before anyone else has them! This is the only active breeding male with these genetics in the US outside of FDA at this time. Jump on this price before it goes up!

When I was studying animal science prior to veterinary school many, many years ago, I was taught to always start with the best females you can find and afford, use the best males you can afford, and to breed like to like, as well as to use all scientific data you can, such as EPDs. When I decided to move into breeding from just keeping fiber boys, I took that advice to heart and started searching through resources for the best females I could find, with hopes that I could find a way to pay for that level of excellence. I never expected to find this quality at a price I could afford. We are absolutely THRILLED to welcome this gorgeous girl to our farm as our top foundation female!! THANK YOU to the amazing Leslie Oliver of Limestone Creek for allowing us to start with this beauty. Sporting top 1% EPDs for 2022, this young lady moved to our farm after the 2023 Jamboree show, where she garnered some very flattering comments from the judges. At MAPACA, Nick Harrington had a number of compliments for her, placing her third to the eventual color champion and reserve, both of which won top honors at a national level. Her famous sire is now on the west coast, so I’m particularly glad to have been able to purchase her, as there won’t be many more here in the east. Love delivered TWINS ( x FDA Bold Ruler’s Somethingroyal) on May 14, 2024. She is a fabulous mother, taking both twins back after they needed ICU level care for 2.5 days and 10 days respectively. She is an attentive mother with plenty of milk. She has been bred to FDA Rembrandt’s Vintage Charm for 2025. Love’s 2023 fleece finished third in Grade 2 competition at the National Fleece Show Innovative Fleece Assessment; her fleece was first over the table, and I’m told the judge was very hard on skirting for the first fleeces, costing her several points but educating me on a few things! She also did well in the 2023 CALPACA IFA show, winning first place in the Grade 2 white class. Her 2024 fleece did very well at the 2024 IFA national show, but she capped 2024 off by winning Judge’s Choice, Best Crimp and Best Hand at the Big E Fleece Show (non-AOA) scoring an 80 under judge Laurel Shouvlin. This girl will never be sold. She has earned her right to stay here forever.