Here's a preview of our much anticipated upcoming crias, all Thistledown originals, "bred and owned" by our farm. Check back for updates throughout the year! If a breeding match you have been watching is no longer here, then take a look at our New Crias page or our Sold! page to see the result.

 Kerensa X Tundra Due: November 2, 2008

Kerensa
Kerensa is an award-winning black daughter of Patagonia's Compadre, with four black grandparents and a very strong heritage of top quality color. Her conformation and fiber character are excellent - her blanket is just a mass of tight, shiny curls! She is bred with Tundra, our full Peruvian white male with great conformation, coverage and presence plus beautiful fleece, with extreme character, luster, tremendous bundling and wonderful density. Produced from the ideal match, breeding the dam of "Show Me The Money" and "Silver Dollar", to Presidio, an outstanding Caligula son, Tundra has already produced color and his parents have produced some of the best colored alpacas in the nation. 

  Kerensa ribboned in classes of 12 and 15 at the Virginia Classic and MAPACA in 2006. Her fiber won a blue ribbon in the 2006 VAOBA Alpaca Expo, with a score of 93/100, a blue ribbon out of 11 entries in the 2006 National Fiber to Fashion SpinOff, a blue ribbon out of 9 entries in the 2006 OABA SpinOff competition and first out of 6 in the 2007 Virginia Classic SpinOff! Tundra won second place ribbons in halter classes of 12 and 13 white males at the 2004 MOPACA show, the 2004 Ft. Worth show and the 2003 Great Western Alpaca Show. He was also part of Presidio's blue ribbon-winning "Get of Sire" class at the 2004 MOPACA show. In the SpinOffs he has entered, his fiber has won three blue ribbons, plus a second place at the 2005 AOBA Nationals. 


Tundra
 Iona Jaxon X Tundra Due: November 3, 2008

Iona
Iona is the jet black daughter of two superfine, true black parents. Her sire is the 4X Champion true black Peruvian CPeruvian Axtion Jaxon, who has a remarkable show record and superfine, crimpy fleece. In his first year AJ's fiber analysis was AFD 18.4, SD 3.7, CV 20.0, >30 1.4%, and her dam is an extremely fine true black Danko daughter (20.3 AFD @ 11 months), with beautiful soft-handled fleece. Iona is bred with Tundra, our full Peruvian white male with great conformation, coverage and presence plus beautiful fleece, with extreme character, luster, tremendous bundling and wonderful density. Produced from the ideal match, breeding the dam of "Show Me The Money" and "Silver Dollar", to Presidio, an outstanding Caligula son, Tundra has already produced color and his parents have produced some of the best colored alpacas in the nation. 

Iona won a blue ribbon at her first show, in a juvenile shorn class at the Virginia State Fair in September 2005, and placed second in a shorn Class at MaPaca in 2006. Tundra won second place ribbons in halter classes of 12 and 13 white males at the 2004 MOPACA show, the 2004 Ft. Worth show and the 2003 Great Western Alpaca Show. He was also part of Presidio's blue ribbon-winning "Get of Sire" class at the 2004 MOPACA show. In the SpinOffs he has entered, his fiber has won three blue ribbons, plus a second place at the 2005 AOBA Nationals. 


Tundra
 Iris X MacDhui Due: November 4, 2008

DSF Iris
Iris is the brown / recessive black daughter of the Champion rose grey, McGinnis, who sired both the grey Color Champion female at the 2004 AOBA Nationals, and the 2005 grey Futurity Champion female. This attractive female has dense, soft-handled, crimpy fiber with wonderful staple length, plus good coverage and great conformation. She is bred with our silver grey Champion, Ben MacDhui, who has exceptional density and lock structure to his award winning fleece, excellent conformation, an exquisite typey head, and a grey/black pedigree reaching back four generations. 

Iris placed second at her first show, in the juvenile dark composite class at MAPACA in 2007. She went on to win a blue ribbon in the 2007 PAOBA fleece show, a second place in the 2007 LA Deep South Spinoff competition and a second place in the prestigious National Fiber to Fashion Spinoff in 2008. Dhui has won numerous ribbons, including Reserve Champion and a blue ribbon at the 2002 Virginia Classic, a first at the 2001 MaPaca Jubilee in full fleece yearling halter, plus a second place in adult male halter and a second place fleece ribbon at the 2002 MaPaca Jubilee. 


Ben MacDhui
 Spring Blush X Tundra Due: November 16, 2008

Spring Blush
Spring Blush is the full Peruvian maroon daughter of two maroon parents, Her Champion sire, King Crimson has won numerous halter and fleece awards at regional and national level. Blush is breeding with Tundra, our full Peruvian white male with great conformation, coverage and presence plus beautiful fleece, with extreme character, luster, tremendous bundling and wonderful density. Produced from the ideal match, breeding the dam of "Show Me The Money" and "Silver Dollar", to Presidio, an outstanding Caligula son, Tundra has already produced color and his parents have produced some of the best colored alpacas in the nation. This is a repeat of the breeding that produced Cedrych, who has some of the best fiber of any cria born to our farm to date.

Tundra won second place ribbons in halter classes of 12 and 13 white males at the 2004 MOPACA show, the 2004 Ft. Worth show and the 2003 Great Western Alpaca Show. He was also part of Presidio's blue ribbon-winning "Get of Sire" class at the 2004 MOPACA show. In the SpinOffs he has entered, his fiber has won three blue ribbons, plus a second place at the 2005 AOBA Nationals. Blush placed third in a large, competitive juvenile brown halter class at the 2004 North American Alpaca Show in Kentucky. In the four SpinOff competitions she has entered, Blush won three first and one second place ribbons, with scores ranging from 91.5 to 95/100 points!


Tundra
 Lakisha X Tundra Due: November 17, 2008

Lakisha
Lakisha is the true black 3/4 Peruvian daughter of CPeruvian LB Remington, a multiple AOBA National Champion with phenomenal macho presence, conformation, coverage, density and crimp. Lakisha has wonderful conformation and coverage, with excellent density and handle to her fiber and a perfect bite. She is proven to produce black and is now bred with Tundra, our full Peruvian white male. He exhibits great conformation, coverage and presence plus beautiful fleece, with extreme character, luster, tremendous bundling and wonderful density. Produced from the ideal match, breeding the dam of "Show Me The Money" and "Silver Dollar", to Presidio, an outstanding Caligula son, Tundra has already produced color and his parents have produced some of the best colored alpacas in the nation. 

Lakisha placed fourth in halter classes of 11 and 12 black females at two Level III AOBA shows in 2006. Her fleece won a second place at PAOBA in 2006 and 2007, and a first and two second places in the three SpinOffs she entered. Tundra won second place ribbons in halter classes of 12 and 13 white males at the 2004 MOPACA show, the 2004 Ft. Worth show and the 2003 Great Western Alpaca Show. He was also part of Presidio's blue ribbon-winning "Get of Sire" class at the 2004 MOPACA show. In the SpinOffs he has entered, his fiber has won three blue ribbons, plus a second place at the 2005 AOBA Nationals. 


Tundra
 Lady X Nikos Due: December 21, 2008

Lady
Lady is a powerhouse of top genetics for quality colored fleece. She is the true black daughter of Nova's Black Knight III, the 2004 Futurity Reserve Champion and son of the legendary true black Snowmass Nova. Her sire has superfine, dense, uniform, bundled black fiber and Lady's black dam has gorgeous fleece with a CV of 13.2 and SD of 3.6 at 2 years of age, giving it a satiny sheen and silk-like handle. Nikos is an exceptional, half-accoyo, showy son of the renowned half-accoyo silver grey herdsire Aussie Rockford, and Peaceful Valley Priya. He has outstanding conformation, a well-shaped beautiful head, extreme coverage and a dense topknot. His fleece is very, very fine and bright, with good architecture and a gorgeous dark silver grey color. 

  Lady is a ribbon winner in halter and her fiber has already won numerous first and second place ribbons, including second place in the 2008 MAPACA fleece show and in the MAPACA SpinOff competition. Nikos has three purple ribbons to his credit, including the Championship at the 2005 Virginia Classic, Best Grey/Multi in show in the huge 2005 OABA SpinOff, with a score of 93.5/100, and Reserve Champion grey fleece at MaPaca 2006, where judge Diana Timmerman awarded his 30 month fleece 20/20 for fineness and handle. Nikos also has 9 blue ribbons to his credit, including a first place in full fleece halter at MaPaca 2005, awarded by Dr. Julio Sumar.


PV Nikos
 Ishbel X PV Nikos Due: March 19, 2009

Ishbel
Ish is a beautiful bay black / dark silver grey half-Peruvian Danko & Platinum granddaughter, with wonderful fineness and density, heavy bone and a confident, personable presence. She has inherited four generations of world class grey and black ancestry from her superfine black dam, while her sire is a blue ribbon-winning full Peruvian medium rose grey with an adult micron count of 19.3 and 2.3% of fibers over 30 at his 3rd shearing. Ishbel is bred with Nikos, the exceptional, half-accoyo, showy son of the renowned half-accoyo silver grey herdsire Aussie Rockford, and Peaceful Valley Priya. He has outstanding conformation, a well-shaped beautiful head, extreme coverage and a dense topknot. His fleece is very, very fine and bright, with good architecture and a gorgeous dark silver grey color. 

Ish has consistently won ribbons at major shows in bay black classes and her fiber placed first in the 2005 Virginia Classic Handcrafters' SpinOff, first out of 8 in the 2005 Mid-America Handcrafters' SpinOff, with a score of 94.5/100, second in the SpinOff at the Level 4 OABA fleece show in 2005 and second out of 7 grey entries in the MAPACA 2007 fleece show. Nikos has three purple ribbons to his credit, including the Championship at the 2005 Virginia Classic, Best Grey/Multi in show in the huge 2005 OABA SpinOff, with a score of 93.5/100, and Reserve Champion grey fleece at MaPaca 2006, where judge Diana Timmerman awarded his 30 month fleece 20/20 for fineness and handle. Nikos also has 9 blue ribbons to his credit, including a first place in full fleece halter at MaPaca 2005, awarded by Dr. Julio Sumar.


PV Nikos
 Bronwen X Knightrider Due: April 20, 2009

Bronwen
Bronwen has a lot to answer for - we started out looking to buy a breeding to Knightrider for her, and ended up buying a half-ownership in him! This full Peruvian, half accoyo daughter of Accoyo Yupanqui has black gums and toenails, dark, soulful eyes and subtle grey markings in her topknot. Her grandsire is the true black 5Peruvian Chinchero, and her granddam, Pperuvian Marcela, produced two of the best colored herdsires in the US - the grey Silver Dollar and Show Me the Money. She is being bred with our true black Champion, Peruvian Knightrider, who has excellent density, crimp and handle and wonderful conformation and presence. 

Bronwen is a blue ribbon winner and placed second in white yearling composite at MaPaca 2005. Knightrider is a Champion, 5X blue ribbon-winner and 2X AOBA National ribbon winner.


Knightrider
 Brigit X PV Nikos Due: April 20, 2009

Brigit
Brigit is a 3/4 Peruvian true maroon with wonderful fineness and crimp, plus excellent uniformity and a handle like velvet. She is a daughter of the Champion silver grey, Legend's Challenger, who has dense fiber, excellent staple length and fineness, and crimp from tip to toe. After he had been breeding for 6 months, this outstanding son of 5Peruvian Royal Inca Legend had a 2 year histogram of 20.9 / 4.5 / 21.5 / 4.0. Brigit is bred with Nikos, the exceptional, half-accoyo, showy son of the renowned half-accoyo silver grey herdsire Aussie Rockford, and Peaceful Valley Priya. He has outstanding conformation, a well-shaped beautiful head, extreme coverage and a dense topknot. His fleece is very, very fine and bright, with good architecture and a gorgeous dark silver grey color. 

Brigit ribboned in large brown halter classes at MAPACA and PAOBA when she was just 6 months old, and her beautiful fiber has won blue ribbons in SpinOff competitions, including MAPACA 2008. Nikos has three purple ribbons to his credit, including the Championship at the 2005 Virginia Classic, Best Grey/Multi in show in the huge 2005 OABA SpinOff, with a score of 93.5/100, and Reserve Champion grey fleece at MaPaca 2006, where judge Diana Timmerman awarded his 30 month fleece 20/20 for fineness and handle. Nikos also has 9 blue ribbons to his credit, including a first place in full fleece halter at MaPaca 2005, awarded by Dr. Julio Sumar.


PV Nikos
 Noelani X PV Nikos Due: April 22, 2009

Noelani
Lani is a full sister to the Champion rose grey, McGinnis, who sired a 2004 National Champion and a 2005 Futurity Champion. She has soft, fine, crimpy maroon fiber and inherits Augusto and Hemingway genetics from her dam. Her sire is a rose grey son of Peruvian King and Lani is already proven to produce rose grey. Nikos is an exceptional, half-accoyo, showy son of the renowned half-accoyo silver grey herdsire Aussie Rockford, and Peaceful Valley Priya. He has outstanding conformation, a well-shaped beautiful head, extreme coverage and a dense topknot. His fleece is very, very fine and bright, with good architecture and a gorgeous dark silver grey color. 

Lani was shown once in full fleece halter at the Level V 2006 Buckeye show, placing fourth at only 2 weeks over the age limit to show as a yearling. Nikos has three purple ribbons to his credit, including the Championship at the 2005 Virginia Classic, Best Grey/Multi in show in the huge 2005 OABA SpinOff, with a score of 93.5/100, and Reserve Champion grey fleece at MaPaca 2006, where judge Diana Timmerman awarded his 30 month fleece 20/20 for fineness and handle. Nikos also has 9 blue ribbons to his credit, including a first place in full fleece halter at MaPaca 2005, awarded by Dr. Julio Sumar.


PV Nikos
 Agnes X Tundra Due: April 22, 2009

Agnes
Agnes is a striking and unusual 3/4 Peruvian fawn and white pinto female, with excellent conformation, soft lustrous fiber and Peruvian Mr President and 6Peruvian Black Ice in her heritage. Her dam, Aurora won a blue ribbon every time she set foot in a show ring, and her sire, Knightrider is our full Peruvian Champion black male, with excellent density, crimp and handle and wonderful conformation and presence. Agnes is bred with Tundra, our full Peruvian white male with great conformation, coverage and presence plus beautiful fleece, with extreme character, luster, tremendous bundling and wonderful density. Produced from the ideal match, breeding the dam of "Show Me The Money" and "Silver Dollar", to Presidio, an outstanding Caligula son, Tundra has already produced color and his parents have produced some of the best colored alpacas in the nation. 

Agnes placed third in halter at the 2008 Virginia Classic, her first show. Tundra won second place ribbons in halter classes of 12 and 13 white males at the 2004 MOPACA show, the 2004 Ft. Worth show and the 2003 Great Western Alpaca Show. He was also part of Presidio's blue ribbon-winning "Get of Sire" class at the 2004 MOPACA show. In the SpinOffs he has entered, his fiber has won three blue ribbons, plus a second place at the 2005 AOBA Nationals. 


Tundra
 Caterina X Knightrider Due: May 1, 2009

Caterina

Here is another pairing with the potential to produce something quite spectacular! Cat is the Champion half-accoyo granddaughter of Accoyo Camilio and Victor's Vaccoyo. Her sire is solid maroon and her dam is a fawn color Champion. Cat's fiber is divine and we would love to reproduce it in black or maroon. She is bred with Knightrider, our full Peruvian Champion black male, with excellent density, crimp and handle and wonderful conformation and presence. Knightrider has already produced black, maroon and dark brown offspring, and in 2008, Cat delivered a 3/4 Peruvian, 1/4 Accoyo son, Kieran, from this breeding, with a solid black blanket of exceptional fiber, plus a white face and socks.

Cat is a MaPaca 2004 fleece Champion and a 3X blue ribbon winner, including a blue ribbon out of 13 entries at National level in the 2005 AOBA Fiber to Fashion Handcrafters' SpinOff, and another first place at the 2005 AOBA Nationals. Knightrider is a Champion, 5X blue ribbon-winner and 2X AOBA National ribbon winner.


Knightrider
 Holly X PV Nikos Due: May 5, 2009

Holly Hawk
Holly is a Champion out of two Peruvian Champions, so we figured it was only right and fitting to breed her with our half Accoyo Champion silver grey male, PV Nikos. Holly is an incredibly dense, dark brown daughter of the black Champion, CPeruvian Black Hawk, and her dam is a Champion fawn daughter of the true black CPeruvian Jaxon. Nikos is an exceptional, half-accoyo, showy son of the renowned half-accoyo silver grey herdsire Aussie Rockford, and Peaceful Valley Priya. He has outstanding conformation, a well-shaped beautiful head, extreme coverage and a dense topknot. His fleece is very, very fine and bright, with good architecture and a gorgeous dark silver grey color. Holly has already produced grey and black offspring when bred to grey, so we are hoping for a repeat performance!

Holly won a color Championship and two blue ribbons in 2004, a second place at the 2005 Virginia Classic and a third place in a full fleece halter class of 12 medium brown yearling females at MaPaca 2005, the largest alpaca show in the country. Mike Safley commented that she was "the densest alpaca in the class".  Nikos has three purple ribbons to his credit, including the Championship at the 2005 Virginia Classic, Best Grey/Multi in show in the huge 2005 OABA SpinOff, with a score of 93.5/100, and Reserve Champion grey fleece at MaPaca 2006, where judge Diana Timmerman awarded his 30 month fleece 20/20 for fineness and handle. Nikos also has 9 blue ribbons to his credit, including a first place in full fleece halter at MaPaca 2005, awarded by Dr. Julio Sumar.


PV Nikos
 Nola X Knightrider Due: May 5, 2009

Nola

Nola is the Champion 7/8 Peruvian daughter of a Champion sire and a MaPaca blue ribbon-winning dam. She is also half-sister to our Champion maroon female, Myfanwy and has two full Peruvian black grandparents (Peruvian Matador and Black Jack Jax, sired by 4Peruvian Black Magic). Nola is bred with Knightrider, our full Peruvian Champion black male out of two imported black Peruvian parents, for a 15/16 Peruvian cria in Fall of 2007. Knightrider has excellent density, crimp and handle and wonderful conformation and presence. This is a repeat of the breeding which produced the beautiful dense, crimpy maroon male, Octavius in 2008. 

Nola has twice placed second in mixed multi halter classes at Level III shows, against much lighter-colored alpacas. Her fiber has won multiple ribbons, including first in the 2006 PAOBA fleece show, first in the 2006 VAOBA Expo SpinOff, where the experienced fiber judge described Nola's fiber as "one of the nicest fibers I've ever spun", first in the 2007 Virginia Classic SpinOff and second out of 15 entries in the 2006 National Fiber to Fashion SpinOff. Her 22 month shearing won a fleece Championship at MAPACA 2007 and she also won a first place in the 2007 AOBA National SpinOff competition! Knightrider is a Champion, 5X blue ribbon-winner and 2X AOBA National ribbon winner.


Knightrider