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.
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| Iona Jaxon X Tundra | Due: November 3, 2008 |
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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.
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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.
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| Spring Blush X Tundra | Due: November 16, 2008 |
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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.
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| 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.
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| Lady X Nikos | Due: December 21, 2008 |
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Agnes X Tundra | Due: April 22, 2009 |
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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.
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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.
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| 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!
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| 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.
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