Grey genetics, Top and Bottom
RR PABLO PICASSO
Huacaya, Male, | Medium Fawn
ARI# , D.O.B. 10/15/2015,
Sire: RR ARTURO -Makes Champions! ARI#
31620420 Medium Brown We knew that Arturo was going to be extraordinary as soon as his fleece was dry. His namesake, Ken's father (Arthur), would have been 100 years old the day Arturo was born.
We also knew that dad, our own Snowmass RRoyal Stars was a "dilution" white, with fleece density in the top 1% of alpacas biopsied by Ian Watt, as was his mom RR Rose Encantada and waited with confident expectations until the results came in.
Skin biopsy report: (Ian Watt)
Density: 76.7/mm2
S/P ratio: 14.2:1
In-skin mean primary fiber diameter: 21.7 SD 2.9
In-skin mean secondary fiber diameter: 18.5 SD 2.4
Comments:
" An elite alpaca in all fleece respects! There is nothing to add to what the numbers clearly say..."
Want fineness...look at his histograms. His histogram at 36 months--> AFD 17.5/ SD 3.6/ CV 20.8/ CF 100% and curve 55.0 Dg/mm is one that would make any cria proud!
He is a stunning male and of all the ribbons and banners that he has racked up, the one that we're most proud of is "Best Hand" at MAPACA, under Jude Anderson...that says it all! PLUS...HE MAKES SOLID GREY...
Arturo has established his genetics indelibly in our herd and made many Champions and banners.
He can do the same for yours...
Dam: PATAGONIA'S SAKURA-SOLD! ARI#
30422971 Light Rose Grey Sakura has been an outstanding foundation female, with fabulous mothering skills and puts tons of weight on her cria. She herself is sturdy, and maintains an excellent body score through lactation.
This is one "goose that lays golden eggs". Her last daughter, Francesca, just went to her first show and won Color Champion at 8 months of age. She is a stunner!
2014 brought Stella Di Platino, a gorgeous tux silver grey female.
For 2015 we elected to try her with RR Arturo . Pablo Picasso is a very promising fawn cria out of RR ARTURO
2016 should be yet another outstanding production year...we're shooting for grey yet again with a Kit Carson cria!
At age 9
2015 Micron Count: 22.3/ 4.86/ 21.8/ 93.9% CF
Description
Picasso indeed!
We are not in the least surprised by the cria that we birthed in 2015, Arturo's first production year. He has one of the most impressive fleeces that we have seen in our years of breeding, something readily apparent from his show record...and especially in fleece shows where he has not only championed, but taken Best Hand at MAPACA, one of the largest fleece shows in the country.
Like father, like son...check out the length (!), fineness, uniformity, consistancy and density on this youngster.
Let's not forget mom...a "starlet" in the showring as a youngster, one of our best producers over the years and at 9 years of age, a rose grey with 22 micron fiber.