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Because our farm is small, and we provide the alpacas' care with our own hands to keep our overhead low, we are able to keep our breeding fees reasonably priced. Drive-by breedings are offered at a $500 discount, and multiple breedings are discounted.
Our breeding services are provided in a supervised breeding pen, and a written record of breeding activity is provided to the owner of the dam. Each dam bred at our farm receives a pre-breeding exam by Washington State University's world renowned camelid reproduction expert, Dr. Tibary, plus ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy. Our breeding fee includes 75 days' boarding in conjunction with breeding services. We also provide a 14 day live birth guarantee which includes a re-breeding to a Premier stud. Discounts are available for multiple breedings. Please refer to the section on "Alpaca Care & Consulting Services" if your dam needs special reproductive evaluation.
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Proven Herdsires:
Premier's Rubio
D.O.B. 6-8-02 Reg. #841216, Color: medium rose grey
Rubio will be marketed for sale fall of 2008. Until sold he will be available for stud services.
Rubio has exemplary bloodlines behind him: Cloud 9 Comet, Rosario, Accoyo Peruvian Don Julio, Snowmass Peruvian Black Legend, and Accoyo Peruvian Bueno. Rubio’s light brown mother is Premier’s Jolie, half Peruvian out of Snowmass Don Julio’s Prestige and Cloud 9 Comet and is a full sister to Premier’s Absolute. Jolie has taken first or second place in every halter and fleece show in which she has been entered. In 1996 we vowed to breed to Black Legend after seeing his outstanding juvenile fiber take top honors in a fleece show. We got Rubio out of the match, whose color is a throw back to his rose grey grandsire, Comet.
Julie Skinner paid Rubio a high compliment in the Snowmass 2006 Private Selection Sale catalog when she said, "Rubio ... one of the finest grey studs we have seen."
Rubio’s fine fiber exhibits tight crimp throughout, is very dense and has a long staple length. It is lustrous, and provides excellent coverage. His neck fiber is prime in length and quality, and we were hard pressed to find a guard hair on him until around age 5. He sheared 5.8 pounds at 11.5 months and had 6" staple length. The histogram from this shearing: 18.7 Micron; 3.7 SD; 20.0 CV; 1.0% > 30. Amazingly, his second histogram was virtually identical: 18.7 Micron, 3.9 SD, 20.7 CV and 1.0% > 30. His third histogram, after a full year under the influence of testosterone, showed an increase in micron of only 2 points. Rubio's fiber has taken many high awards at local, regional and national levels: 2004 AOBA winter national fleece - 1st; 2004 AOBA summer spin-off - 1st; 2003 AROW composite, fleece - 1st; 2004 NW Alpaca Showcase fleece - 1st; 2004 AROW composite, fleece - 1st; 2004 AWE spin-off - 1st; 2004 AWE fleece - 1st; 2004 Alpacapalooza fleece - 1st. Rubio's fiber continued to take awards in 2005: 2nd and Spinner's Choice at Alpacapalooza fleece show; 2nd at Alpacapalooza's Spin-Off; 3rd place at Alpaca Western Extravaganza Spin-Off; and 2nd to the color champion at the AOBA summer national Spin-Off. Ian Watt's comment, when reviewing Rubio's fiber density test, was "This is a good male!" Rubio's primary and secondary fibers were 3.0 and 3.7. Less than 4.0 is excellent, and the two numbers being so close together is an indicator of uniformity, and apparently uncommon for a grey.
Rubio does not like being in the show ring and tends to cush at the wrong times. In spite of his challenging the judges to evaluate his excellent conformation, he has done well against some stiff competition. At the AWE show spring of 2003, he finished 4th in a class of eight behind alpacas from three large, prominent northwest farms. At the 2003 AROW composite show he placed 2nd overall with 1st place in fleece. At the AROW 2004 composite competition, Rubio's fiber took 1st and he placed 1st overall in the class; NW Alpaca Showcase composite class 1st in fleece, 3rd overall; 2004 Alpacapalooza -3rd in full fleece halter; 2003 AWE - 4th in full fleece halter. Rubio has a heavy boned frame, with superior straight legs and a perfect bite.
Rubio is an excellent breeder. He settled his first female at two years with ONE five minute breeding, and subsequent pregnancies are generally confirmed after one breeding.
Rubio is co-owned with Rainier Alpacas and Alpacas at Morning Star Ranch, both in western Washington. Rubio's first offspring into the 2006 show ring took multiple blue ribbons, and subsequent crias are looking spectacular! Click on the following link to see photos of his offspring: Rubio's offspring.
Premier's Rubio stud fee: $2,200
Premier's Nevado
D.O.B. 9-6-05 Reg. # 1242188, Color: white
10 ribbons from 3 fleece shows has got to be some kind of record!!! Nevado's fiber is simply stunning in quality and quantity. Check out the fiber stats on his second clip! Simply amazing!!!!
Micron Count
2006: MC 18.4; SD 4.0; CV 22.0; 16.9% less than 15 microns; CF
99.3; curve 36.4
2007: MC 19.9; SD 3.5; CV 17.8; CF 99.1; curve 48.3
Shearing Weight
2006: 6# from his 60#, 8 month old frame!
6.8# at 11.5 months from previous shearing; staple length 5" on
blanket, 4" on neck
We named this fellow Nevado, meaning snowy white pinnacle,
because his fleece was so special from day one - dense, long
staple, bright, soft, fine and had lock structure. THREE fleece
show judges have agreed with us, giving his fiber top honors.
See the list of awards below.
Nevado also has fabulous genetics on both sides of his pedigree.
His dam is Premier's Cognette, light brown champion who is a
full sister to Premier's Absolute. His sire is Locota's
Constantino who was bred by Kissin' Coussens Alpacas from
4Peruvian Lanark's Locota and Trufflina, a Peruvian Andrajo
daughter. Peruvian Don Julio is Nevado's paternal great
grandsire, and Snowmass Don Julio's Prestige is his grandmother.
At his first halter show as a juvenile, the judge kept coming
back to Nevado, but it was clear that his testicles were out
matched by other males in the ring. Now he has caught up and
more, and is good to go at 20 months of age!! We are pleased
that Dr. Tibary, renowned camelid reproduction expert at
Washington State University, passed Nevado on his breeding
soundness exam June 2007. He had his first opportunity to breed
in September of 2007, and settled that girl in one session.
The resulting medium fawn female offspring is spectacular, with
dense, bright, popcorn fiber and beautiful structure.
2007
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: 1st place
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: Judge's Choice
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: Best Brightness
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: highest scoring entry - 86 points
Alpacapalooza halter: 3rd (he doesn't care to be in the show
ring and was very badly behaved)
NW Alpaca Showcase: 1st place; entry scored 85.5 points
NW Alpaca Showcase: Judge's Choice
NW Alpaca Showcase: Best Handle
NW Alpaca Showcase: Color Champion
2008
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: 1st place
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: Best Handle
Alpacapalooza Fleece Show: Reserve Color Champion
88.5 total points with 20/20 for fineness and handle. Judge
Cheryl Gehly commented that the fleece was a gorgeous
combination of characteristics.
Nevado's FIRST CRIA has arrived, and is stunning! She is medium
fawn out of a light brown dam and has MEGA CRIMP! The owner of
this cria re-bred the dam to Nevado and got a light brown cria.
Other crias have been white out of white and beige out of brown.
It is frustrating that he is related to so many of our girls,
but then the Prestige x Comet breedings always produced great
offspring and we kept quite a few.
Click on the following link to see photo of his offspring: Nevado's offspring.
Premier's Nevado Stud fee: $1,600
Premier's Maxmillian
D.O.B. 7-29-00 Reg. # 823126, Color: medium brown
Maximillian is a son of famous Accoyo 4Peruvian Legacy. He is half Peruvian. At the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival 2001, Mike Safley placed Max’s fleece 1st and conformation 1st in a composite class where Safley described Max’s proportions and bite as perfect. Max has also placed 2nd at the AlpacaFest and Alpaca Affaire composite halter shows, 3rd at the full fleece CABA show judged by Julio Sumar and 3rd at NW Alpaca Showcase judged by Amanda VandenBosch. Max's last show, Alpacapalooza 2003, garnered him another blue ribbon under Amanda VandenBosch's scrutiny with compliments on his excellent structure and silky fiber.
Maximillian has a beautiful medium amplitude crimp, medium red- brown fleece that is lustrous and has a soft, silky hand. His fiber took 2nd in a large fleece class at Alpacapalooza 2002, and 2nd in a class of seven at the NW Alpaca Showcase where it received near perfect scores in the categories of handle, uniformity of length and brightness. In 2003, Max earned 3rd in halter under judge Julio Sumar at the Alpaca Western Extravaganza, 3rd in halter at the NW Alpaca Showcase judged by Amanda VandenBosch, 2nd in cut fleece at Alpaca Western Extravaganza judged by Cameron Holt, and 2nd in fleece at NW Alpaca Showcase judged by Julie Skinner. At the 2003 AROW show Max took 1st in conformation and second overall in their composite halter show judged by Mike Safley. His 2004 awards include second place in the fleece show at Alpacapalooza with 14/15 points for fineness, 5/5 for handle, 7/8 for uniformity of micron, 6/7 for staple length, 9/0 for lack of medullation, and 8/10 for brightness. His 2004 entry in the NW Alpaca Showcase took second place as did his Alpacapalooza Spin-Off entry where it earned 82/85 points.
Max's medium boned structure is flawless, and he is passing those traits along to his offspring. He has regal stature that commands attention in the pasture.
Max has a strong libido. His cria are very nice, each one showing brightness of fiber. We bred him to Premier's Jolie, our blue ribbon Comet daughter and got a male that exemplifies our breeding program, so named him Premier's Icon. He has Max's conformation and silky handle fiber plus high frequency crimp from his dam. The second breeding of Jolie to Max brought a male whose owner named Maximum Lustre! Click on the following link to see photos of Max's offspring: Max's offspring.
Premier's Maxmillian Stud fee: $2,000
Premier's Resolute
D.O.B. 7-29-04 Reg. #1242089, Color: Dark fawn & White
Resolute's mother is the grand dam of our foundation herd. She is full Peruvian Snowmass Don Julio's Prestige, a white that throws fabulous colored offspring. Resolute's sire is silver grey DDF Tobias. Resolute is a striking alpaca who stands out in the pasture. He has sturdy construction, a stunning head with a low, tight topknot and fiber with beautiful character. Resolute is typey, typey, typey.
Resolute competed well during his first show season. He took a 1st place at Alpacapalooza 2004 in full fleece halter where judge Jill MacLeod complimented him on his structure, typiness and fiber uniformity. At the Alpaca Western Extravaganza, Julio Sumar gave Resolute a second place, standing between two Crescent Moon males. Sumar was especially complimentary of his head. At the national show, he placed 5th out of 16. At the NW Alpaca Showcase Amanda VandenBosch gave Resolute second place in a composite class, with 1 point behind the first place male who became the color champion - a near miss! In that composite fleece competition, his fiber received 18 out of 20 points for fineness and handle, and 8.5 points out of 10 for crimp and character. At the 2007 NW Alpaca Showcase Resolute took a second in full fleece halter, again with high compliments on his typiness and uniformity in his fiber.
Resolute has
excellent conformation and fiber with amazing uniformity and
density. His crimp goes way down under his belly, past his knees
and to his chin. His fiber coverage is excellent from his face
to the ground. He has heavy bone and good depth of jaw.
With this picture-perfect structure and his commanding presence,
it is impossible to get a bad photograph of him.
Resolute' first two cria are here. He has a beige daughter
out of a medium brown dam and a solid brown with black point son
out of a black dam who has white markings. The color geneticists say
that breeding a white faced alpaca who has grey lineage to a
solid black has a high chance of creating a rose grey.
Click on the following link to see photos of his offspring:
Resolute's offspring.
You can own Resolute for less than the cost of three breedings! See our male sale section.
Premier's Resolute: Stud fee: $1,400
Premier’s Icon
D.O.B. 7-5-04 Reg. # 1431308, Color: Light brown that appears to be changing to rose grey on his neck as well as his blanket.
This fellow earned his name by personifying everything we are striving for in our breeding program - straight conformation, perfect proportions, handsome head and soft, lustrous fiber with high frequency crimp. Icon is definitely a keeper. He is half Peruvian with Peruvian Don Julio and 4Peruvian Legacy behind him. Icon is the son of Premier's Jolie, one of our top quality foundation females who is dam to Premier's Rubio, a rose grey with some of the best fiber in the industry. Icon's sire is Premier's Maximillian, a Legacy son, who has many, many halter and fiber awards to his credit given by experienced judges.
Icon did well his first show season with some stiff competition. He took a second place at Alpacapalooza's 2005 full fleece halter show with judge Jill MacLeod complimenting him on his silky, uniform fiber. Julio Sumar also placed him second in a large class at the Alpaca Western Extravaganza. He placed 6th in a class of 18 at AOBA nationals.
Icon's first histogram is exemplary: MC 16.1; SD 3.4; CV 20.9; CF 100%; curve 33.3. He has crimp from his chin and to his knees.
Icon's first cria have arrived, and they have all been female! He is throwing his strong conformation and fleece characteristics.
Icon is now co-owned with Power Line Alpacas in Redmond WA, so will be spending part of his time there standing at stud. Click on the following link to see photos of his offspring: Icon's offspring.
Premier's Icon: Stud fee: $1,400