Champion, Elite Full Peruvian Herdsires - Focusing on Fine fleece SPECIAL PRESIDIO OFFER!!! We’ve decided to open his breedings and offer 5 half price breedings for the big guy in ’10 for $3,250 each. AND [There’s More] our customers taking advantage of our Pedigree Enrichment Program can purchase any of those 5 breedings for ½ price - $1,650. Presidio’s breedings have been closed for 5 years so this is a rare opportunity to access his genetics.   We're proud to be able also to offer the finest lineup of rising young herdsires in the U.S., with an emphasis on adult fineness and density, Eastwind’s Snowstorm is our new star and a well proven male as well. He’s the son of Snowmass Messiah and grandson of Accoyo El Moustachio. He took blue in a large AOBA white yearling class to go with a bunch of other championships and wins,  but we choose him because of his perfect fleece architecture and his 20 micron fleece and 10 pound shear weight at 6 years of age AND because he’s passing that and color on to his kids. & Maple Brook Barnabus, a Color Champion Augusto Grandson with extraordinary fleece and wonderful crias on the ground, He’s now a 6X “Get of Sire” winner including first in the ’09 GWAS show in a class of 22. & Xanadu P. Resolute is a Barnabus son from an Accoyo Timoteo line mom. His Merino style fleece earned him the "WOW" fleece at the '07 GWAS Show & Reserve Champion in a group of 98 white males. BREAKING NEWS!! Resolute will be standing for the 2010 breeding season at R & B Alpaca Ranch  in Independence, Mo. Book your breedings with Rhonda Butler at Rhonda@rbalpacaranch.com. & Xanadu P. Vaccoyo's Reprise, a Victor's Vaccoyo son and Presidio Grandson.  Blue at AOBA too.  We’re offering Reprise’s first 5 breedings at ½ price Breedings come with live cria guarantees. We'll take special care of your visiting moms and their crias.   Peruvian Presidio Peruvian Presidio is one of the two best producing sons of Accoyo Caligula (white). His dam, Senna, (fawn) is a Peruvian from the Solocotta region. He won “Get of Sire” seven times. His crias had over 100 championships when we stopped counting. Presidio’s breeding are now limited to our special offer and our customers. Presidio was born at Xanadu and his resume includes winning the blue ribbon for fleece at AOBA in 1999 (the highest score of all huacaya fleeces at the show), the blue ribbon for fleece at Estes Park in 2000 and first place in the AOBA Handspinners Competition in 2001. He has incomparable brightness and fleece character,  along with heavy bone and reproductive capacity. Presidio has that rare combination of deep amplitude crimp, density and staple length (he sheared over 11.9 pounds of fleece  at fourth shearing with a 7.9 pound blanket). He now has over 180 crias on the ground in nearly all colors; including black, rose grey and chocolate brown, and all carry his strong genotype.  Most importantly to us, his crias have wonderful fleece and are genetically and reproductively hardy.   Breeding Fee:  See our special offer on Presidio’s breedings at the top of this page.  We have several of his sons (Brio and Intrepid) and daughters (Emeliana, Patricia & Alaina) for sale.   East Wind’s Snowstorm            We searched for over two years to find that perfect herdsire to carry our champion breeding program forward. Since he has to follow in the footsteps of Presidio and Barnabus, that’s a tall order.  Our direction is to continue to breed for ultra fine fleece combined with good density  and a well organized fleece.  Just as important to us is breeding the healthy, genetically sturdy alpaca who carries that fleece.  Snowstorm fit the job description perfectly and we are thrilled to have him.  We chose him with Trueheart Alpacas of Franktown, CO.  We’ve bred 9 of our own best females to Snowstorm for fall ’10 crias, too Breeding Fee:  $2,000 for 1st 20 breedings Maple Brook Barnabus Barnabus now has 6 “Get of Sire” wins including a win at the ’09 GWAS show, the largest alpaca show in the US – 22 entries! He took his his 3rd Get blue ribbon at the ’09 Great Western Show with 3 perfect juveniles, Xanadu P. Cachet, Xanadu P. Mistral and Xanadu P. Encanto. The little “cookie cutter” trio went on to win “Breeder’s Best as well.   Amazing Fleece! We were delighted to be able to purchase this remarkable herdsire at the AAA Futurity Auction in 2004, and are pleased to be standing him in Colorado. He has the best one year micron we’ve ever seen: 12.8 mic; 2.6 SD, 20.4< & 0.3% + 30 microns  at 2 years of age its 16.5 mic, 3.0SD, 18.2CV and 0.3% + 30 mic, and at 4 years of age, after 2 years of breeding, it's a wonderful 19 mic., 3.6 SD, 18.9 CV, 99.5 CF and a CRV of 53.2. Not only is his fleece fine, it was loaded with character, completely uniform throughout the blanket and thoroughly bundled with a 6 year shear weight of 9.5 pounds. This boy is the son of PVA Wellington, who is an Accoyo Augusto son,  and he has lots of color in his background, too. He now has over 50 crias on the ground, and they're breath-taking and always carry fine fleece. We co-own him with Heart’s Desire Alpacas, and he stands with us in Colorado from September through March. Click on the Thumbnails to view larger cria shots. Xanadu P. Au Courant Xanadu P. Cloissoné Xanadu P. Cachet Xanadu P. Mistral Breeding Fee:  $3,500 ~ We’re lowering his fee to $2,500 for breedings booked for Barnabus through the end of April 2010.       Xanadu P.  Resolute Standing at R&B Alpaca Ranch in Independence, MO for 2010. We’re so proud to bring this Barnabus son into our herdsire lineup. His merino style fleece earned him the "WOW" fleece at the ’07 GWAS Show from judge, Jude Anderson, and Reserve Champion in a group of 98 white males. He took first at MoPaca and ABR Fall Fest as well. We like him a lot, too. Resolute is a Barnabus son from Accoyo Timoteo line mom.  Her fleece is characterized by incredible density (11 pound total shear)  and a well defined character. Resolute’s Histogram 19.3 mic; 3.8 SD; 19.8 CV and 1.6% +30 At 36 MONTHS OF AGE – AFTER A YEAR OF BREEDING. Resolute's Fleece He’s proven with his 1st SEVEN gorgeous crias on the ground and more on the way.  Breeding Fee: $2,000   Breeding Services and Care We understand that the care your moms and crias receive when they’re away from home is as important to you as the herdsire you select.  We’ve developed our breeding and alpaca care program over 15 years, and we’re constantly working to learn and improve our care.  For your visiting moms (and crias) we provide: 1.      Supervised pen breeding to assure pregnancy, prevent over breeding & provide reliable breeding records and due dates. 2.      10% off any fee for drive by breedings. 3.      The same loving care we give to our own herd. Moms and crias are checked many times each day and weighed weekly to  assure moms maintain weight and crias grow as they should.  Routine care for moms and crias, such as worming and nail trimming  included in 60 days free board.  Alpaca treats at no charge. 4.      Our farm caretakers, Ben & Amelia Graham help care for the alpacas and monitor our breeding program. 5.      The best alpaca vet in the business.  Our veterinarian, Dr. Tim Thompson, has over 25 years of camelid experience,  with a specialty in alpaca and llama reproduction.  Working with Dr. Thompson enables us to provide a prompt,  professional response to any breeding complications or unexpected health issues.  6.      Regular e-mail updates.  We’ll even e-mail you photos if you’d like.  7.      A playgroup for your crias.  Since we birth nearly 20 alpacas each year, we always have other crias around so your little ones can socialize and pronk.