Hidden Hill Peruvian Bonhommie
Huacaya - Herdsire DOB: 7/16/09 Color: White ARI #31865760 Dam: 118 Peruvian Brietta Sire: Caligula's Casanova Introductory Stud Fee: $750 Bonhommie looks like his half-brother, Dually, the 2009 Futurity Champ and MAPACA Color Champion. He has a uniformly fine, dense, well-organized fleece like Dually and he has taken his share of blue ribbons and a purple banner like Dually. But Bonhommie is amazing in his own right. His dam is Hidden Hill Farm's white color champion, Peruvian Brietta, and Brietta is bred to Caligula's Casanova each and every year, with such consistent and elite results. Bonhommie's elder full brother, Brigadier, is working at a customer's farm and his first cria have begun to arrive. Guess what? They have the same fleece we have seen on all of Brietta's Casanova kids. Next, Bonhommie's full sister Brillanta, herself a banner champion, has been retained for Hidden Hill's foundation herd. Bonhommie took second places at both MAPACA and PAOBA in the 2010 spring shows as a juvenile, and we took him out as a yearling to the Big E last year, where he stood first in his class amid serious competition and won the White Male Color Champion honors. At NAAS he took the blue in a very competitive Yearling Bred and Owned Class with ease. Bonhommie finally got a little of Brietta's colorful heritage - he has a fawn spot just below his muzzle. We have little doubt that he can produce color if bred to it! As a Certified Sorter, the biggest compliment I could pay Bonhommie is to say, "This guy has the STEAK I am looking for -- his fleece is so uniformly fine!" Now, that means a whole lot more to Carol than the sizzle of his blue ribbons and banner! Bonhommie recently started his breeding career here at Longwoods Alpaca Farm. The introductory stud fee will be $750. Please contact Pam Harwood at Longwoods Alpaca Farm for details, 207-829-4159.	click for larger image  1   2   3

LONGWOODS Sailor's Eliana
Huacaya - Juvenile Female DOB: 6/28/10 Color: White ARI #31931076 Dam: Caligula Poseidon's Claudia Sire: Bravado's Alianza Sailor $8,500 LONGWOODS Sailor's Eliana is the result of using Certified Sorted(TM) individual sort reports to make an ideal match. Bravado's Alianza Sailor was clearly the best of 3 possible matches for Claudia with his consistent staple length over 3 years, shear weight totals, and especially the uniformity of micron across his blanket. Despite tip shearing in July, Eliana sheared a Grade 2 Superfine fleece with a 5" staple w/ 6 crimps per inch in April 2011. This is ideal for spinning into a worsted yarn and could yield a profit of $65-70/lb through NAAFP! In addition, a sample of her fleece will grace the Maine Alpaca Association's tile at ITMA 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Eliana is the youngest of our '10 crias, but weighs (and sheared) the most. She is conformationally correct with an excellent bite. Eliana's dam, Claudia, is easy to breed, easy to birth (usually unattended) and has plenty of milk to support her crias -- all bode well for a long and successful breeding career for her daughter. Bravado's Alianza Sailor won the white male color championship at the Alpaca Maturity show in 2010 and had skin biopsies evaluated by both Dr. Norm Evans and Dr. Jim Watts: ====Follicles per sq. mm==S/P Ratio= Watts -- 38.4 -- 8.4 Evans -- 46.5 -- 9.14 They were both impressed by his lack of medulation. Eliana's medical, fiber and sort records are available on request. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" (Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics"). Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and 1 year fiber sorting services for Eliana and any other alpacas purchased in 2011 from Longwoods Alpacas. Call Pam at 207-829-4159 FMI.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Casseopeia
Huacaya - Bred female DOB: 8/7/09 Color: White ARI #30330634 Dam: SL April Showers Sire: Hearns $5,500 Another little princess out of April! Casseopeia is a fine-boned girl with a very strong stature. Her Inca's Ransom and PPPeruvian Inca lineages provide her with LOTS of exceptionally fine, yet dense fiber. In fact, her fleece can be shaken like a rug it is so dense! With her 3.75" staple length and high frequency, low amplitude "zipper crimp", we are having it spun into lots of lofty-style roving. Cassie does have long fine primary fibers which we are looking to breed out in the next generation by breeding her to KF Peruvian Pegasus. This first cria is due June 2011. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and 1 year fiber sorting services for Casseopeia and any other alpacas purchased from Longwoods Alpacas, Upper Farm Alpacas or Andes Alpacas in 2010	click for larger image  1   2

LONGWOODS Danae
Huacaya - maiden DOB:7/8/09 Color: Light Fawn ARI #31544986 Dam: LONGWOODS Alice Allegra Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph $5,000 That Altiplano Gold "look" keeps running down through succeeding generations -- his grumbly talkativeness does, too. Sweet Danae has her dam's density and her sire's solid bone, crimp, and gentle personality. Danae comes from a line of easy breeders and birthers, things we all appreciate! She will be ready to breed in the spring of 2011, and will fit nicely into a "pick your own" starter package of proven female, maiden and male companion. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and 1 year fiber sorting services for Danae and any other alpacas purchased from Longwoods Alpacas, Upper Farm Alpacas or Andes Alpacas in 2010. Call Pam at 207-829-4159 for details.	click for larger image  1   2

Betsy's Late Summer Morning
Huacaya - Proven Female DOB:8/23/07 Color: Light Fawn ARI #30330597 Dam: SL April Showers Sire: HDF Accoyo Pistol Pete $6,500 Ahhh, my sweet princess! Betsy was born on a late summer morning a few days before I bought her mama, April. Her being a much desired girl (we were 4 for 4 boys in '07) sealed the deal! Unlike her skinny-minnie mama, Betsy has her sire, Petey's, solid build and excellent conformation. Like April, her fiber isn't very crimpy, but there's an awful lot of it! Even as a 9-month cria, Betsy sheared over 6 lbs. In '11 she sheared over 7.2 lbs, 4.6 lbs. of which was grade WL3 blanket. Betsy comes from a line of females that are easy birthers with lots of milk, which bodes well for her breeding career! She came through a "textbook" labor and delivery in 2010, and unlike many first-timers, she stood stock still for the few minutes that it took her cria, LONGWOODS Eustis , to get the hang of nursing. Triumph's bold crimp and long staples have combined with Betsy's density and fineness in this fine male. Betsy comes with a 7-day live-birth guarantee and a breedback to any stud fully owned by Longwoods Alpacas. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and fiber sorting services for Betsy and her cria in 2011.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

SA Peruvian Apollo's Vesuvius
Huacaya - Proven Herdsire DOB: 4/29/06 Color: Medium Fawn ARI #30556157 Dam: Lightfoot's Virginia Sire: Royal Peruvian Apollo Stud Fee: $800 SA Peruvian Apollo's Vesuvius of Alpacas of York, is standing stud at Longwoods Alpacas until June 2012. "Suvi" is a big, gorgeous full Peruvian male with commanding presence out of a great line--Peruvian Apollo, Royal Fawn and Peruvian Bueno to name a few. He looks just like his champion sire, Apollo, and has a very gentle disposition. My ladies love him -- and yours will too! Suvi's first cria have hit the ground and their owners are thrilled! First, a medium fawn female that just shines like spun sugar, next a dark brown male with black points out of a dark silver grey dam (and his sire's distinctive face) and a black and snow white male that was all but 24 pounds at birth--again, very exciting! Vesuvius has proven Peruvian bloodlines and will add bone, size and density to your female. Fiber was 18 microns at first shearing and has excellent expression of crimp and locks, density and coverage. I picked him to build on the fantastic fleece characteristics, bone and density our herdsire, TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph, has stamped on my herd. Those who know me know I am all about building a conformationally sound herd with uniformity of grade across the fleece and fiber that is suitable for the commercial fiber industry, i.e. NO HAIRY HALOS! Vesuvius promises to do that and more for my herd -- call me now to arrange for him to do the same for yours. Multiple breeding and small farm discounts available. I am offering a limited number of $800 drive-bys/mobile "Hot Fun in the Summertime" breedings. (I'll even meet you half way!) Awards Received Two 1st place ribbons - Triple Crown 2007 Reserve Champion - Triple Crown 2007 2nd place - Continental Fleece Show 2009	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

Riverview's Rachel
Huacaya - bred female DOB: 10/2/00 Color: Medium Fawn ARI #824234 Dam: Onyx Frost's Frosty Miss, True Black, ARI #801658 Sire: Wilpaca's Eduardo,Beige, ARI #182187 Foundation Stock Riverview's Rachel has been described as "the closest alpaca to a vicuna that I've ever seen" by one established breeder. Her fiber stats back that up, as even at 9 years old she has retained her uniformity and fineness -- they've hardly budged since she was tested in 2004 -- exactly what we are looking for to give our breeding program a jumpstart. Rachel is bred to SA Peruvian Apollo's Vesuvius for a late summer 2011 cria. Suvi's strong bone and longer staple will complement Rachel's fineness. Her crias tend to be a shade or so lighter than the sire, except when bred to TB, she threw TB and when bred to WH, she threw WH. I have had a chance to get my hands on her son, Arcturus (photo 3), by Coyo Destini, and can confirm that even though she is fairly short-stapled, her offspring benefit handsomely from a long-stapled, dense and crimpy sire! Rachel is another one of those statuesque moms who deliver 20+ lb. crias with aplomb. She's a good milker and attentive mom, all of which bode well for her offspring, male and female alike! 2009: Y-M test -- MFD:20.9, SD:4.3,CV:20.7, CF:97.2 (!!) 2004: Y-M test -- MFD:20.2, SD:4.4, CV:21.8, CF:97.5	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Christopher Columbus
Huacaya -- Gelded male DOB: 10/13/08 Color: Light Fawn ARI #: 31878616 Dam: Caligula Poseidon's Claudia Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph $850 Born on Columbus day, our Christopher completes the "trifecta" of males out of Caligula Poseidon's Claudia by TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph. While a medium fawn spot on his topknot differentiates Christopher from his older brothers, I fully expect his fiber to continue to match theirs for its uniformly long-staples and bold crimp. His '09 blanket fleece was Grade 2 (20 - 22.9u) and his neck was Grade 4 (26 - 28.9u). With only 6 1/2 months growth both blanket and neck were already 5" and ideal for worsted spinning into NAAFP yarn and socks which I sell at the farmers market. His 2010 fleece may be too long for commercial processing this year, but it will be a handspinner's dream for its uniformity and lack of strong primaries. Christopher was gelded in October 2010	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Cadbury Cream
Huacaya -- bred female DOB: 8/6/08 Color: Medium Brown and White Pattern ARI#: 30898592 Dam: Heidi Ho Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph $9,500 Easy breeder with cria at side “Mom, Cadbury Cream is the coolest alpaca I’ve ever seen.” -- said Charlie when he called to report in while we were on vacation. 25.6 lbs. at birth, delivered with no one in attendance -- wow! And now we have the joy of offering her with a "mini me" male cria at side, Longwoods Fry's Chocolate Cream (a candy bar made by Cadbury's in the UK). She was so ready to be a mama that she stood patiently while last year's crias attempted to nurse off of her. After a picture perfect delivery, Fry was up and nursing lustily in no time. Cadbury knew just what to do. She comes with a rebreeding to any fully owned or leased stud at Longwoods Alpacas. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and 1 year fiber sorting services for Cadbury and any other alpacas purchased from Longwoods Alpacas, Upper Farm Alpacas or Andes Alpacas in 2011.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Denali
Huacaya -- Female Juvenile DOB: 6/22/09 Color: Light Brown ARI #: 31545013 Dam: Magnificent Maggie Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph SOLD Congratulations to Phyllis, Sam and Maggie Dickey After 4 boys, we were ready for Maggie to deliver a girl. LONGWOODS Denali was absolutely worth the wait. Born weighing 18.8 lbs, she is almost 90 lbs at 6 months and is ready for weaning. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and 1 year fiber sorting services for Cadbury and any other alpacas purchased from Longwoods Alpacas, Upper Farm Alpacas or Andes Alpacas in 2010. Call Pam at 207-829-4159 for details!	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Camden
Huacaya -- Gelded male DOB: 6/28/08 Color: Dark Fawn ARI #: 31544993 Dam: Magnificent Maggie Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph $950 Another uneventful delivery by Maggie! Just like his older brothers, Acadia and Baxter, LONGWOODS Camden was a rough and tumble cria, who drove the girls nuts. He has strong conformation, a gorgeous head, an excellent bite, delightful disposition, and lots of high amplitude, low frequency crimp, just like his papa, Triumph. I'm really pleased to see his suri genes are keeping the Accoyo halo at bay, too! Camden is turning out to be a good PR boy, too, as he's patient with visitors who love to stroke his glorious fiber. Camden was gelded in October 2010. OFDA 2000 Micron Count 2009: AFD 27.9; SD 6.8; CV 24.3; CF 69.8 Shearing Weight 2009: 5.9 lbs (3.4 lb blanket) Package discounts available.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

SL April Showers
Huacaya -- Open, Proven female DOB: 4/1/2002 ARI #: 845301 Color: White Dam: Rudbeckia Sire: MA Ivanhoe 7,500 SL April Showers joined our herd in September 2007. She was underconditioned when she arrived, due to complications following the passing of her previous owner, yet she continued to nurse her cria-at-side, Betsy's Late Summer Morning and held her new pregnancy. She is a very protective mother, and to date has borne 3 female and 1 male crias! In early August 2008, while we were on vacation, she delivered LONGWOODS Casseopeia, a 19 lb female by Hearns of the Upper Farm. We have waited to rebreed April to allow her to regain better condition, and the plan has worked beautifully. April will be ready to breed in Spring 2011. She is fine-boned, short-stapled, and extremely dense with an AFD of 26, so I'm looking to match her with Longwoods Benton, a 3 year old Triumph son (and Poseidon grandson) who exhibits heavy bone and longer staple length. Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale. April comes with a 7-day live-birth guarantee. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Fiber Analysis, OFDA 2000: 2008 AFD 26.81, SD 6.37, CV 23.76, CF 75.99, Staple Length 50 cm, Min Micron 25.5, Max Micron 29.2 2009 AFD 25.93; SD 5.38; CV 20.76; CF 81.92 Staple length 55.0 cm	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Benton
Huacaya -- Herdsire DOB: 10/23/07 Color: Beige ARI #: 30330610 Dam: Caligula Poseidon's Claudia Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph $2,500 Stud Fee: $800 LONGWOODS Benton, aka "Benny" is a full brother to the best male our breeding program has produced to date, LONGWOODS Aucocisco. Benny will bring to your breeding program the same outstanding fleece characteristics, strong conformation, and gentle disposition as his dam, sire and brothers. Benton's first cria is expected in June 2011. Benton is offered for sale as an intact male at a non-breeder price, eliminating the risk of buying an unproven male with stellar genetics. Micron Count 2008: AFD 22.1; SD 4.9; CV 22; CF 95.3 2009: AFD 24.8; SD 4.8; CV 19.2; CF 90.4 Shearing Weight 2009: 5.6 lbs. (4 lb blanket) Package discounts available!	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Aucocisco
Huacaya -- proven, intact male DOB: 10/31/06 Color: Beige ARI #30330627 Dam: Caligula Poseidon's Claudia (white) ARI#1452686 Sire: TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph (beige) ARI #820096 $10,500 Stud Fee: $850 What a treat we have in LONGWOODS Aucocisco, naturally nicknamed "Casper". Born on Halloween weighing 18.8 lbs., he reached 100 lbs. at 9 months despite being a fall cria. Casper has inherited both Claudia and Triumph's calm nature, coloring, strong stature and solid conformation. His dense fiber is bright, with well-defined staples and high amplitude, low frequency crimp. Full coverage means no kemp on this boy, from his gorgeous head to his toes! Casper offers Accoyo genetics from both sides, claiming Victor's Vaccoyo and Poseidon as grandsires. Longwoods Alpacas retains two breedings to this solid macho. Once Casper has cria on the ground his sales price will go up, so call now to schedule an appointment to see for yourself how he will enhance your breeding program. Casper began his breeding career by settling his first 2 females on their first breeding. They were patient while he enthusiastically figured it out. He is now the proud papa of 1 male and 1 female cria, both fawn out of brown dams. Casper's introductory breeding fee is $850 for the first 10 breedings. Call (207) 829-4159 now to schedule a visit or reserve Casper's services for 2011 Micron Count 2007: AFD 19.6; SD 5.1; CV 25.8; CF 96.8; 2009: AFD 27.5; SD 6.1; CV 22.1; CF 71.1; Staple length 105.0 Shearing Weight 2007: Cria fleece at 7 mos: 3.4 lb total (2.4 lb. blanket) 2009: 9.7 lbs total usable fiber (5 lb blanket) Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale. Included in the purchase price is 1 year complimentary fiber sorting services for up to 10 fleeces. In addition, new breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. *Aucocisco is the Native American name for Casco Bay in Maine. 2007 AFCNA Continental Fleece Show 4th of 9 entries in the Beige Juvenile Male class of this highly competitive show. 2008 AOBA Fiber2Fashion Spin-off 4th of 4 entries, Beige Juvenile 2007 OFDA 2000 Fiber Analysis: AFD 19.6; SD 5.1; CV 25.8; CF 96.8 SL 72 mm (7 months growth) 1.5 crimps/cm;.40 mm avg growth/day AlpacaEase medical records available upon request.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

LONGWOODS Alice Allegra
Huacaya -- bred female DOB: 8/23/06 Color: Beige ARI #: 30330580 Dam: Altiplano Gold's Peruvian Dreamer ARI #803502 Sire: Pinnacle ARI #832916 $13,500 Fondly known as "Ashoo", this little gem had the nicest fleece of any cria born on our farm. From the beginning her bundles were defined and crimpy -- just what we are looking for! Until Ashoo, Dreamer had delivered only males, but bred to Pinnacle, who is known for the quality and quantity of his female cria, we can see the future of our breeding program -- it is as bright as Ashoo's fleece! Ashoo was bred to our multi-award winning herdsire, TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph and delivered a physically perfect, white, 16.4 lb. male. I blamed myself for his loss, as he was partially delivered when I found her, but he died within minutes of delivery. We rebred Ashoo to Triumph and were thrilled by the arrival of LONGWOODS Danae in early July 2009. We have bred Ashoo to Triumph's son, LONGWOODS Aucocisco (aka Casper) for a July 2011 cria. I have been wanting to get these two together since they were born! Her crimp and density with his staple length and coverage. Both have excellent conformation and dispositions. What a powerful combination of genes to add to your herd! Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale. Ashoo comes with a 7-day live-birth guarantee. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. 2008 AOBA Fiber2Fashion Spin-off 2nd place of 4 entries, Juvenile Beige Micron Count 2007: AFD 23.6; SD 4.6; CV 19.6; CF 93.0 2009: AFD 28.9; SD 5.6; CV 19.2; CF 66.7 Shearing Weight 2007: cria fleece: 5.5 total (3.0 blanket) 2009: 6.9 lbs (4.1 blanket)	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph
Huacaya -- Herdsire Born: 6/1/00 Color: Beige ARI #820096 Dam: Acero Marka's Exotica (medium fawn, Bolivian) ARI #148216 Sire: Victor's Vaccoyo (white, full Peruvian) ARI #181090 Stud Fee: $2,000 -- reduced by 1/3 From the Accoyo Victor line, TELL Vaccoyo's Triumph is a wonderfully dense, super heavy-boned male that is producing gorgeous cria in a range of colors. Triumph's fleece carries a remarkable staple structure with well defined, even crimp to the end (photo 3, 7 year fleece). His handle is fine and coverage is superb. Triumph is stunning in appearance and is a really easy-going guy. A very gentle breeder, he's especially good with maidens. Call us to arrange a visit to get your hands on a number of Triumph's offspring. You'll see the dams he has been bred to and what he has done to improve them. Mobile or drive-by breedings welcome, in addition to traditional on-farm breeding services. Dam with cria-at-side may board free for up to 60 days. Pregnancy confirmed by ultrasound. Multiple breeding discounts available. Call (207) 829-4159 now to schedule a visit or reserve Triumph's services for 2010 Micron Count 2002: 20.4/3.5/19.5/1.3 2009: OFDA 2000: 32.6/7.1/21.9/40.0 Shearing Weight 2009: 10 lbs. Blanket was 5.3 lbs. Awards: Supreme Color Champion, 2001 Spring Spectacular, Edmonton, Alberta; 1 - Show Grand Championship; 1 - Reserve Grand Championship; 5- First Place, including White Huacaya Fleece, NECC 2003; Second Place: Full Fleece Huacaya (All Color), NECC 2002 and White Huacaya Fleece, NECC 2004. Fiber: 2002: 20.4/3.5/19.5/1.3 -- Two-year fleece 2005: sheared 10.8 lbs -- skirted blanket was still 5.5 lbs! 2007: Sheared another 10.8 lbs, 6.8 of which is blanket. OFDA 2000 Fiber Analysis: AFD 30.3; SD 6.5; CV 21.4; CF 57.8 SL 121 mm with 1.25 crimps/cm (!) and .33 cm avg growth/day.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

Pondview's Annalee, Our Herd's Guardian Llama
Most farms have either Livestock Guardian Dogs or Llamas to guard their livestock. There are pros and cons with either choice, but we decided a llama better fit our needs, and Annalee has more than lived up to our expectations. Annalee greets all newcomers to the barn, keeps the peace within the herd, watches over the crias, and sounds the alarm when anything out of the ordinary catches her attention.	click for larger image  1   2

Caligula Poseidon's Claudia
Huacaya - bred female DOB: 8/11/04 Color: White ARI #1452686 Dam: Heidi Ho, Medium Fawn, ARI# 801389 Sire: Caligula's Accoyo Poseidon, White, ARI# 820499 15,000 Now that Claudia has given us a daughter, I am sticking to my original plan of placing foundation females on the market once they've replaced themselves. Claudia has given me 3 males by Triumph -- Aucocisco (aka Casper) has 2 cria on the ground, Benton has just settled his first female, and Christopher (gelded due to a leg injury). Claudia is in her prime, and this is an excellent opportunity to add Caligula/Poseidon genetics to your breeding program. Claudia is absolutely Poseidon's offspring: solid-boned, statuesque, great coverage with crimpy, nicely bundled fiber. Even after 4 cria, her fiber remains fine enough for commercial production! Claudia has a very gentle personality and is easily handled, even when she is pregnant. Like her dam, she is an easy breeder, and her pregnancies and deliveries have been uneventful. We held Claudia over for a spring 2009 breeding to Bravado's Alianza Sailor of Sixth Day Farm. Though I had the choice of 3 stunning males, I chose Sailor based in part on his Sort Records -- his fiber was a better match with hers. At the Maturity in March 2010, Sailor took the Color Championship. This combination of outstanding Accoyo and Alianza bloodlines kicked our breeding program up a few notches in LONGWOODS Sailor's Eliana Lobo, born June 26, 2010. My plan is to hold Claudia over for a spring 2011 breeding to K-2, an outstanding full Alianza male, of Hidden Hill Farm. Claudia comes with a 7-day live-birth guarantee. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. Financing available: Terms are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Included are 2 months free board after the sale, free transport within New England, and 1 year of fiber sorting services for Claudia and her cria. Micron Count 2006: (OFDA 2000): AFD 27.9, SD 4.6, CV 16.4 CF 77.2 2009: (OFDA 2000): AFD 29.1, SD 5.3, CV 18.1 CF 65.2 Shearing Weight 2006: Blanket: 5.8#, (8.8# total) 2009: Blanket: 4.1#, (7.5# total)	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

Magnificent Maggie
Huacaya - bred female DOB: 9/3/01 Color: Medium Brown ARI # 30363687 Dam: Pucusana Sire: Senkato de Bolivia $10,000 with male cria at side, until weaned Magnificent Maggie is a gorgeous Huacaya out of 2 spectacular Suris. She'll never throw a suri, just huacayas with "hybrid vigor" and lots of fine, silky fleece, things Huacaya breeders get excited about! Maggie is an attentive and patient mother, with lots of milk, something her cria, Seahorse, Acadia, Baxter, Camden, and now Denali -- a GIRL! -- have benefited from. When you look out in the pasture, it's easy to tell which ones are Maggie's offspring. The boys all have tons of fabulous fiber that I've had made into fine knitting yarn, socks, and rugs for sale at the farmers markets. I expect no less from Denali (photo 2). Maggie's male cria at side, Longwoods Exeter, is a handsome fawn male by Longwoods Aucocisco. Maggie is now bred to LONGWOODS Benton, the next generation of the esteemed Accoyo Victor line. Fiber Analysis 2007: OFDA 2000: AFD 30.5; SD 6.2;CV 20.2; CF 59;SF 29.5 2009: OFDA 2000: AFD 32.8; SD 7.6; CV 23.2 CF 45.6 Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale. Maggie comes with a 7-day live-birth guarantee. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store. AlpacaEase Medical records available upon request. Maggie's BVDV/PCR was negative.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4

Heidi Ho
Huacaya - bred female DOB: 11/14/97 Color: Medium Fawn ARI #801389 Dam: Streaker's Wild Flower, True Black with White markings Sire: Peruvian Bulto G201, White 19,000 Heidi Ho is a large medium fawn female with the most lovely light grey face. She breeds easily, is a superior mother and has lots of milk. Heidi delivers nice healthy crias, two of which were color champions -- one fawn and the other brown. One of her female cria's first crias took color champion, 1st, or 2nd in every show she entered. None of her later cria have been shown, but we are confident they would hold their own in the ring, given their exemplary conformation, bite and quality of fiber. Heidi has been the ideal foundation female, not only for us, but also her previous owners: she has delivered crias sired by some truly exceptional males, including Poseidon and Dom Lucilio! You can imagine how excited we were to greet her next 3 crias: Caligula Poseidon's Claudia, a white female born in mid-August 2004 out of Poseidon, LONGWOODS Chococoa, a medium brown female born in early August 2005 out of SA Peruvian Choco, and LONGWOODS Caitlin's Alana a Rose Grey female born in early August 2006 out of A2A Coppersmith. Heidi's 2007 cria out of Triumph, and presented to her current owners, is a stunning medium fawn male, LONGWOODS Bear. We liked that combination so much that she was rebred to Triumph and easily delivered a 25 lb female cria, LONGWOODS Cadbury Creme, in early August 2008. Because these crias usually arrive while we are on vacation, we decided to hold her over for a spring rebreeding for a Spring 2010 cria. We have now to rebred her to Triumph, and she continues to spit off. She is such an easy breeder! Heidi's sire, Peruvian Bulto (photo 4) is a large Import Peruvian Herdsire with an extra dense fleece. Very impressive! Micron Count 2008: AFD 41.6; SD 8.7; CV 21; CF 5.3 -- fiber blowout due to overfeeding 2009: AFD 37.9; SD 9.0; CV 23.7; CF 18.0 -- better numbers reflect change in feed Financing available: Terms for purchase are one third down, with the balance paid over one year, interest free. Also, we offer 2 months free board after the sale. Heidi is boarded here and she and her crias are available for sale with all of Longwoods Alpacas' guarantees. Heidi comes with a 7-day live-birth guarantee if she is bred to one of our studs. New breeders will receive an alpaca handling "Starter Kit" that includes a Zephyr halter, herding wand, catch rope and Marty McGee Bennett's fantastic book, "CameliDynamics". Experienced breeders will receive a $100 gift certificate to the CameliDynamics Store.	click for larger image  1   2   3   4