This year has started off with three wonderful additions--each with their own story. Each year we select a theme for naming these little critters and this year we are naming them after different types of candy (unfortunately not all of them are dark chocolate--but they are still really fun names).
The first one arrived on June 2nd and what a moose--22.2 pounds at birth. She is a beautiful medium fawn out of our matriarch, Queen Amidala, and Sun Tzu. The crimp on this little one is absolutely gorgeous. Sun Tzu's attributes are definitely showing up on this very controlling cria (just like her mother). Seemed only appropriate that one of them be called Candy.
Then on June 12th we got the first of only four cria bred from our beloved Wilson who died this past February. Wilson was only two and a half when he died and was one of the most precocious mischievous gorgeous males born on our property. He was co-owned with Rising Moon Alpacas in Preston, NV. 2007 was his first breeding season and we have been waiting patiently for his offspring to arrive. His first was out of Coastal Moon's Katrina (a medium silver grey). He is dark brown with a wonderful white and black face. He may be younger and smaller than Candy--but he is every bit his father's son and presents some stiff competition when it is time for cria races. Seemed only appropriate to name him after this sire--this is Tucker Creek's Wilson, Jr.
The most recent arrival is another Sun Tzu progeny out of our other matriarch, Tequila's Marcella, (she and Amidala don't fight--they just rule autonomously). He is the first true black born on the farm--should be exciting to see if he stays that color. His name is Sugar Daddy. Could this be the black herdsire Hailey Parker (Snowy River Alpacas) has been searching for?
The next one scheduled to arrive is Tucker Creek's Brandy owned by Stoneberg Alpacas. Eric is scheduled to be here on Monday to help us with nails and topknot trimming--maybe she is waiting until he arrives to deliver her Paul Revere female cria. We will keep you posted.
