We were looking for PPeruvian Victor genetics when we found and selected Blade for our breeding program. GENETICS: Blade's sire is Victor's Hemiaccoyo Viking making his grandsire the great PPeruvian Victor. The bonus with Blade are the color genes coming in from his dam's lineage. She is a true black. PHENOTYPE: Blade is a striking medium brown. His conformation is solid, straight, and compact. His face is nicely accented with black points on his ears and muzzle. His beautifully colored fleece displays very good handle, fineness, and density. TEMPERAMENT: We believe temperament is highly inheritable and place a big emphasis on it especially in the herdsires. Blade is quiet and easy to handle. PROOF IS IN PROGENY: We hear the phrase the "proof is in the progeny " so often that it may start sounding like a cliche however.....the histogram results are back on Blade Runner a TRUE BLACK and all we can say is WOW. "Runner" was sheared as a cria and these results are from the 2011 shear: AFD 19.6, SD 4.2, CV 21.5, %>30u 1.2. And this was from a girl sporting an AFD of 32.2. Blade's 2011 cria is a medium fawn full brother to Blade Runner. Marquee is carrying the same fiber characteristics of Blade Runner including great staple length. Blade's 2012 is a white male from our light fawn Faeteza of Somerset Farm. Tezzla's (aka Tazz) conformation is solid, straight, and compact. He is exceptionally dense with great staple length.

Let's start with temperament. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then take a look at the pictures of this girl interacting with children. "Izzy" is friendly (not assertive or aggressive) and extremely gentle...especially with children. Conformationally correct with a balance framed. Great head to toe coverage with exceptional staple length and good density. Izzy inherited the maternal traits of her dam Gabriella. These traits include: easy breeder, unassisted births, abundance of milk, maintaining weight during nursing, and all-around good mom! BONUS: Izzy will nurse crias other than her own. This is an extremely valuable trait in a production dam. Take a look at the last picture. We do not let this happen when we can help it. The "milk thieves" know Izzy's cafe is always open. Izzy's 2010 TB male cria was sired by our herdsire Eastwind's Blade. Blade's fleece characteristics bring density, nice architecture a soft handle, and good staple length...all are expressed in their cria. UPDATE: Izzy's 2011 TB male cria, Blade Runner's histogram results are phenomenal for a TRUE BLACK AFD 19.6, SD 4.2, CV 21.5, %>30u 1.2. Izzy's 2011 medium fawn male cria by Eastwind's Blade looks to be another phenomenal male from the Izzy/Eastwind's Blade pairing. It has been proven, when bred to a male with proven lingering fineness, Izzy is a great "breed up" female. If you are looking for a solid production female with strong inheritable maternal traits and years of production ahead of her be sure to check this girl out. Izzy comes with TWO complimentary breedbacks (for her or any of your females) to any Alpacas of Somerset Farm herdsire. We invite you to call (530-620-6033) for more information and to check out our web site (www.alpacasomersetfarm.com) to learn about the benefits of working with us on your alpaca purchases and breedings. We are flexible and will work with your individual needs.