Dk brown/dk rose gray Jr. Herdsire
Tuscan's Perfect Storm di Bella Vita
HuacayaJr. Herdsire (Male)Dark Brown, Dark Rose Grey
AOA# 32147391DOB: 9/13/201014 yrs
Perfect Storm is another fabulous Tuscan-Cocoa Puffe cria, whose color has been a subject of much debate, even with the judges. We think he is a wannabe gray as he has white fibers intermixed in his fleece but not enough to put him into indefinite or gray classes. The white fibers did not show up until he was about 2 years old. He only exhibited black and brown fibers. However, his neck and legs are dark silver gray. He most closely resembles dark rose gray in the blanket. Judge Mike Safley at 2011 GWAS tried hard to find white fibers, and after coming up empty, ended up placing Stormie 3rd but stating in his oral reasons that he didn't know what color Stormie was and that he was probably not on the color chart. Whatever his color, his fleece is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL and very fine, especially for a dark colored fleece. Just like his full siblings, Prosecco and Black Silk, this guy is a nice, square framed alpaca with a beautiful head, total body coverage, and upright, bright attitude. His fleece has impressive character, is fine, uniform and crimpy. The brightness is evident, his sire’s trademark. And how shocked was I that his dark brown fleece returned the finest at 15.7 micron of the sample group I sent in for testing of the 2010 cria crop! He is as cute as he can be with a nice, easy going personality, his mother’s gift. Cocoa Puffe is the premier dam at Bella Vita for colored alpacas, and she has done it again. See her other offspring, the 2 listed above, along with Chia Pet, Chocolat, and another stellar herdsire we bred and still own, El Corazon`, an 8-time champion. In fact, most of Cocoa Puffe’s offspring have been champions, or at the very least consistent blue ribbon winners in level 5 shows. Sire Tuscan, our premier herdsire at Bella Vita, is also a multiple champion and is stamping his perfection on his crias with remarkable consistency. This male will do well with browns, blacks and grays to add fineness, brightness and character to the fleece. Both his paternal and maternal lines have produced superior blacks.
UPDATE: Stormie is now a proven daddy. His first offspring was in 2014 and is beige Navigator, out of Nova's Novena, with 8-month histogram of AFD 14.6, SD 3.7 CV 25.5% (cria fleece with tips) CF 100%, curve 26.0 Dg/mm (silky style fleece), and staple 85.0 mm. The same cross produced Hail Mary In 2015 who is medium fawn in color and fleece that is iridescent, very organized into bundles and fine.