Stirling Ridge Alpacas

RESERVE FLEECE CHAMP!

Stirling Ridge MUIREALL

We have purchased Bradford from Grazing Hills and he should make a great match for Muireall come spring. A breeding to him is included in her price.

2018 EPD results:
AFD, value —.273: her cria are likely to have a finer fleece than the breed average
SDAFD, value .087: her cria are likely to have a higher SD than the breed average
Spin Fineness, value —1.194: her cria are like to have an SF lesser than the breed average
%F>30, value —3.301: her cria are likely to have less micron >30 than breed average
Mean Curve, value —0.242: her cria are likely to have less curve than the breed average
% Medullation, value 2.659: her cria are likely to have more medullation than average
TOP 4% in Mean Staple Length, value +3.22: her cria are likely have longer staple length than average
TOP 12.5% in Fleece Weight, value +.484: her cria are likely to have heavier FW than average
Birth Weight, value +.115: her cria are likely to have higher BW than average

Muireall delivered her first cria (as a 9-year-old maiden) without a hitch in June 2016! This female cria, Khloë, from Snowmass Snow Legend (Rockford Bay Ranch), was over 17 lbs. at birth. She is cute as a button, bright, lively, grew like a weed, and is now as big as her mama. Muireall has provided lots of milk even though first time older dams often don't.

We love Muireall's color and so do the folks that visit the farm. She's an eye-catcher and THE alpaca people always comment on. She had an EXCELLENT histogram considering her color for 2014 with 21.4 micron and 95.4% comfort factor and that at SEVEN years! Now she is twelve years old--see her histogram which is better than ever! She's big and pretty, with lots of presence, color, and is quite amusing with her antics. We find Muireall to be quite a stunning creature and is one of our favorites. This girl never slumps but is always very erect and upright, bright and energetic. If she were a horse I'd call her "spirited."

Muireall came into the world unassisted, weighing in at 20 lbs., and a high IgG score of almost 3000. She has a very silky feel to her luscious medium brown fiber. Her first year fleece was sold to a spinner and weaver with rave reviews (www.perrytextiles.com). Getting my hands in it and working to get it ready to ship to the spinner gave me a totally new appreciation of how beautiful a fiber it was. We saved 2 oz. for the Great Western Show spin-off in Colorado and won first place! Huzzah!

Reproductive guarantee along with 14-day live birth guarantee, 1 month free board, confirmation of pregnancy ultrasound at WSU, free transport to your farm within 100 miles.

Updated 2/26/2020