Pedro at Shearing Time 2006--

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Herdsire--Pedro Armendariz

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Pedro is a mild-mannered, healthy, strong all white Bolivian Huacaya with four crias on the ground, three females, one male.  Pedro shows wonderful traits as a herdsire, protecting his herd.  He is a very effective breeder. 

Pedro's four crias (whose dams are white females)  are three white females, two with a dark fawn spot.   They are pictured below.  All four have Pedro's extremely dense fiber and their dams' crimp and luster.  Pedro passes on his unusually dense fiber.  If you need density, Pedro is an excellent choice.  His last two shearings produced over 12 pounds of gorgeous white fiber each that spun into yarn very nicely.

Pedro carries color from his sire, Bolivian Mocha (ARI# 184783), who is a fantastic, densely-fibered dark brown Bolivian import (breeding fee $2250).  What the experts say about Pedro's sire:  "Mocha crias are unbelievable with dense crimpy fleece!"  That statement certainly is true of Pedro.

Bolivian Mocha

Pedro's 2005 Girls:  Lola and Lilly with ribbon won at 2005 Alpaca Showcase.  Lilly placed third in a large yearling class at 2006 Alpacapalooza.  The judge commented that her conformation was excellent and that her dense fleece showed "Brilliance Throughout."

  Pablo and Paloma, Pedro's 2006 Crias.  Perfect conformation! Dense Fleece!

Paloma of Pend Oreille, one of Pedro's 2006 crias, took first place in a very competitive Yearling Female class at the Pacific Northwest Alpaca Showcase.  She was the youngest in her class at only 12 1/2 months of age.  She also took second behind a much more mature brown in Bred and Owned Yearling Female Class.  April 2007.  Not only did the judge remark about her strong conformation, he used her as an example to explain to the audience what a long-staple, fine, crimpy fleece should be.  Paloma is further proof of Pedro's strong characteristics that are passed on to his offspring.

Pedro's Stats: 

It's All About the Fiber--  Pedro's Fleece Has Only Been Entered in Three Shows:

First Place, Spin-Off, Alpaca Western Extravaganza, Portland, OR, April 2006. 

Third Place, Spin-Off,  Alpacapalooza, Puyallup, WA, April 2006.

Highest Marks in Class of 2-years and older for Fineness and Handle, Alpaca Affaire Northwest, 2006

Histogram at SIX YEARS OF AGE:

Mean= 25.87 micron [national average is 28 microns]; SD= 4.9; CV= 18.9; Spin Fineness= 24.8; Comfort Factor= 84.5 %; Curve= 51.3 deg/mm; 5 % of fibers 9 micron above mean.  [dated July 5, 2006].  Professional fleece evaluation:  "Not many cut above 10 pounds" as Pedro did at 12 pounds per year.  "His CV and SD indicate that his fleece is good in uniformity"..." You can see that his curvature is really good, something to market.  Animals above 50 certainly command higher prices."  "Pedro has held his own."

Pedro's fleece sample 2006 shearing

Fleece length 4" to 4.5."  Six to eight crimps per inch in various areas of the 2006 shorn fleece.  12 lbs!

• DOB-- 12/22/1999
• ARI #-- 819859
• Dam-- Bolivian Arlette R184749, Bolivia White
• Sire-- Bolivian Mocha R184783, Bolivia Dark Brown

Photos of Pedro, April 2005

Contact:

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Sagle, ID 83860  USA
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