Fiber/Scientific Data
2019-05-10 | 18.57 AFD, 4.02 SD, 21.6 CV, 99.2 CF |
Elixir son!
CCNF Declan
Huacaya, Herdsire (Male), Proven | White
ARI# 35370741, D.O.B. 6/25/2016,
Sire: CCNF Elixir ARI#
32314304 Beige Meet the reigning crown prince of CCNF. Show record aside, at the time he was born, Elixir was probably the best male alpaca our breeding program had produced in 16 years. Good thing too, as he and his paternal siblings had some mighty big shoes that we were asking them to fill in the years ahead. The son of three time Futurity Herdsire of the Year, Snowmass Elite Legend, and our multi-Champion Archangel daughter, CCNF Ascension, Elixir when conceived as a concept on paper was supposed to be good. We just had no idea that the stars were going to align quite as nicely as they did. The fleece fineness and phenotype of his maternal line combined with the other-worldly density and uniformity he got from his sire are virtually unmatched here at Cas-Cad-Nac Farm.
The 2015 AOA National Fleece Show essentially turned into Elixir's official coming out party as a proven Herdsire. He not only won the Champion Light Male and Judges' Choice Huacaya Male himself but more importantly, four of his offspring (CCNF Spittfire, CCNF Dropshot, CCNF Antares, and CCNF True Adoration) won Championship banners as well, leading to a championship sweep of both the Light and White Male color groups. Not too shabby for his first batch of kids. Since that time of course, the Elixir kids have been front and center in our show strings producing among other accolades, back to back Futurity Herdsire of the Year awards in both 2017 and 2018.
Of course one of the things we love about our boy, is that he can be bred to both light and dark females with equally exciting outcomes (Elixir is a classic dorsal beige). He continues to throw everything from whites to browns, all extremely bright and fine. If you have any doubts as to the prowess of this world-class Herdsire, you need only spend 10 minutes or so walking down the line of our show pens any spring or fall. The proof is most definitely in the progeny...
Elixir stands at stud here at CCNF from July 1st through October 1st before moving back to our partners' farm in Maryland for the fall season. As of July 1st, 2016 CCNF Elixir was closed for all future outside stud service. You can both look for his offspring in our sales listings though as well as a select number of females who are offered for sale already bred to him.
Dam: Delicate Lace ARI# 30474437 White
Description
Don't look now but we officially have a late bloomer on our hands! CCNF Declan was the first of two (along with his younger sister, Lucretia) Elixir kids we had born out of our beloved Delicate Lace. A female we had long coveted, we had acquired his dam from our old friends at Tripping Gnome Farm when they sold their herd several years back now. Sadly, Delicate Lace passed away in the summer of 2018, making these two siblings the last direct offspring DL has here. Declan for his part takes the phenotypic gifts from both of his parents and on that frame, displays a beautiful, drapey fleece that is both dense, fine, and bright. Though he spent the better part of the past year in the shadow of his more famous white paternal brother, CCNF Bataclan, Declan is now in a position to play, at the very least, a valuable supporting role in our breeding program. While he remains a relative unknown he will represent a relative value and will available for limited outside stud service. Updated photos coming soon.
Awards
1st Place - 2017 Northeast Alpaca Expo
1st Place - 2017 NAAS
2nd Place - 2017 Futurity
2nd Place - 2018 AOA National Fleece Show
2nd Place - 2018 Showtacular Fleece Show
Reserve Champion White Huacaya - 2018 Showtacular Fleece Show
1st Place - 2019 PAOBA Fleece Showcase
1st Place - 2019 AOA National Fleece Show
Champion White Huacaya Male - 2019 AOA National Fleece Show
Huacaya Best Brightness - 2019 AOA National Fleece Show
Reserve Champion Light Huacaya Male - 2021 AOA National Fleece Show
Judge's Choice Huacaya Male - 2021 AOA National Fleece Show
Huacaya Male Spirit of the Industry - 2021 AOA National Fleece Show