Contender------the son of our Cereza Negra and our Cascade of Sparks was one of those crias that you just know is special. Cereza has never disappointed us with the quality of her offspring, and the trend has certainly continued. This beautiful black male has one of the most consistent fleeces I have ever seen. His fleece is the same even down his legs and onto his belly. Beautiful true black fleece that is fine, with brilliant shine, impressive staple length and consistent crimp across his body. His frame is solid and strong. All traits we seek in our herdsires. This beautiful male is the first cria from our Cascade. This is proof that show wins are not the only thing to consider when choosing breedings. Cascade did well in the showring, despite a tender fleece. We knew he had the characteristics we wanted so we allowed him to prove he could pass those traits on. He has done just that and has earned the right to prove it again and again. Contender entered his first show at the age of 7 months and was awarded a blue ribbon in a class of 11 black juvenile males. He continued the trend by taking the Res. Champion banner. We knew he was nice, but it is wonderful to have his attributes confirmed by a respected judge, Amanda Vandenbosch. Contender followed that with a 2nd place at the highly competitive MAPACA and a blue at PAOBA. The judge strongly considered Contender for a banner at PAOBA and raved about his potential during his remarks. Fall 2013, Contender won the Blue in a very competitive class of 15 black males. Kevin O'Leary sent him forward immediately after evaluating Contender and only halfway through the class. Contender WINS First and Reserve Champion in fleece at the 2014 AOA/World Fleece Show. He also placed 2nd in an extremely competitive halter class of 15. Many of the males in this class were multi-champion males themselves. Another win for Contender. In a very competitive black class, Contender won blue and then went on to be awarded the Res Champ Black Male at Empire Extravaganza 2014.

In March of 2016 we added this beautiful true black, Silver Signature daughter to our herd to use with our black herdsires. At that time she was bred to a beautiful grey male and that breeding produced our multi-bannered 5C's Chicago. Once Chicago was born, we decided to breed her to our Contender who is black with plenty of grey in his background. That breeding produced a black female who now resides in Canada. See the rest of her offspring who are grey and black as well. Dahlia is a sweet true black female with fleece to match. She's got great conformation and carries a consistent, dense fleece on a that frame. She's a keeper who makes fantastic crias. Her offspring are black and grey and they all possess solid frames and beautiful dense fleeces. When we purchased Dahlia, we did so with the idea of breeding her to Contender and Captain Midnight. In 2020 everything fell into place to breed her to Captain Midnight. That breeding produced a stunning black female we have named Cirque du Soliel. Since we can't bring ourselves to sell any more of her beautiful offspring, we have decided to offer her for sale. Despite her age of 10, Dahlia is very healthy and has plenty more beautiful crias to offer the discerning breeder. Currently bred to Braxton for a beautiful cria in August of 2023. Color Genotype Ee a3a2

We knew Captain Midnight was special the minute he was born. We had no idea just HOW special. Captain currently has 18 banners in both halter and fleece. One of those banners is a coveted Judges Choice Fleece. At his very first show Captain was 1st and CC as the youngest entry in his yearling class. 5C's Captain Midnight won Champion and Res. Champion banners for his 2-year old and yearling fleeces at the 2015 AOA Fleece Conference!!!! These placements and that of his little brother Cardiac Arrest earned Cinco C's Alpacas the Classic Breeder's Cup at the Conference. Captain Midnight is one of the Best of our Best. His dam, 5C's Chocotini is one of our highly coveted females. Her fleece is still amazing at 12 years old. She and LMFI Peruvian Black Midnight have shared their best attributes in producing this amazing male. We are extremely proud to have produced this male. His fleece exhibits extreme density, well-defined crimp and an incredible hand, characteristics usually found in only the lightest fleeces. You must get your hands on this fleece to believe it. Captain's crias have arrived and they are stunning. His crias have remarkable fleeces and at this time colors range from TB to LF and include classic grey. Several champion offspring make Captain the real deal. Call to schedule a visit to get your hands on them. Captain Midnight is currently at Cinco C's Alpacas. His offspring are truly beautiful. He adds amazing brightness, crimp and density to every cria we have seen. Contact us to schedule your breedings or consider one of his beautiful offspring for your breeding program. 5C's Captain Midnight is proudly co-owned with Joe and Barbara Crocco of Copper Star Alpaca Farm.