Emmy Lou
Suri, Female, Proven | Medium Fawn
ARI# 31737203, D.O.B. 6/16/2009, 1/8 Peruvian, 1/2 Bolivian, 3/8 Chilean
Sire: Kong Storm ARI#
1067507 BB
Dam: NWF ETHEL ARI#
831226 Beige Ethel is a full Bolivian and is living proof of 'lingering fineness'. Take a look at her histogram: At 10 years old, she is still carrying 22 micron fleece with a CV under 20! At first glance, she looks to be a bit on the petite side, but don't let that fool you. She has no problems birthing bigger cria...her last 3 have been between 17 and 20 pounds. All have come without issue, and she has plenty of milk to nurse them to impressive daily gains.
She appears to be passing her trait for fineness on to her cria, as well. Her 2009 cria's fleece tested at 19.8 micron at a year old, and also 19.8 micron at 3 years old.
Her 2010 cria's fleece tested at 19.0 micron at a year old, and was entered in 3 fleece shows where he received Best Luster and Best Hand awards.
You will definitely get some bang for your buck with this girl!
We recently received the yarn back that we had spun from Ethel's fleece. The owner of the mill stated that her fleece "spun like a dream, and I never would have guessed that it was a 10-year old animal."
JULY 2013 UPDATE: Ethel has been bred to ATV Zepher for 2014 cria. Zepher has done wonderful things for our herd and we expect nothing less from this pairing.
*** A complimentary 2014 breeding to any of our herdsires is also included with purchase, making this an awesome 3-in-1 package! ***
2009 Fiber stats:
21.4 AFD
4.6 SD
21.45% CV
95.4% CF
2012 Fiber stats:
22.2 AFD
4.4 SD
19.6% CV
95.4% CF
Service Sire: PrairieCreeks Accoyo Kalel ARI#
31215756 BG Due Date: 5/27/2014 Kalel is one of our two full-Accoyo herdsires. He has great conformation, bite, and bone. On top of that lies a coat of dense, fine, lustrous fleece with great handle and lock.
Genetically, he brings together the powerhouses of Ganador and Sanchia on his sire's side, and Jackpot and Torbio on his dam's side.
His biopsy is very good and he has performed well in the show ring. Whether you are searching for genotypic traits or phenotypic traits to improve your herd, Kalel is worth a serious look.
Description
Emmy Lou is a large-framed girl with good coverage. Her fleece is fine and consistent (see fiber data and histogram), with a nice handle and good structure and density...see histogram attached. She has lots of color on her paternal side, thanks in part to her grand-sire, Panam's Midas Touch. Her dam's latest fleece sample tested at 22 microns as a 10 year-old production female! Emmy Lou appears to have inherited the trait for lingering fineness, as evidenced by her. Emmy Lou is a fantastic mom...constantly attentive and nurturing to her cria. She has ample milk and her birth was problem-free.
UPDATE 6/13/13:
Emmy Lou has been exposed to our sire, PrairieCreek's Accoyo Kalel, who will bring added density (46.9 follicles / sq. mm, 10.0 : 1 Secondary-Primary ratio), and excellent fleece attributes, along with full-Accoyo blood to the table. We are very excited about this pairing!
2010 Fiber stats:
19.8 AFD
4.0 SD
20.2% CV
98.4% CF
2012 Fiber stats:
19.8 AFD
3.7 SD
18.64% CV
98.7% CF
2013 Fiber stats: (yes, she is getting better with age!!)
18.59 AFD
3.68 SD
19.83% CV
99.04% CF