Congratulations to Shari and Donna Hollinger who purchased Morning Star's Don Diego who will be going to Cascade Rose Alpacas in Washington. Diego's lineage of PPeruvian Pluro, Danko, grandsire Crescent Moon's Rayo Del Sol (6x Grand Color Champ) and Sire Emerald Farms Rincon Cloud 2005 AOBA Silver Nat'l Grand Champion are enough reason to want him in your breeding program! Diego's dam is a pretty black girl with silver throughout her body. INCREDIBLE DENSITY AND LASTING FINENESS IN THIS BOY 2015 Histogram - AFD 20.5; SD 4.4; CV 21.2; %>30 3.3; CF 96.3; still this fineness at 9 years of age for grey is amazing! His biopsy follicle test is even more impressive! Density - 62.8/mm with a Secondary:Primary fiber ratio of 13.1:1. Only 3 grey alpacas have ever tested higher in density and no grey alpacas have a higher S:P ratio (in fact, only 7 alpacas in ANY color have a higher S:P ratio - including white!). You'll have trouble finding a grey to put up a combination of those kinds of numbers anywhere! Diego has many cria on the ground & every one of them is lovely. He is clearly passing on his amazing fineness to his cria. LASTING FINENESS RUNS IN HIS BLOOD: Cria Histograms: Jacob at age 2 - 16.7 AFD; Joshua at age 3 - 16.4 AFD; Levi at age 2 - 20.1 AFD; Baratheon – 15.3 AFD; Ophelia – 15.6 AFD; Antoinette – 17.98 AFD; Lazarus – 18.4 AFD Relatives' Histograms: Diamond (Mom) at age 12 - 23.00 AFD; Black Pearle (Maternal Sister) at age 5 - 17.52 AFD; Angel (Maternal Sister) at age 7 - 21.89 AFD Diego's string of blues began in '07 with a rave review from Judge Wade Gease's , "This young man had a presence as soon as he entered the ring...his feet glided across the grass, his toes pointed straight ahead...he's consistent throughout...good density and wonderful fineness...beautiful conformation". That was just the beginning followed by Wade praising him again at AlpacaMania for his "exceptional conformation, extreme fineness, beautiful crimp and consistent fiber character". He continued to stock pile blues and more at every show and fiber exhibition we had him in until he began breeding. Diego has a sweet personality, isn't skittish and comes right to us or visitors. His fiber is exceptional and butter fine, his micron stats have always been great for a light animal let alone his coloring! They rank right alongside with some of the best in the nation! His fineness, luster, excellent dense coverage, beautiful typey head and strong bone structure will add great qualities to any herd. His conformation and proud presence was apparent since he was born and all the judge's comments confirm it. Now with so many cria on the ground it is great to see that he passes his fiber qualities on to his offspring and he is making more all the time! This is your opportunity to add Diego's beautiful DSG coloring to your herd not to mention his sweet personality, incredible fineness and his impressive genetics.

ALEUTIAN EAGLE'S LA PRESTIGE La Prestige is a beautiful female cria out of Inspiration, a top-quality grey female. Her sire is Patagonia's Neruda, who sold for over $200,000 at the 2007 Futurity Auction. La Prestige's fleece is very fine and crimpy and is true black in color. She has a gorgeous head and excellent conformation. La Prestige has a micron count of 17.8. Judge Amy Bliss, Alpacapalooza 2008: "Beautiful and substantial young alpaca with fleece that is dense, fine, and soft. She has a boxey conformation that exhibits the 1/3 proportions we're looking for. Good bite." Judge Sara Jane MacLennan, AWE 2008: "This black juvenile female is the complete package with neck, body, and legs in correct proportion. Her legs are compact, and she moves freely around the ring. And I appreciate the fineness and architecture of her fleece. Very nice." Two Time Champion! La Prestige won several ribbons and championship banners from the 2008-2009 shows. Judge Wade Gease awarded La Prestige the Reserve Championship banner (class of 34) and Blue Ribbon at the 2009 Alpacapalooza show. She allso brought home a Reserve Championship banner (class of 37) and Blue Ribbon from the 2008 Alpaca Western Extravaganza. Offspring: On 9/17/2016, La Prestige gave birth to a beautiful DB female, sired by our modern dark silver grey, Morning Star's Don Diego. Diego has many cria on the ground & they are all lovely. In 2017, La Prestige gave us a good-looking true black male. On 9/9/18, La Prestige gave us a handsome black males sired by Snowmass Andean Midnight.

Patagonia Estates Sakima is a gorgeous jet-black male with fine, bright, and amazingly dense fleece. When you touch this fleece, your heart will melt! His fabulous dense bundling goes from head to tail, and from back to underbelly, and into his legs. He has a very soft handle, good substance of bone, excellent conformation, lock and character are extremely nice, and magnificent head and leg coverage. Genetics for Sakima include Snowmass Andean Midnight and Patagonia's Lennox, a magical combination for success! Sakima’s sire, Patagonia's Chilkoot (Lennox son), was assessed by Amanda VandenBosch as an "A-" having "excellent fiber coverage with great phenotype." His dam, Estates Sentimental Journey, is a dynamite solid black foundation dam out of the Snowmass line and Peruvian line. Both dam and sire had some show winnings Sakima is a 6x Champion and has won numerous awards as a member of our 2016-2018 show strings. He's won 3 Color Championships (2018 Carolina Alpaca Celebration, 2017 CABA Classic and 2017 ABI shows), 3x Reserve Championships (2021 AOA Nationals, 2018 CABA Classic & 2018 Southern Select), & has taken home numerous Blue Ribbons as well (including FIRST Place at the AOA National Show - 2021, 2019, 2017 & 2016)! He has also received two GET of SIRE ribbons! MULTI-CHAMPION & INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGENY: We are thrilled to announce that Sakima's progenies have been recognized in the USA and Internationally. His offspring were awarded BOTH Male & Female 2021 AOA National Invited Champion Banners! They also won BOTH Male/Female Black Color Championship banners at the 2020 A-OK Blast-Off Halter show, as well as Black Color Champion & Black Reserve Championship banners for the 2020 A-OK Blast-Off Walking Fleece Show! Sakima's progeny continue to shine in the show ring, bringing home many championship banners and blue ribbons. Watch for them on our show string! Closed to outside breedings! We have many superb quality pregnant females and Sakima cria available. A Sample of his Multi-Champion Offspring! ESTATES SAKIMA'S BRAXTON - TB Male 9/25/19 - 12X Champion (2021 & 2022 AOA National Invited Champion) ESTATES WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - MB Female 7/29/23 - 2025 AOA National Dark Supreme Champion, 3x Judge's Choice & 7x Champion ESTATES ZORRO THE MAGNIFICENT - TB Male 7/3/21 - 5X Champion & Numerous Blues ESTATES BARCELONA BEAUTY - BB Female 6/29/19 - 4X Champion (including 2021 AOA National Invited Champion) ESTATES ULTIMATE PRIMO - TB Female 11/18/18 - 2X Champion & Multiple Blues ESTATES ZIP A DEE DOO DAH - TB Female 10/20/22 - 2X Champion & Multiple Blues ESTATES SILVER STRATUS - LSG Male 6/20/20 - Color Champion & Multiple Blues - Standing in Belgium ESTATES MARVELOUS MAGNIFICA - TB Female 9/21/20 - Color Champion ESTATES ACROPOLIS - MB Male 9/17/19 - Reserve Champ & Multi Blues ESTATES OBSESSION - TB Male 6/16/20 - Reserve Champ & Multi Blues