In 2017, Eclaire was bred to FTAF's Privateer, a Buccaneer son and FTAF Blackbeard sibling. Both Eclaire and Privateer brought superior fleece characteristics, fiber stats and phenotype and produced a lovely white female cria, Rare Gem Coconut Kream. Her fiber is super fine and has lovely crimp.
Eclaire's sire is MFI Peruvian Allblack, the 2011 AOBA National Fleece Show Reserve Champion, chosen out of 27 brown fleeces. His fleece is fine with carpet density and loads of character with high frequency crimp. It is so bright, it's brilliant.
Allblack consistently passes on his dark colored genetics. The majority of his crias are black or dark brown girls. Look closely at his pedigree, there is not a weak spot in it. His dam is as accomplished and well-bred as his sire. This male is quality head to toe. Flawless conformation, gorgeous head, and a super nice calm disposition. He has it all.
Eclaire's dam, Krispy Kream, was a stand-out in the Rare Gem foundation herd for years. She is in the top 5% in three EPD categories and top 1% fibers >30 (22 micron fleece at age 11! ). Krispy graced the herd with her amazing carriage. Always standing tall... with an eye for everything going on. Just love this line of girls! Congratulations to Clear Mountains Alpacas of Connecticut. Krispy Kream, and her BFF Marshmallow Moon, moved to their new farm in 2021-- both with Apache babies in the oven!
UPDATE:
A few years back, Eclaire had a bout with mites leaving her nose bare as well as a couple of places on her legs. She has long since been mite-free, but the fiber has been slow to regrow. It can be a problem during the summer as her nose can get sunburnt on this delicate skin area. I keep a large mask on her during the summer that covers most of her nose to protect her from the sun. I have her on Mazuri Fiber Enhancer containing biotin and other fiber supplements. We recently started Eclaire on a new topical skin treatment Ozone Ointment with Propolis for Alpacas. Hopefully this will help with Eclaire's lil bald nose.
If you think Eclaire might be a fit for your farm, please feel free to contact me so that we may discuss a breeding of your choice for Eclaire. She is being sold at a discounted price due to her skin condition.
