Introducing Our New Fawn Herdsire...

I hate keeping secrets...other people's I can keep...but my own I am hopeless at...I get far too excited. Hence, it has been a bit of a challenge to keep it to myself...but I can now reveal the real reason for our trip to E.P Cambridge Alpaca Stud in Wiltshire last week....

Beck Brow Alpacas of Cumbria are the proud new owners of Waradene St. Patrick of EPC. There I have written it down it must be true! I am so excited that we have been successful in our negotiations for this studding fawn male. With Benleigh Bellisimo as his sire he boasts Purrumbete Inti and Purumbette Highlander on his sire's side and a real depth of colour on his dam's side including the famous Purrumbete El Dorado.

Although we already have two lovely fawn males; Anzac Hollywood's Attitude (sire Jolimont Attitude g.s Jolimont Sculptor and g.s Jolimont Conquistador - dam) and Anzac Almost Illegal (sire Cambridge Stormtrooper g.s Jolimont Conquistador) as you can see they have a predominantly white pedigree. Waradene St. Patrick offers a real depth of colour combined with an extreme amplitude, excellent frequency and the brightness is stunning (I quote Catherine Lloyd from E.P. Cambridge...that doesn't count as showing off!!)

Waradene St. Patrick of EPC

Waradene St. Patrick of EPC fleece shot.

If all goes according to plan Paddy should be with us within a couple of weeks, when he will arrive along with Cambridge Lady Gaga. Lady G is in fact pregnant to St. Pat so we will get to see his progeny next summer. I believe that he has been very popular with outside stud services whilst in Wiltshire so we will not be alone! http://www.beckbrowalpacas.co.uk/stud.shtml

The weather has been dreadful overnight. It has been blowing a real gale. So much so that we were without electricity for most of the evening. Thankfully we are well stocked with candles. Paul was away so I couldn't even pretend that it was romantic. It is not very often that Paul can be smug staying in a Holiday Inn but I did get that impression. At least you have the dogs for company he says...yes but how do you play Cribbage with three!

There is not an alpaca to be seen this morning. All tucked up in the shelters and barns. The boys usually tough it out so it must have been bad. Now where did I store the thermals over the summer?