2025 herd samples

This year, I began doing something slightly different with my program. I sent all three of my animals' fiber off to testing at Alpaca Fiber Testing USA (age range from 5 months to 32 months). Two for just a normal sample and one for a grid sample (3 samples across the body) - so, five samples in total. Two of these samples were also sent to SGS for the EPD program via AOA. I love the idea of having all kinds of data possible!

Of these five samples, they averaged the following: AFD 16.2, SD 3.2, CV 19.9%, %30 0.5, MC 59.9, SF 15.6 with an SD long of 0.78. Low of 14.38 microns and high of 21.29 microns. Pretty darn impressive!!

While all three animals came back with impressive results, I am still impressed with Ironhide Vapors - check out his reports. Overall, he averaged: AFD 14.6, SD 2.7, CV 18.7, %30 0.0, MC 63.7, and staple length of about 3.8 inches at 24 months of age. He has some fibers as fine as 13.8 microns. I feel blessed to co-own him with Aspen Alpaca Company, Mary & Stan Miller. He will continue to show until next Spring, when he will then head to Idaho.

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