Today I went down to Derwydd Alpacas in Califirnia to collect Sopressa one of our female alpacas who has been for a breeding to Inta-Sapa a Derwydd junior herdsire. She has been down there with her cria Buttercup. Who is now ready to be weaned.

The journey was uneventful and the girls were all ready for collection when I arrived. By the time it came to bed time I did not need rocking to sleep after the 12 hour round trip. Maybe I am getting old but 12 hours on the interstate with a trailer is about my limit.

The two girls are now in isolation for two weeks, then we will draw blood and do a PCR test for BVDV before putting them back in the herd.

Inta -Sapa
His sire Ninaya was one of Julio Sumar?s top picks in the last importation and his dam is full Peruvian and also a Sumar top pick.
He has a 18.9 micron fleece in his 3nd year, a CV of 23 with only 1.4 % over 30 micron. His fleece is dense with a very high frequency and low amplitude crimp.
This Herdsire is a Derwydd next generation improvement. 8 First Place Ribbons!





By Adrian Stewart