Although, like many breeders, we began with our animals on agistment and used outside sires, once we moved to our own property we found that our location did not allow much outside mating. We had to use our own males, and, since we were concentrating on grey, these were grey males, beginning with Coonawarra Sir Galahad. In early 2002 we purchased Talca Rohani, after a lengthy search. In winter of 2003 we saw Elysion Mercury’s first drop of crias and and came eventually to own him. We then bought Forestglen Platinum. More recently we have begun to use several of our own sires and also purchased Tarraganda Lodge Ekeko. We have not given fleece stats for past sires since they include males now owned by others. Fees given are for drive-by matings. There are discounts for multiple matings and a live-cria guarantee to twenty-one days. There are also discounts if you have bought females from us. This page was updated November 29, 2011.

IAR 90202 Born: March 13, 2008
Light Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Bumble Hill Shillac LG
Dam: Tarraganda Lodge Allira DBR

Ekeko is an impressive male alpaca in all respects, from vigour to appearance to fleece stats. He won his class as an Intermediate at the Hawkesbury Show 2009, and as an Adult at the Charles Ledger Show 2009, the Crookwell Show in 2010, the Canberra Royal 2010, and the Sydney Royal 2010. He was also awarded Best Grey at the Canberra Royal. Ekeko was Reserve Champion Adult Male at the Hawkesbury Show 2010, third in his class in 2010 at Colourbration in Bendigo, and first in his class at the National Show 2010. His second fleece won its class at the Sydney Royal, with a total of 72 points. The same fleece won its class at the National Show 2010. His fleece is heavy, very uniform over his body, has good style, and shows very little hair. He is displaying excellent fertility. His first cria are born and are very nice. Although Ekeko has prominent spots, his crias do not. A good percentage are grey. We are not showing him now because he is with the mature males in a paddock with red clay soils and he is not clean enough. He is still just as nice. Stud fee $600 drive-by. Also good on mobile matings.

Year	Micron	SD	%CV	%CF
2008 1st	19.2	4.7	24.3	97.4
2009 2nd	20.5	3.8	18.5	98.5
2009 grid 2nd	21.9	4.5	20.5	95.4
2010 3rd	21.6	3.8	17.6	97.8
2011 4th	22.7	3.7	16.3	96.8

IAR 62129 Born: March 19, 2003
Light Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Forestglen Maestro SW
Dam: Forestglen Porcelain SW

Platinum has a compact but heavy frame and an especially fine, pretty fleece. His sire is well-known and has produced a number of show supreme champions. His dam is by Purrumbete Oscar and out of World Class Grey Pearl, a lovely light grey Chilean female. Platinum won his class at the Sydney Royal and at Castle Hill as an intermediate. His first crias are now adults and many of their later fleece tests have been very good. It is the quality of the later fleeces of his best crias that sets them apart. His crias sometimes lack head cover, but have good, robust frames and long, soft fleeces. Tests results on his fleece have always been impressive. He is mild-tempered, is never aggressive, and does not kick. Stud fee (drive-by only) $500.(Photo 2008):

Year	Micron	SD	%CV	%CF
2005 3rd	21.6	4.4	20.4	98.0
2006 4th	22.7	3.4	14.8	98.4
2007 5th	22.8	3.5	15.3	97.8
2008 6th	23.1	3.8	16.9	98.2
2010 8th	23.2	3.9	16.8	97.8
2011 9th	23.9	3.9	16.2	95.3

IAR 157382 Born: March 9, 2009
Solid Black CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Forestlen Platinum LG
Dam: Morning Star Mandy BLK

Mandy did her usual good job and produced another stud quality male. Romulus is a large, heavily-built animal, well-covered and imposing. His fleece is fine, soft, dense, even, long, and has good style. He is not blue-black, but is definitely black. He is a gentle animal. He is very pleased to be working, with several females pregnant. Stud fee $400 (drive-by only). (Photo 2010)

Year	Micron	SD	%CV	%CF
2009 1st	18.6	4.7	25.3	98.1
2010 2nd	20.8	4	19	98.1
2011 3rd	23.3	4.5	19.5	93.4

IAR 429 Born: July 19, 1992
Medium Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Coonawarra G710 MG
Dam: Coonawarra G506 SDBR

“Smokey” was of average size but very heavily built. He was proud and dignified, but very gentle and docile with people. His crias tended to have fleeces that stayed clean of debris and were finer than those of their dams, sometimes displaying the density, style and absence of hair that his fleece exhibited. Of our present animals his descendants have continued to impress.(Photo 1997)

IAR 41577 Born: December 4, 1999
Medium Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Talca Shimon SW
Dam: Talca Senga BLK

We saw Rohani as a cria and maintained an interest in him, finally purchasing him in 2002. He is of medium size, cheerful and vigorous, while being very easy to handle. His crias have been nice-looking, often with finer fleeces than their dams, sometimes with high lustre and pretty style. He has been good with colour. Rohani was shown twice as a junior (including at the Melbourne Royal), winning first place in his class. His crias also did well, with a number winning ribbons in shows and several males going on to be sires. (Photo early 2002)

IAR 34410 Born: January 25, 2000
Light Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Blue Grass Rising Son DG
Dam: Alpacapartners Marnie RG

Mercury is a well-known male who was shown extensively, winning his class at the National Show as a junior in 2000 and as an adult in 2001. In 2003 he won the Sire’s Progeny class at the Charles Ledger Show, and all four of his first male crias were sold as future studs. One, Janannie Park Voltaire, won the senior grey male class at the National Show in Canberra in 2006. Mercury’s offspring inherit his tractable nature. Mercury is particularly good with colour. His best crias are remarkable both in beauty and in fleece quality. His daughters produce well. He still looks great, and his tenth fleece still retained clear style. Now owned by Gunnamatta Alpacas. (Photos 2003 and 2009)

IAR 81991 Born: December 10, 2004
Light Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Elysion Mercury LG
Dam: Benleigh Silver Cloud RG

Dawn Boy is out of a grey daughter of Inti who has had some excellent crias. He placed first as a junior at the Southern Region Spring Show, second at Colourbration (Victorian Central Region), and third at the Charles Ledger Show, in 2005. As an adult he placed third at the National Show in 2006. He has a silky, lustrous fleece with a broad crimp. Now owned by Shalom Alpacas. (Photo 2007)

IAR 81995 Born: December 20, 2004
Roan CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Elysion Mercury LG
Dam: Janannie Park Juanita SBLK

Meriadoc is out of a particularly good black female. He placed second as a junior at the Southern Region Spring Show, Colourbration (Victorian Central Region), and the Charles Ledger Show, in 2005. After his first shearing white fibres were more obvious in his fleece, which is the only reason we did not continue to show him. Now, with his fleece clearly roan he would do well in the new roan class. Meriadoc has a beautifully structured, heavy fleece that is maintaining its style. His first crias are of good quality and have included a number of blue blacks. He has an ideal temperament as a stud, being well-behaved but assertive. Now owned by Arcadian Alpacas and Indulgence Alpacas. (Photo 2008)

IAR 133458 Born: April 22, 2008
Solid Black CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Forestglen Platinum LG
Dam: Morning Star Veronica MG

Kir passed away in March 2011 of aspiration pneumonia (the vet found a leaf of grass in his lungs) beyond the reach of antibiotics. He was a beautiful animal with a blue-black, fine, dense fleece. Although visitors tended to think his fleece was light, it was as heavy as Ekeko’s (well over 4 kilos). (Photo 2009)

Year	Micron	SD	%CV	%CF
2008 1st	18.7	4	21.4	98.7
2009 2nd	21.7	4.8	22.1	95.6
2010 3rd	22.2	4.4	19.8	95.2

IAR 104923 Born: March 3, 2006
Solid Black CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Talca Rohani MG
Dam: Morning Star Mandy BLK

Morris is out of one of our best and favourite females. He is a handsome animal, heavily built and very well covered. His fleece is good enough in all respects, and he is definitely black, though with some dark brown on belly and inside thighs. He has three recently born crias, two solid black and one a perfectly marked light grey. Though very young, two are excellent. Morris is now owned by Pacanalla Alpacas. (Photo 2009)

IAR 133460 Born: March 16, 2008
Medium Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Hope Downs El Gordo LG
Dam: Morning Star Titania LG

Our venture to share females with Arcady Alpacas produced this rare silver grey male by Hope Downs El Gordo. He is a handsome son of one of our best grey females (by Elysion Mercury and out of Morning Star Octavia), who still carries a long fleece with clearly defined crimp. Auberon's fleece is similar—heavy, fine enough, and with better structure in his third and fourth fleeces than earlier. Auberon is now owned by Kallaroos Alpacas. (Photos 2010)

IAR 104931 Born: December 6, 2006
Dark Brown Roan CERTIFIED MALE
Sire: Pinjarra Buenisimo MG
Dam: Benleigh Silver Cloud RG

Browning was awkward to show because the white fibres in his fleece are obvious but he does not have the grey pattern. Now, he could be shown in the new roan class. His fleece is heavy with a high percentage of spinnable fleece and with good style. He is good-tempered and was an exceptionally docile young animal. Browning is now owned by Rainbow's End Alpacas. (Photo 2009)

IAR 122730 Born: February 20, 2007
Rose Grey CERTIFIED MALE
Dam: Morning Star Colette SMBR
Sire: Forestglen Platinum LG

Pinkerton got his name because he is pink and is as solidly built as an armoured truck. His fleece is fine, heavy, very soft, fairly even over his body, long (including on neck), dense, and with deep crimp at about 8 crimps per inch and thin staples. He has been on good feed throughout his life. He won a second at Goulburn 2009, a third at the Southern Region show 2009, and a third at Colourbration (Bendigo) in 2010. Pinkerton has the best fleece of Platinum's sons. As a mature male he was the easiest to handle of our working males and could live in either an older or younger group. Pinkerton is now owned by Rainbow's End Alpacas. (Photo 2010)