Ÿ	Alpacas with good conformation over an above average sized frame.

Ÿ	Alpacas with good constitutions who breed easily.

Ÿ	Fleeces which are dense and have superior staple length

Ÿ	Fleeces with minimal guard hair and a high secondary to primary fibre ratio

Ÿ	Fleeces which have a soft and silky handle

Ÿ	Fleeces which hold their micron to less than a 5 micron increase by the fifth shear

Ÿ	Fleeces which are consistent throughout the fleece with good staple and crimp definition.

Our strategy to achieve our breeding objectives is simple - it’ s all about planning, planning and more planning!! After attending a workshop with Dr Jim Watts  a number of years ago where we first gained an insight into a breeding philosophy which was logical and had a scientific basis, and after a lot more research into the topic, it has been our strategy for the last few years to follow a program of selective matings whereby each female is reviewed for her strengths and weaknesses before selecting the best sire available to us to improve the weaker trait or traits so that the resulting cria is always better than his/her dam.    

We endeavour to only retain in the herd those females that demonstrate some or all of the breeding objectives we have set, and we outsource stud males as and when necessary.   We have found that if we select specifically for high fleece weights, long fibre length, strong crimp definition, minimal guard hair and soft handle, we are seeing an improvement in those qualities in our cria, our average across herd average micron is reducing, and our stock is becoming sought after.