Guns n Roses

6wk old

Rose Tsarina

50 Banners among his first 15 cria...

Dark Fawn Daughter wins Judges' Choice x 2

First Place Gets of Sire x 7!!! (over some of the greatest whites in the US)

Aussie Guns 'N' Roses

has just made the densest colored male alpaca biopsy-tested in the US - RR Guns Ablazin' (Watt)

The Densest Gray in the US has just made the densest colored female alpaca biopsy-tested in the US - RR Rose Encantada

NOW IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FUN IN THE COUNTRY ALPACAS in MICHIGAN!

Deciding which herdsire to use in your breeding program? Here's what we do..

Pedigree: An excellent indicator of a male's EBV (estimated breeding value). We want lines with established pre-potency that have demonstrated sustained fineness through at least 4-5 years. Click on GnR's ARI cert icon above.

Conformation: It has to be a given, if it's not, the search stops here. We like a male that is well proportioned, but compact. We want good bite and head. Solid bone and strong fore and hindquarters. We prefer good sized testicles and want to see him breeding before age 2 and maintaining a vigorous libido thereafter...but an even non aggressive temperament. GnR is our poster boy for all of the above.

Fiber:
Hand and uniformity: That's easy! Just put it against your cheek.A grid sample can be found by going to our website...he's consistant across a broad blanket top to belly, brisket to tail.
Fineness: It's not about 1st shear micron. What's the 4th shear like? Don't hide the SD and % over 30 micron...that's what the industry is crying for. And while your at it, check out the difference between the micron in primary and secondary fibers and their respective SDs (on skin biopsy stats).
Brightness: GnR's fiber glows...a quality not lost on every one of his offspring.
Density; Fiber doesn't have to "feel" dense...more often than not that's a sign of coarseness. Quite simply, GnR is the densest grey biopsied through Jim Watt's lab in Australia, and they've been doing it for over 20 years.If you click on the histogram icon, you will see his biopsy results. An explanation of those numbers can be found on our website.
Length: His fiber is ridiculously long. His 4th shear (at right) is only 315 days.

You must see his offspring!!. He is consistently reproducing his color and fiber genetics. It is easily appreciated, even in his young cria - the brightness, density, definition and especially uniformity of color and fineness which GnR had as a cria from ears to tail. GNR has produced 52 Color/Reserve Color Championships in his offspring thus far... and SEVEN FIRST PLACE Gets of Sire over the likes of Xanadu's 7x Get winner Barnabus, Poseidon and Derwydd's El Ninos Accoyo Manchu (both white).

"Isn't that what a breeding program is supposed to be about?

- Ken and Julie

The NEXT (of Kin)

generation...