As of May 2015, Vinnie has 35 cria registered and they have already taken 19 Blue Ribbons and 7 Color or Reserve Color Championships!
Ventura took his first Get of Sire at the 2015 Wisconsin Alpaca & Fiber Fest
Vinnie takes Get of Sire 2015 MIAF
Skin Biopsy results at 3 yrs. of age: 74.86 FOLLICLES SQ MM, S/P 15.3/1
"Vinnie" is a medium fawn 8X champion co-owned with Jean McMurray at Scenic Sky Alpacas. This is some of the finest, softest fiber you will find. The high frequency crimp and density is amazing. On top of that, he is sired by Snowmass Millenium who is a 4Peruvian Legacy son and Millenium’s dam is a Hemingway daughter. Millenium passed away in September 2011. Vinnie’s dam is an Elite Maximus daughter and also has Hemingway in her pedigree. The best part is Vinnie’s dam is bay black so there is a very good possibility that he will cover black. What an amazing pedigree of Millenium, Legacy, Hemingway, Elite Maximus, Accoyo Elite and 5Peruvian Valeroso. 1/2 interest in Legacy sold for $750,000 making him the first million dollar alpaca.
He is extremely gentle and has a medium frame. At 3 years of age, Vinnie has outstanding fiber stats starting with a micron of 18.4 and Mean Curvature of 51.1.
His skin biopsy results are: 74.86 follicles sq mm, s/p 15.3:1, secondary fiber 16.9 microns, primary 21.6. This is an outstanding difference of only 4.7 microns. Only 20% medulated fibers. The average is over 52%.
Norm Evans places Vinnie in the top 1% of 3 year old males that he has measured!
Check out Ventura's EPD's on ARI. Ranks in the top 2% in most stats.
Ventura is throwing black 66% of the time when bred to black. Also through a dark brown when bred to dark fawn!
His cria are outstanding, high frequency crimp, amazing density and fineness. Micons all low 16's and 1 black at 17.