Our Alpaca Herd - first class alpacas at Pistyll Gwyn in Talog, near Carmarthen

These are the alpacas in our herd, as of .

Blanco - huacaya wether.  Age: 4 years, 1 month

Blanco - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Blanco is the youngest of our four geldings, and is Olive's half-brother. (Bozedown Tudor is their dad).

He is the most curious of the alpacas and will happily rub noses with us, and occasionally try to nibble hair or a jumper.

Details
Date of Birth:13th July, 2006
Place of Birth: Bozedown Alpacas (UK)

Sire: Boz Tudor. Dam: Boz Shylah


Statistics
Sample Date: 8th July 2008
Mean Fibre Diameter: 21 um
Standard Deviation: 4.7 um
Coefficient of Variation: 22.4%
Fibres > 30 um: 3.8 %

Colour
White:

Solid, very dense with a good crimp


Diamond - huacaya female.  Age: 8 years, 2 months

Diamond - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Diamond is our most mellow alpaca, and something of a good-time girl, we reckon.

She has proved to be fantastic mum, and loves a splash about when it's hot. We bought her a swimming pool (sort of).

Details
Date of Birth:23rd June, 2002
Place of Birth: Bozedown Alpacas (UK)

Sire: Boz Alonso. Dam: Boz Nesta
BAS registration: UKBOZBAS00566


Statistics
Sample Date: 8th July 2008
Mean Fibre Diameter: 25.2 um
Standard Deviation: 4.6 um
Coefficient of Variation: 18.3%
Fibres > 30 um: 12.55 %

Colour
White:

Solid


Dylan - huacaya male.  Age: 2 years, 1 month

Dylan - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Dylan is a handsome stud male - the first offspring of the mighty Bozedown Patriot - grand champion at the BAS show 2007, and Jolimont Lavender, from Australia's top alpaca farm.

With excellent genetics behind him we have high hopes for Dylan, and if all goes well he will be available for stud in 2012 at market rates.

In the meantime, if you would like to use him while he is still untested, we will be happy to offer you a special rate - your chance to get prizewinning Bozedown and Jolimont genetics into your herd!

Details
Date of Birth:7th July, 2008
Place of Birth: Pistyll Gwyn

Sire: Patriot. Dam: Lavender


There are no current fleece statistics available.

Colour
Light fawn:

Solid


Heulwen - huacaya female.  Age: 1 year, 2 months

Heulwen - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

She's a sturdy one.

Very large for her age, and confident with it - a great playmate for Molly, and quite cheeky with the older ones ... even Lavender.

Definitely one to watch.

Details
Date of Birth:8th June, 2009
Place of Birth: Pistyll Gwyn

Sire: Orion. Dam: Diamond
BAS registration:


There are no current fleece statistics available.

Colour
White:

Solid


Iolo - huacaya male.  Age: 2 months

Iolo - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Fantastic little chap - extremely lively and inquisitive.

Details
Date of Birth:3rd July, 2010
Place of Birth: Pistyll Gwyn

Sire: Calidor. Dam: Lavender
BAS registration:


There are no current fleece statistics available.

Colour
White:

Has a fawn tint on the top of  his  head.


Lavender - huacaya female.  Age: 11 years, 10 months

Lavender - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Queen Lavender appears to be in charge here. None of the others will cross her.

She has mellowed a lot since arriving at Pistyll Gwyn last year, and appears to trust us a bit more now.

She doesn't seem to be as instinctive a mum as Diamond, but has given us two wonderful cria so far, Dylan and Molly.

Details
Date of Birth:16th October, 1998
Place of Birth: Jolimont Alpaca (Australia)

Sire: Jol Hudson. Dam: Jol Renne
BAS registration: UKBOZBAS00514


Statistics
Sample Date: 8th July 2008
Mean Fibre Diameter: 27.8 um
Standard Deviation: 4.2 um
Coefficient of Variation: 15.1%
Fibres > 30 um: 26.68 %

Colour
White:

Solid


Molly - huacaya female.  Age: 1 year, 1 month

Molly - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Such a sweet cria.

We didn't think she would make it at first as she had a couple of rocky days at the start, but now she is bounding about, charming everyone, even Walter and Tyler.

Everyone's favourite.

 

Details
Date of Birth:7th July, 2009
Place of Birth: Pistyll Gwyn

Sire: Calidor. Dam: Lavender
BAS registration:


There are no current fleece statistics available.

Colour
White:

Solid


Olive - huacaya female.  Age: 2 years, 3 months

Olive - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Very cute! Our first cria here at Pistyll Gwyn, and now big sister to Heulwen.

There is a very definite family unit between the two of them and Diamond, their mum.

She is a little more confident around us now, which is nice,

Details
Date of Birth:30th May, 2008
Place of Birth: Pistyll Gwyn

Sire: Tudor. Dam: Diamond


There are no current fleece statistics available.

Colour
White:

Olive's fleece is outstanding. Soild and very dense and crimpy, like Blanco's.


Silky - suri wether.  Age: 5 years, 2 months

Silky - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Silky is very conscious of the herd - always on the alert and the alpaca most likely to give the alarm signal.

He is also a very careful and loving foster dad to the cria.

We sometimes think of him as the herd shaman.

Details
Date of Birth:15th June, 2005
Place of Birth: Bozedown Alpacas (UK)


Statistics
Sample Date: 1st July 2007
Mean Fibre Diameter: 20.6 um
Standard Deviation: 4.32 um
Coefficient of Variation: 20.9%
Fibres > 30 um: 1.9 %

Colour
Light fawn:

Solid colour - apart from a medium fawn circle on his neck.


Tyler - huacaya wether.  Age: 4 years, 3 months

Tyler - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Along with Silky he is one of the herd's watchmen. Very curious.

You will often see him sitting well away from the rest of the herd, but always looking out.

He does like his own company, and tends not to get involved with the cria, except Molly of course, whom no-one can resist!

Details
Date of Birth:12th May, 2006
Place of Birth: Bozedown Alpacas (UK)

Sire: Trojan. Dam: Morgandy


Statistics
Sample Date: 8th July 2008
Mean Fibre Diameter: 26.1 um
Standard Deviation: 4.1 um
Coefficient of Variation: 15.8%
Fibres > 30 um: 16.53 %

Colour
Medium fawn:

Wonderful colour and texture.


Walter - suri wether.  Age: 4 years, 3 months

Walter - a Pistyll Gwyn alpaca in South West Wales
  • Details & Character
  • Fleece Colour & Statistics

Description

Caerthan's pride and joy. He wears his spectacular suri fleece with great style.

He's probably the most stand-offish, as far as humans are concerned, but withing the herd he can be very assertive.

Details
Date of Birth:4th June, 2006
Place of Birth: Bozedown Alpacas (UK)

Sire: Scholar. Dam: Simone


Statistics
Sample Date: 8th July 2008
Mean Fibre Diameter: 25.5 um
Standard Deviation: 5.8 um
Coefficient of Variation: 22.6%
Fibres > 30 um: 16.23 %

Colour
Light fawn:

A couple of mid-fawn splotches on back and neck