Fleur gets a new home!
We want to extend our deepest thanks to Pamela Brewster of Stillmeadow Farm Alpacas for her purchase of CCNF Fleur this past weekend at the 2014 Parade of Champions Sale! Of course Pam and her crew are not unfamiliar to us in the least as we already co own three of our Herdsires with Stillmeadow: Legit, Kahuna, and the one and only Archangel. Needless to say, knowing that Fleur was going to a great (and familiar) home, just made what was already an incredible weekend at Little Creek Farm Alpacas seem that much better! Not that Fleur is getting away from her birth farm quite yet. After getting her shorn on Sunday morning, she hopped right back onto our trailer for the ride back to CCNF, where she now awaits the arrival of Mr. Elixir in just under a month’s time. It’s the match we too would have chosen for her had she still been ours. Regardless, we are definitely looking forward to seeing that cria next year!
As for the Parade of Champions itself? Man, that was just plain old fun! It was a magnificently run event that had lots of enthusiasm coursing through it, from both the consignors as well as those that came to bid and buy at the sale. As a farm that once upon a time helped to run and host our own production/consignment auction some years ago, Jen and I really appreciated the smoothness and efficiency with which everything was handled. The 2014 sale marked the PoC’s first time being held outside of Oregon since our host, Lynn Edens, purchased the Accoyo America herd and it did not disappoint at all. A beautiful picturesque location, a group of fantastic alpacas from some of the top breeding programs from across the country, and Mother Nature even smiled on the sale and gave us a stunning stretch of weather to boot! Special thanks to Susanne, Arturo, and all the rest of Lynn’s staff at LCF who all seemed to take the invasion of their otherwise normally placid workplace by 200 people and 30 new alpacas with nothing but good cheer. For our part, we can’t wait for the 2015 edition of the Parade of Champions! Be there or be square…
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