Huacaya Alpacas for Sale

This young male is an up and comer in the Rare Gem breeding program. We purchased his dam from the Alpaca Palace auction in Pennsylvania in 2019 when Cras-Z was "cooking in the oven". When born, Cras-Z had the bundles of curls and the "look" we get excited about. He has grown into a handsome body double of his daddy, Sunset Hills Zagato. Zagato was the 2019 Futurity Herdsire of the Year (dark) and has a proven track record of throwing the coloration of the dam while stamping the offspring with his superior fleece qualities. Cras-Z’s is a compact male with an advanced architecture fleece... brightly bundled and uniform with a high-amplitude crimp structure. Cras-Z's 2022 fleece was submitted to the Fall PNAA Innovative Fleece Assessment / Show. He placed 2nd out of 9 in a very competitive Grade 1, Medium Fawn category. Report is included under pictures... of special note, "Uniformity" across blanket = 15 out of 15! This uniformity extends out into Cras-Z's extremities. One of our favorite traits of Cras-Z is that he has an extremely clean apron and lower carriage and no halo. Cras-z has been color genotyped and is an ee a2a3 which is a genotype with dilute as well as two black alleles. This genotype carries a lot of variety in what it can produce. We are happy to discuss your goals and whether Cras-Z can stamp your female with his elite-fleece while producing the color you desire.

Handsome son of lavender grey herdsire, 3X Champion Rare Gem Privateer's First Mate, and true black dam, Granite Bay National Velvet. National Velvet is a daughter of 3X Futurity Herdsire of the Year-- US Steel. This boy's pedigree is packed with elite grey and black genetics. Sea Señor has been color genotyped as EE a1a2. He carries no dilution and two black alleles— including a1 which produces beautiful blue black. Sea Senor will be an asset to a black and grey breeding program. Another exciting pairing for this male will be appaloosa's carrying a dilution gene. By pairing with such a female, offspring have the potential to be classic appaloosa and even harlequin appaloosa. We have paired him with some of our very best here at Rare Gem Alpacas and are excited to see the 2024 progeny!

Rare Gem Camouflage has grown into exactly the kind of male we hoped for when he was born: a striking Harlequin Appaloosa with strong fleece credentials, tremendous presence, and an increasingly exciting production record. Camouflage is the son of Vintage Cashmere U-Taupe-ia and Running Late’s Peaches and Cream, a female selected for her outstanding fleece traits, phenotype, pedigree, and expressed pattern. Peaches had already demonstrated her ability to produce Appaloosa pattern when bred to Apache Gentleman, producing Rare Gem Night Owl, a classic Appaloosa female later exported to Switzerland. When Peaches was paired with Harlequin Appaloosa Taupie, the result was Camouflage. Born November 15, 2021, Camouflage made an impression from the beginning with his eye-catching pattern, substantial fleece, and strong presence. As he has matured, he has become an easy and enthusiastic breeding male — and, more importantly, his offspring are now showing us what he can contribute. His first crias began arriving in late 2024, and we have been extremely pleased with the results. Camouflage is producing attractive, well-built offspring with exciting color and pattern expression. Among them is Rare Gem hAppy Down Under, his 2026 daughter out of proven leopard-producing female FDA Warrior’s Georgia, hAppy appeared relatively conservative at first glance, but cria shearing revealed Appaloosa spotting hidden across her belly — another fascinating example of how pattern can express itself in the next generation. For breeders working toward Appaloosa and Harlequin expression without sacrificing fleece quality or overall phenotype, Camouflage offers a compelling combination of pattern, pedigree, fleece, and now proven production. We are very excited to see what comes next from this special male. If you are interested in breeding for rare fleece colors, you can also read our recent article in The American Alpaca Journal: Breeding for Rare Fleece Colors by Clicking Here