These bad boys made a city this summer...

Found a wasp metropolis alongside one of the fence lines at TOFT yesterday, thankfully they don't eat alpaca!

Alpacker van stacker...

Busy start to this week doubling as as alpaca van stacker with the Ladies of TOFT uk as they prepare for Ally Pally.  Half the TOFT studio has gone down to Ally Pally to make a splash and the stand will look amazing. Can't wait for the piccies to arrive tonight.

Kerry set off this morning at the crack of sparrows with Liz and Petra, Elly to join when they get there. Have a great week ladies of TOFT. xxx

TOFT Adele Champion Brown in the Heart of England Fleece Show

Nice surprise during Sunday dinner when our fleeces returned from the Heart of England Fleece Show. TOFT Adele an adult Lavender Park Tulley girl came back with the Champion Brown Ribbon.

True to form TOFT Timogen took first in the Junior Browns- considering his 14 micron fleece was full of veggie matter and was felted in places his fleece results confirmed his National. Brown Champion Status for 2014.

There are coloured rosettes in the rest of the bags but no  time this morning to scrat through the other bags -more on that later.

 Thanks to the organisers and judges for the. Heart Of England Fleece Show with over 190 entries this has got to be the biggest alpaca fleece show in the UK and probably Europe! 

Well done H of E and thanks to Young Lordy who helped sort the winning fleeces! Couldn't have done it without you- xxx

Woodcock's gang playing woodsmen at TOFT

Three generations of Woodcock were playing woodsman at Toft today. A big thanks from Toft alpacas to Grandad John, his stepson Jonathan and his son William for getting to grips tidying up the new acreage at Toft. There was a large dead ash tree which is now In Mr Woodcock's woodshed. There must have been at least three tons of logs in the trailer by the end of the day to keep the Woodcock cosy this winter. 

No excuses now, as soon as the rain softens the ground a little I will have to get on and fence off the new paddocks. Hey ho a fencing we will go!

TOFT Whites...

Never mind those coloured boys grabbing the limelight this week. These white guys know they are the bedrock of the UK Fibre industry as quietly await their turn to shine again.

Introducing

TOFT Anatolp- AFD 17.2, SD 3.5, CV 20.3, %>30 0.6

TOFT Vlad-  AFD 17.4, SD 3.6, CV 20.7, %>30 0.4

TOFT Ajax-  AFD 18.1, SD 3.4, CV 19.4., %>30 0.7

TOFT Caesar -AFD 19.9, SD 4.0, CV 21.3, %>30 1.8

TOFT Light Brigade on Parade...

Never to be outdone by the darks of TOFT TT the boys from the TOFT Light Brigade are also strutting their stuff looking for alpaca breeders who will appreciate their elite genetics.

Introducing two two year old Light Fawn TOFT stud males with phenomenal fleece stats who will be ready to sort out the girls in 2015

TOFT Deimos, Light Fawn, AFD 18.1, SD 3.8, CV 20.9, %>30  0.7. 2014

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TOFT Nautilus, Light Fawn, AFD 16.0, SD 2.8, CV 17.4, %>30 0.4.  2014

TOFT TT

Meet Tulleys boys the TOFT T T 

TOFT Timogen - AFD 14.1 SD 2.3 CV 16.2. %>30  0.1

TOFT Tai Pan -   AFD  18.5. SD 3.6. CV 19.5. %>30 0.8

TOFT  Titus -      AFD  19.2.  SD 4.0 CV 21.0. %>30  0.9

Show winners all. Representing twenty years of alpaca selection. Bred from lines that maintain their  stats as they age. What more could a girl wish for?

 All will be ready to work in 2015 and are looking for discerning breeders to appreciate their genetics.