Sometimes you just feel it

Introducing Toft Timogen only three days old when this was taken but already one can see in his fleece the potential of his pedigree. Toft Timogen is the first cria out of our champion fawn girl Toft Nashira. We were hoping for a stunning boy with stud potential so that we can put her fleece right across the herd. We also wanted a darker boy if at all possible. Such things dreams are made of but sometimes they just come true. 

If this alpaca boy grows into the potential that he is showing now then he will be a very important addition to the Toft Breeding programme in years to come. There's a long time between now and conformation of that hope, and it doesn't do o get too excited but sometimes after 16 years of breeding alpacas you can just sense that the signals are very right.

The Toft pedigrees are starting to produce  in spades and I can't sleep thinking about the births to come.

Resting alpacas

And finally at the end of the first day of showing at the Heart of England Alpaca Fiesta the sun broke out as the juniors sat in repose in the pen.
Despite Toft doing exceptionally well, winning stacks of prizes, this image gave me more pleasure than anything else all day. These juniors just sat down and enjoyed this brief respite in the sun and breathed a great sigh of relief which truly gladdened my heart.
Well done boys and girls I look forward with great excitement to watching you grow and produce the future champions- as I am certain you will!