Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Well, we never expected this to happen. Today was a rather sad day at Red Granite Ranch.
This morning when the ranch hands were doing there morning chores and turn outs at our upper barns (barn 1 and barn 2) we received a phone call. From the fast words that came through the phone line we had to pause, and then hearing the words that no livestock owner wants to ever hear, our hearts stopped, "there are alpacas on the ground, and there not moving". We rushed from barn one to barn two in a hea read more...
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Monday, May 16, 2022
Yet another amazing prestigious Futurity Show & Sale was held this year, the competition being even tougher than last — but the RGR animals held there own and won some exciting purple, blue, red, and white ribbons. Our show team this year at the Futurity was made up of a few 2-year-olds creeping up on there third birthday (thankfully making the cut for there final Futurity show appearance), quite a few yearlings and some wobbly juveniles even made the cut!
We started off the Futurity weekend read more...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022
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Sunday, February 27, 2022
This years Amber Autumn Auction was one of the best yet. A total of 57 alpacas from all over the United States and 2 from Canada, the average sales price per animal was $17,000, with the highest-seller being $42,000, which was an unproven medium fawn male consigned by Amber Autumn Alpacas. The total gold pot from the auction was just under $1 million....
We had a lot of success with our auction lots, pens were full all weekend with a lot of interest. We consigned our best this year so our hop read more...
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Sunday, September 26, 2021
2021 Futurity Show & Sale - Azeri
Red Granites Azeri By Val D Lsere is now in good hands! Thank you to Susan & Peter Goodwin of Foster Trails Alpaca Ranch for purchasing Red Granites Azeri by Val D Lsere.
This true black, two-time champion, Red Granites Val D Lsere daughter is one of the BEST Black females produced by Val D Lsere and should complement the Goodwin's fantastic black breeding program very, very well! Azeri is a maternal sister to many of our top animals which includes: Red Granites Aragon a lead fawn herdsire h read more...
Feb 2021 Fleece - Azeri
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Saturday, September 25, 2021
Marc and I would like to thank Cory & Kim Wesson, of Sopris Alpacas for purchasing half interest in Red Granites Chisholm. A cross between our 2017 AOA National White Color Champion male, Creed and a Mister Antonio daughter who happens to be a maternal granddaughter to Peruvian Glacier, MFI Peruvian Criativity. Chisholm has just began his show career and already has bannered at every show he has attended, we are extremely excited to see the future with Chisholm and Sopris Alpacas! Cheers read more...
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Thursday, July 22, 2021
We, Sharon & Marc Milligan of Red Granite Ranch are EXTREMELY proud to say that Red Granites Val D Lsere took home the:
2021 Herdsire Of The Year Dark-colored offspring with only 8 Dark Offspring entered
2021 Reserve Herdsire Of The Year Light-colored offspring with only 5 Light Offspring entered (Five Points away from winning the Light Herdsire of the Year)
2021 Herdsire of the Year, Large Breeder Division
This was his crias second Futurity Show debut, as the 2020 Futurity Show was ca read more...
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Sunday, June 6, 2021
On our way home from 2021 Parade of Champions hosted by Lynn Edens of Snowmass Alpacas/Little Creek Accoyo America Alpacas, and hats off to yet another succesful event Lynn!
Thank you to Kim Les and Nancy Billington of Fun in the Country Alpacas for purchasing this little Gray beauty, Red Granites Wisteria by Val D Lsere! The special lot #2 Tuxedo Gray Val D Lsere daughter now finds her home at one of the finest and most succesful Grey Breeders in the WORLD. She should complement their show read more...
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Tuesday, April 13, 2021
We are on our way home from the 2021 Futurity Show & Sale. It took last night to settle in to how well we actually did at the show. The excitment of Red Granites Alydar By Val D Lsere taking the Judges' Choice award as a gray male was a bit of a suprise for Marc and I, but nothing less we are extremely happy and proud to he won that prestigious 'Judges' Choice' award and became the first AOA Registered Grey alpaca to win the Futurity Judges' Choice! All of the other Val D Lsere progeny did extre read more...
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