Cria 2010

Here are just a few photographs of this year's cria. I will be updating this page as our new additions make their appearance!

Peas in a pod! Homozygous traits courtesy of 'Snowmass Sizlin Hot'

Willowbrook Honey

Honey was our first cria of 2010. Thankfully, she managed to avoid the heavy snow in February and delay her arrival for the warmer spring weather.

Another truly exceptional female cria sired by 'Snowmass Sizlin Hot'. Uniform in colour, tightly bundled fleece with phenomenal brightness and density.

Honey is eagerly awaiting the arrival of a playmate, but in the meantime is occupying her time chasing our free ranging hens and teasing the weanlings in the adjoining paddock!

Born 3rd March 2010 - 3.00pm

Weight 8.5kg

A bit excessive with the                                 Honey at 8 days old        

umbilical spray I think!

Willowbrook Amelie

Amelie was our second Snowmass cria to be born in 2010. Following in her siblings' footsteps she was in the cush within five minutes of birth and then trying to stand and feed within ten minutes!

She has real presence and is always charging around the paddock tail in the air. Her fleece has superb brightness and even at the tender age of just two days old you can see the character and feel the density.

Born 29th May 2010 - 12.30pm

Weight: a neat 7kg!

Amelie looking for mischief.                          Now it's time for a rest!

Willowbrook Chocolate Charlie

We waited and waited for the adorable Charlie to be born. He finally made his appearance at 372 days gestation. He is a lovely solid dark brown colour, again sired by the simply stunning 'Snowmass Sizlin Hot'.

He definitely has the phenotype we are aiming to breed, and with a pedigree that includes the renowned Peruvian Hemmingway and Quetchuan Frottle to name a few, he also has the genotype to match.

Born 5th June 2010 - 11.30am

Weight 7.5kg

Charlie at 2 hours old.                                        Just dry!!

Willowbrook Jack The Lad

Jack the lad as his name suggests, is a bit of a rascal! His dam is not a high ranking female within the herd, but Jack has endeavoured to ensure that he works his way to the top! He is a half-accoyo male sired by Blenheim Accoyo Don Felipe.

His fleece is looking very bright, very dense, with good character. We will be watching closely to see how this young chap matures.

Born 30th August 2009 - 11.00am

Weight 9.0kg

Jack contemplating mischief!                          Butter wouldn't melt!

Willowbrook Heavenly Hot

Heavenly Hot was the first of our crop of Sizlin Hot cria to be born. In fact she was the very first example of his cria born in the UK following his importation from the states in 2008. We have been totally blown away by the quality of his progeny. This female is no exception. Her fleece is breathtakingly bright, incredibly dense and uniform throughout. To add to this she has presence, perfect conformation, crimp, and fineness!!

Born 3rd September 2009 - 11.30am

Weight 10.0kg

So photogenic!                                                I am definitely Heavenly Hot!

Willowbrook Sizlin Melody

Second of our Sizlin Hot offspring was another striking female cria. Sizlin Melody, also known as Little Miss Naughty, exudes attitude and presence. Always head held high she likes to be where the interest is!

We hope her new owners enjoy her company as much as we have.

Born 18th September 2009 - 9.30am

Weight 8.5kg

Little Miss Naughty !                                       Will anybody play with me?

Willowbrook Thunderbolt

Following closely behind the girls was Willowbrook Thunderbolt. Adhering to his American heredity we decided this very special boy was worthy of a distinguished name.

In danger of reiterating too frequently how our expectations of Sizlin Hot’s progeny have exceeded our expectations, this male demonstrates all the high quality attributes we are searching for.  

Born 19th September 2009 - 2.00pm

Weight 9.0kg

Willowbrook Thunderbolt.                              'Chip off the old block'

Willowbrook Mustang

Fourth in line was Willowbrook Mustang. Another laudable male cria sired by Sizlin Hot with superfine and dense fleece characteristics.

A really gentle and upstanding male, his dam has consistently produced high quality progeny, so the future should be bright for this boy.

Born 22nd September 2009 - 9.55am

Weight 9.2kg

Willowbrook Mustang.                                     What a boy!

Willowbrook Crusader

Willowbrook Crusader is a beautiful solid dark brown male once more sired by Sizlin Hot. Crusader’s pedigree is stacked with renowned and respected genetics including Peruvian Hemmingway, Quetchuan Frottle of Arunvale and Accoyo Killawasi.

Again, with a very fine, bright, dense and uniform fleece we will be hard pushed to pick our favourite from these three possible future herd sires.

Born 2nd October 2009 - 10.20am

Weight 8.9kg

Potential Hotshot.......                                    Willowbrook Crusader

Willowbrook Commander

The last of our 2009 cria, and our final Sizlin Hot cria of the year, arrived late on a lovely sunny afternoon in October. Commander is a solid dark brown, very friendly and pretty male. His fleece exhibits all the positive traits we have come to expect from the offspring of Snowmass Sizlin Hot. Another possible herd sire?

Born 12th October 2009 - 4.05pm

Weight 7.8kg

What presence!                                              Willowbrook Commander

In short we have been delighted by the quality of our 'Snowmass Sizlin Hot' cria, and this elite stud’s ability to significantly improve without exception fleece characteristics, animal conformation and overall appearance. With superior genetics from the U.S. obtained from three decades of selective breeding, he is, and will continue to be the number one choice to advance our coloured breeding programme for the foreseeable future.

We are very excited to see the results of last year's breeding decisions when our cria start to arrive, and equally we are looking forward to examining the progeny of our clients and other astute breeders who used Sizlin Hot's services in 2009. A very exciting year awaits!!