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Brian & Karley Houchin

16708 East 400 North Rd.Heyworth, IL 61745

(309)275-0853 (Brian Cell)

(309)287-9127 (Karley Cell)

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Just Smittens Argento

Huacaya, Herdsire (Male), Proven | Medium Silver Grey

AOA# 35474449 D.O.B. 7/11/2017 (8 yrs)

Sire:

FTAF's Blackbeard

| AOA# 32318319 | True Black

Exciting News, Blackbeard worn the 2024 Futurity Reserve Champion Herdsire of the Year!

2024 Breeding Special! Buy one Blackbeard breeding and get one for free - yep that $2500 for 2 Blackbeard breedings! This is for a drive by breeding only. I am currently not taking any animals to be boarded.

If you are looking for a true black herdsire that improves the damn pretty much 100% of the time, this is the male you should be breeding too! The proof is in his offspring and many happy customers!

Blackbeard won the Reserve Black Male Championships at the 2022 AOA National Show (Out of 36 black males) and the 2022 MAPACA Jubilee at almost 10 years old! Amanda Vanderbusch's comments were , "very very impressive", this is what happens when they are put together corrrectly - they hold up over time", and much more. Blackbeard is stamping his powerful frame on all of his offspring which is creating a powerhouse of breeding alpacas!

Blackbeard named 2019 Futurity Herdsire of the year in Small Farm division!

I could talk about this gorgeous boy forever! Blackbeard has a simply gorgeous head, an incredibly fine, dense fleece with amazing architecture, and talk about coverage everywhere, Wow! Add all that to a male with huge bone and a strong frame and you have yourself a truly unique true black herdsire. He also has a gentle personality as he is extremely easy to handle and work with even since he has been breeding. Blackbeard is passing on these traits to his offspring in a very consistent manner when paired with any female so far. A good friend referred to him as an "Impact Male" due to him putting his stamp on all of his cria.

Blackbeard's offspring are on the ground, hitting the shows and collecting banners across the country! Check out some of his amazing offspring on my site and add some of his a babies to your herd. With 110 registered offspring, it is hard to find any of them for sale due to the desirability of his genetics!

This is the kind of male that I have dreamed about having in my herd and I feel extremely fortunate and blessed that God sent him my way when he did as he is one crazy amazing boy!

Blackbeard's Offspring are hitting the shows and making their mark!

Blackbeard currently has 116 Registered Cria - here are the following show results of the ones shown:

Color Champion - 10
Reserve Color Champion - 21
First - 80
Second - 73
Third - 70
Fourth - 41
Fifth - 28
Six - 34
and growing!

Dam:

Black Walnut's Just Smitten

| AOA# 32742107 | Medium Silver Grey

Stud Fee:

$1,500

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Description

Since day one it was known this boy was going to be quite special. As he has grown, he has not disappointed. If you are looking for perfect phenotype with an excellent handling, in addition to dense fleece, you have found your male!

Argento is a gray son of FTAF's Blackbeard and grandson of Grand River Columbo. He displays terrific conformation and a beautiful head. His dense fiber is very fine with excellent handle and architecture.

As you look at his ARI, you can see his impressive bloodlines and grey ancestry stretching for generations. Check out a few of the names: Blackbeard, Buccaneer, Pot of Gold, Royal Inca Legend, Columbo, Rincon Cloud, and Rayo Del Sol.

As Argento has matured, his fleece just keeps getting better, which is what exactly what we are looking for!

The judges agree as his show record keeps improving. He has taken home the Reserve Championships from the Michigan Show (2018) in both Halter and Walking Fleece against some very tough competition. He also took Reserve Walking Fleece at the Buckeye Fall Fest (2018), where the Judge remarked that we have a very special alpaca with a true blue/gray fleece that is hard to find.

As one walking fleece judge stated, "There really isn't much to improve on here. He is lovely."
We agree! He really is a full package.

Argento has settled females in 2019 and his first cris will hit the ground summer of 2020.

Proudly co-owned with Alpacas of Indian Point Hills and Acadiana Alpacas

Awards

2019

Third Place - MAPACA Jubilee 2019

Second Place - Mid-Atlantic Alpaca Gala 2019

Fourth Place - The Futurity 2019

Second Place - Buckeye Alpaca Show 2019

Third Place - Buckeye Alpaca Show, Walking Fleece 2019

First Place - Illinois Alpaca and Fiber Fest 2019

Color Champion - Illinois Alpaca and Fiber Fest 2019

First Place - Railsplitter Alpaca Show 2019

Color Champion - Railsplitter Alpaca Show 2019

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First Place - Buckeye Fall Fest, Walking Fleece 2018

Reserve Champion - Buckeye Fall Fest, Walking Fleece 2018

Second Place - Buckeye Fall Fest 2018

Third Place - Illinois Alpaca Show 2018

Fourth Place - Illinois Alpaca Show, Walking Fleece 2018

Fourth Place - American Alpaca Showcase 2018

First Place - Michigan International Alpaca Fest 2018

Reserve Champion - Michigan International Alpaca Fest 2018

Second Place - Michigan International Alpaca Fest, Walking Fleece 2018

Reserve Champion - Michigan International Alpaca Fest, Walking Fleece 2018

Fourth Place - MAPACA Jubilee 2018

Second Place - Mid-Atlantic Alpaca Gala 2018

Third Place - Buckeye Alpaca Show 2018

First Place- Buckeye Alpaca Show, Walking Fleece 2018

Financing Terms

We can work out financing arrangements that will fit your needs and budget.

Offspring

HFAR Argento's Adela

ARI# 35565338 D.O.B. 6/24/2021 (4 yrs)

Huacaya, Female| Medium Brown, Unproven

Sire: Just Smittens Argento
Dam: JLFA Michelangelos Peruvian Pandora

Houchin Family Alpacas - Heyworth, IL

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HFAR Faline

ARI# 35054207 D.O.B. 7/12/2020 (5 yrs)

Huacaya, Female| Medium Brown, Unproven

Sire: Just Smittens Argento
Dam: JLFA CASANOVA'S HOSANNAH_deleted_1_23_2026

We anxiously awaited this cria from pair our dam LFA Casanova's Hosanna with our newest grey herdsire Just Smitten's Argento. Boy was it worth the wa...