2013 Show Season Summary

Our 2013 Show Season was very gratifying - winning 33 Broad Ribbons at 11 Shows.
Whilst it is nice to win broad ribbons, the pleasure is not related so much to the actual number of broad ribbons. The pleasure comes from the fact that the 33 broad ribbons, won at both Coloured and Age Championship shows, were won by 11 MillDuck bred alpacas – ten having MillDuck genetics on both sides of their parentage.
A few highlights from our 2013 show season follow:
MillDuck Oregon was a star at Colourbration. In 2012 he won Champion Brown Male; however in 2013 went one step further winning Supreme Brown.

MillDuck Oregon
Supreme Brown - Colourbration

A few friendly ‘digs’ were received when MillDuck entered a “white” at Colourbration. This alpaca was placed 2nd in the highly competitive Junior White Female class. Quentin Bryce went on to be placed 4th in the Junior White Female class (34 entries) at the Nationals and has subsequently won two Champion Junior Female awards. We can’t wait to see what Quentin (affectionally known as “GG”) produces when mated to one of our coloured males.
Whilst talking about “whites” – congratulations are extended to Martin & Debbie from Oak Ridge Alpacas in New Zealand. Martin & Debbie won Champion Junior Male at the 2013 New Zealand National Show with Oak Ridge Tiberius – a ‘white’ son of MillDuck Lollipop. It was wonderful to be in New Zealand for the World Conference and Expo and to witness the win (and help celebrate!!). Tiberius is not the first champion MillDuck Lollipop has produced for Martin & Debbie – the first being a dark fawn female Oak Ridge Prada.

Oak Ridge Tiberius
Champion Junior Male – 2013 NZ National Show

2013 was the year of “hat tricks” for MillDuck. For the third year in a row a MillDuck alpaca won “Best Brown” at Sydney Royal Easter Show (MillDuck Oregon) and “Royal Brown” at the Melbourne Royal Show (MillDuck Pittsburgh).
The AAA National Show in Bendigo was a “show to remember”. We entered nine animals with all nine being in the Judge’s first cut. Eight went on to win a ribbon.
Being “coloured” breeders, the ultimate is winning “Best Colour in Show” at the AAA National – in our minds it is equivalent to “supreme”. We were delighted when MillDuck Oregon won Champion Brown Male and then “Best Brown in Show”. It was extra special as Oregon won the same award in 2012 – yes, back to back “Best Brown in Show” at the Nationals.
Few would dispute there was no bigger smile at the Nationals than that of Jade Lamson from Greyleish Alpacas. Jade took delivery of her new male, MillDuck Preston, on the first day of the show. We were very pleased for Jade when Preston won his Adult Black Male Class. Ecstatic for Jade when he won Champion Black Male – simply “over the moon” when he took out “Best Black in Show”. Congratulations Jade.
So in summary – we had a very rewarding 2013 show season.

Show: Alexandra
Judges: Rick Hodgson & Ben Schmaal (Apprentice)

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Quentin Bryce	Junior White Female	1st	Champion Junior Female
MillDuck Quintana	Junior Brown Female	1st	Value
MillDuck Quigli	Junior Brown Male	1st	Champion Junior Male Best Brown
MillDuck MS Posh	Intermediate Brown Female	1st	Champion Intermediate Female
MillDuck Perkins	Adult Med/Dark Fawn Male	1st	Champion Adult Male Best M/D Fawn

MillDuck Perkins
Champion Adult Male
Best Medium/Dark Fawn

MillDuck Quigli
Champion Junior Male
BestBrown

Show: Whittlesea
Judges: Chris Williams

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Suzi Q	Junior Brown Female	1st
MillDuck Quentin Bryce	Junior White Female	1st	Champion Junior Female
MillDuck Quigli	Junior Brown Male	2nd
MillDuck MS Posh	Intermediate Brown Female	1st	Champion Intermediate Female

MillDuck MS Posh
Champion Intermediate Female

MillDuck Quentin Bryce
Champion Junior Female

Show: Bendigo
Judges: Peter Kennedy & Andrew Munn (Apprentice)

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Suzi Q	Junior Brown Female	1st	Res. Champion Jnr Female Best Brown
MillDuck Quentin Bryce	Junior White Female	2nd
MillDuck Perkins	Adult M/D Fawn Male	1st	Champion Adult Male Best M/D Fawn
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Adult Brown Male	1st	Res. Champion Adult Male
MillDuck Oxford	Senior Med/Dark Fawn Male	1st	Value
MillDuck Oregon	Senior Brown Male	1st	Res. Champion Snr Male

Show: National Show
Judge: Angela Preuss & Kylie Martin

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Suzi Q	Junior Brown Female	3rd
MillDuck Quick-Step	Junior Brown Female	HC
MillDuck Quentin Bryce	Junior White Female	4th
MillDuck MS Posh	Intermediate Brown Female	1st
MillDuck PJ	Adult Brown Female	3rd
MillDuck Perkins	Adult M/D Fawn Male	2nd
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Adult Brown Male	1st
MillDuck Preston	Adult Black Male	1st	Champion Black Male Best Black in Show
MillDuck Oxford	Senior Med/Dark Fawn Male	3rd
MillDuck Oregon	Senior Brown Male	1st	Champion Brown Male Best Brown in Show

MillDuck Oregan
Champion Brown Male
Best Brown in Show

Show: Seymour
Judge: Nerida Aldred

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Suzi Q	Junior Brown Female	2nd
MillDuck Quintana	Junior Brown Female	3rd
MillDuck MS Posh	Intermediate Brown Female	1st	Res. Champion Intermediate Female
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Adult Brown Male	1st	Best Brown
MillDuck Perkins	Adult M/D Fawn Male	2nd
MillDuck Oxford	Senior Med/Dark Fawn Male	1st	Res. Champion Snr. Male

Show: Colourbration
Judge: Natasha Clark & Karen Caldwell

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Suzi Q	Junior Brown Female	1st	Reserve Champion Brown Female
MillDuck Quick-Step	Junior Brown Female	4th
MillDuck MS Posh	Intermediate Brown Female	1st
MillDuck PJ	Intermediate Brown Female	3rd
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Intermediate Brown Male	1st
MillDuck Oregon	Adult Brown Male	1st	Champion Brown Male SUPREME BROWN
MillDuck Perkins	Intermediate Med/Dark Fawn Male	3rd
MillDuck Oxford	Adult Med/Dark Fawn Male	2nd
MillDuck Preston	Intermediate Black Male	3rd
MillDuck Quentin Bryce	Junior White Female	2nd

Show: Colour Classic
Judge: Peter Kennedy & Dean Ford (Apprentice)

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Perkins	Intermediate Med/Dark Fawn Male	2nd
MillDuck Preston	Intermediate Black Male	1st
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Intermediate Brown Male	1st
MillDuck Oregon	Adult Brown Male	1st
MillDuck Petula	Intermediate Brown Female	2nd

Show: Royal Melbourne Show
Judges: Steve Ridout

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Perkins	Intermediate Med/Dark Fawn Male	1st
MillDuck Preston	Intermediate Black Male	1st
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Intermediate Brown Male	1st	Best Brown Male Royal Brown
MillDuck Oxford	Adult Med/Dark Fawn Male	1st
MillDuck Oregon	Adult Brown Male	1st	Res. Champion Adult Male

MillDuck Pittsburg
Best Brown Male
Royal Brown

MillDuck Oregan
Reserve Champion Adult Male

Show: Colourama
Judges: Kylie Martin & Jo Ham

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Ms Posh	Jnr. Brown Female	1st
MillDuck PJ	Intermediate Brown Female	2nd	Res. Champion Brown Female
MillDuck Pickering	Intermediate Brown Male	2nd
MillDuck Pittsburgh	Intermediate M/D Fawn Male	3rd
MillDuck Oxford	Adult Med/Dark Fawn Male	3rd
MillDuck Oregon	Adult Brown Male	1st	Champion Brown Male

Show: Sydney Royal Easter Show
Judges: Karen Caldwell & Rick Hodgson

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Ms Posh	Jnr Brown Female	1st
MillDuck PJ	Jnr Brown Female	2nd
MillDuck Petula	Int Brown Female	2nd
MillDuck Pickering	Intermediate Brown Male	1st
MillDuck Pittsburg	Intermediate M/D Fawn Male	5th
MillDuck Oxford	Adult Med/Dark Fawn Male	4th
MillDuck Oregon	Adult Brown Male	1st	Champion Brown
MillDuck Jarrah	Sire's Progeny	3rd

MillDuck Oregon - Sydney
Royal Easter Show
Champion Brown

Show: Wodonga Show
Judge: Ron Reid

Alpaca	Class	Result	Further Result
MillDuck Ms Posh	Jnr Brown Female	1st
MillDuck PJ	Jnr Brown Female	2nd
MillDuck Petula	Int Brown Female	2nd
MillDuck Pickering	Intermediate Brown Male	1st
MillDuck Pittsburg	Intermediate M/D Fawn Male	5th
MillDuck Oxford	Adult Med/Dark Fawn Male	4th
MillDuck Oregon	Adult Brown Male	1st	Champion Brown
MillDuck Jarrah	Sire's Progeny	3rd

MillDuck Pittsburg - Wodonga Show
Champion Intermediate Male
Best Brown in Show