Rare Gem Alpacas

03/29/2026

✂️ First Shear ✂️

Tomorrow is Halo’s first shearing… and with a leopard Appaloosa, this is where things get really interesting. Up until now, what you see is only part of the story.

Once that cria fleece comes off, her patterning will sharpen and come into full view — often much more defined than what’s been visible on the surface.

It’s also our first real look at what she’s been growing underneath. Not just color… but structure, brightness, and uniformity — the traits that matter long-term.

Halo has been a standout from the beginning, and moments like this are part of what I love about breeding… watching potential start to take shape in a more meaningful way.

Tomorrow is the reveal. ✂️🦙

03/06/2026

Taylor Bleu and I would like to wish everyone a wonderful Friday.
Hope yours is a real HUMdinger — the good kind, of course. 🥰

03/02/2026

What an exciting night at the Golden West & Wild West Show! We are beyond thrilled to have secured the Ironhide V***r breeding in support of Calpaca. Huge thank you to Ironhide Alpacas and Aspen Alpacas for their generosity and for offering such an exceptional opportunity.

Now the fun begins — selecting just the right Rare Gem female to complement this extraordinary male. With V***r being non-dilute, this will be a strategic pairing as we continue exploring the genetic layers behind pattern expression. We’ll be stacking the odds carefully. 🥰

Congratulations and thank you to Darcy Phillips of Rare Gem Alpacas on being the winning bidder of Ironhide V***r’s (co owned with Aspen Alpacas) donation breeding to CALPACA - it was the highest sold breeding of the evening! We can’t wait to see who you send to him!! 🌟👏🥳

Ironhide V***r won his 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Championship banners this weekend!! Huge thank you to Mary for showing our special boy.

02/17/2026

A sun-kissed afternoon, two young Appaloosas, and a moment that felt a little bit magical. Pixel's first halter session caught Candy's eye and admiration. Future herdsire energy... with a side of charm.

More Info: https://www.openherd.com/AlpacaPage.aspx?ActiveOverride=1&alpaca=177037&title=rare-gem-pixel-davinci

02/13/2026

2025-26 Winter Birthing Season Wrapped!

* 8 of 11 Births 340 Days or Less
* 10 Unassisted Births
* 6 Appaloosa Expressions

Grateful for strong moms and thriving crias! 💓

More Info: https://www.openherd.com/farm/4716/rare-gem-alpacas

01/25/2026

He left as a young male with promise —
and seven months later, strutted home with the confidence of the Appaloosa stud muffin that he is.

Mirakel is officially home in Southern California for winter breeding season after a summer in Montana and a fall in Oregon — and he didn’t just grow up while he was away, he fully stepped into his role.

He’s matured into a confident, solid, masculine male with the presence you hope to see in a working herdsire, and I couldn’t be more excited to have him back on the ranch and settling in.

While Mirakel was away, his first four offspring arrived — all expressed Appaloosa, including from solid, non-Appaloosa dams, in colors ranging from brown to white.

Winter breeding season is officially underway, and Mirakel is ready.

https://www.openherd.com/alpacas-for-sale/167852/mirakel-appaloosa

12/12/2025

“Reverse Appaloosa”…. Do you picture spotted babies backing up like tiny alpaca moonwalkers? 😄

The term is borrowed from the llama and horse worlds, but in alpacas it describes something a little different — a darker base with white spots.

Two weeks ago, we welcomed two reverse-Appaloosa arrivals — the first we’ve had in 11 years, and both born within the same week.

Meet Mirakel’s newest duo, Dappled Daphne (Dam: H2R Myrtle) and Enchanted Manly Man (Dam: Enchanted Girly Girl), reminding us that alpaca genetics still love to surprise us. ✨

12/11/2025

December sunshine, falling leaves and a first taste of the world.

12/04/2025

🩷 Introducing our little gem, Mirakel’s Halo 😇

Halo will be one month old tomorrow, and she’s the very first offspring of our Leopard Appaloosa sire, Mirakel, and our Apache Appaloosa daughter Raya Sunshine.

Halo arrived spotted from nose to toes… and then surprised us with jet-black spots sprinkled here and there. We’re guessing she picked up an A1 allele from one of her parents?? Color genotyping will verify. 😍

Halo brings everything we hoped for from this pairing:

• thick, bright + bundled curls from birth,
• beautifully expressed Leopard Appaloosa pattern,
• jet-black spotting,
• correctness, elegance, and early presence,
• AND... the sweetest little personality ever.

📎 More photos + Halo’s full story: https://www.openherd.com/alpacas-for-sale/178686/rare-gem-mirakels-halo

11/29/2025

We’ve been a little quiet on social media lately… but only because the farm has been buzzing with activity! Cria birthing season is officially in full swing at Rare Gem Alpacas.

Our first five crias have arrived — all girls, all healthy, and a beautiful mix of fawn, color, and some truly spectacular spots.

Today we’re excited to introduce the first three gems of the season:

✨ Kaya Sunchaser — (RG Apache’s Free Spirit X Irish Meadows Freya)
✨ Mirakel’s Halo — (Mirakel X Apache’s Raya Sunshine)
✨ Painted Divinity “Candy” — (Willowwind’ Pied Marquis X Snowmass Divine Eclipse)

More updates coming soon… the pasture is getting cuter by the day!

👉 Did any of these little ladies make you smile today? They keep Kierstyn () and me grinning from ear to ear over here.
🦙💛✨

11/28/2025