Friday Creek Farm Chanterelle
ILR # 265808
female b. 7-11-2005
Sky Rocket x Snake River Dallys
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When Dallys returned to us, Chanterelle, aka “Peanut”, came along. When she stepped out of the trailer, we were stunned — ungroomed from winter, she looked like an exact clone of her sire when he’s not combed out. After combing, we were even more impressed with the conformation Chanterelle had inherited from both parents, and the lively, athletic demeanor she frequently displays at pasture. We weren't impressed with her almost complete lack of training (she could be haltered and dragged ... if you want to consider "can be dragged" as constituting training) and the fact that at nearly three years old she STILL was not weaned, but we addressed all of that promptly and successfully.
"Peanut" is a stunning, but typical example of the incredible improvements that Sky Rocket is capable of with the wide variety of females he’s bred to. "Peanut" has also inherited her dam’s attractive proportions, and has done reasonably well in the show ring despite our refusal to show her in “full jacked-up strut mode”. Now that the ILR Show Division has ended the separate halter division for Classic llamas, Peanut's showing days are over with us.
A chanterelle is a spring-fruiting species of mushroom, usually a beautiful golden color. And we all know what color a peanut is (and how little they are). For reasons that frustrate her breeder and (frankly) everyone except Gwen, Chanterelle prefers to be called “Peanut”. So her registered name is Chanterelle … and she goes by Peanut.