Lost Creek Ranger Kilchis

ILR # 201955
gelding  b. 11-8-98
Ranger Dusty x Hyder Llamas Sahalie

Kilchis is 44" and 290 pounds of power and energy. Like his sister Olallie, Kilchis is more interested in just having something to do than who he does it with, so he's perfectly happy that Jim has eagerly volunteered to be his human partner.

For quite some time, Kilchis looked like he might have the complete set of physical, behavioral, and coat characteristics that comprise "stud quality." However, although Kilchis did fantastically on the trail with heavy loads and average terrain, his mother's bugaboo -- significant hills, even with average weight -- proved his undoing. When we discovered Kilchis had acquired a lax patella, we then knew that maternal half-brother Jack's and sister Olallie's patella problems weren't just trauma-induced -- they had to have a genetic component, and Kilchis needed to leave the gene pool.

Even though Kilchis would be a solid packer for most commercial llama outfitters and about 50% of recreactional llama packers, our goal is to consistently produce pack llamas who would be prized by anyone (including us!), performing without trouble no matter what the packing style, terrain, or climate, and with minimal conditioning -- just like Ranger Dusty and Sky Rocket, Adding to the oversupply of average llamas isn't what we're about (nor do we consider it ethical). So, in late 2003, Kilchis finally got to be a happier gelding instead of a frustrated young wanna-be stud. Now that his pasturemates [translation -- former random battering targets] have had some time to recognize Kilchis has changed, they're much happier, too.

Kilchis is available as a companion, show prospect, and not more than a limited duty packer. His price is $450. Because Kilchis is not being sold as a pack llama, his price does not include a pack saddle.

The original Kilchis was the head of a Killamook (Tillamook) Indian band along the northwest Oregon coast when the white settlers arrived. Kilchis was markedly tall and dark, and there is still dispute over whether he was part or entirely negro. He was described as "strong as three men and intelligent as ten," and was known to be fair, just, and peaceful in his dealings with his own people and with the whites.

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