Sherlin-Alpaca.co.nz
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Sherlin Suri Alpaca Stud: alpacas for breeding or pets
Description
After selling up our New Zealand-wide photographic business, we realised our long-time dream of farming alpacas. So in 1999 Sherlin (short for Sheryl & Lindsay) Suri Alpaca Stud Farm was started.
Our first purchase was 5 white Peruvian females, which got us right into farming alpacas, and the love of these animals just grew and grew on us. We then decided to expand into a larger, more colourful herd with blacks, browns, fawns, whites, and greys.
In 2001 we had a fantastic opportunity to travel with a group of alpaca enthusiasts to Peru, the homeland of alpacas. From this trip we learnt a lot about the alpacas and the way they live. We also had the good fortune to go through the Inca mills, which is world famous for its alpaca garments and fabric.
