Alpaca News
Waiheke Snow Shell is picked for the Elite National Expo Alpaca Auction.
Click here to view the sale catalogue for Waiheke Snow Shell.
Snowshell's First ET Sibblings - below is Waiheke Iceman ET, and a close up of his fleece.
ACCOLADES - Waiheke El Zoro wins Supreme Huacaya Alpaca at 2009 Warkworth Show. The small Waiheke Show team of six Alpacas winning 4 Broad Ribbons including El Zoro's Dam Champion Senior Female at Five years old.
El Zoro's Dam, Karisma, 2008 National Reserve Champion.
09 Fleece stats (5th Shear) Micron 20.81, SD 4.75, CV 22.9
Below - Alpaca Specialist Karisma.
Waiheke Snowshell wins back to back Waikato Supreme Huacaya Alpaca 2007 and 2008 a NZ first.
Below - Waiheke Snowshell.
Benleigh Sancho tests at a phenominal density of 70.2 follicles per sq mm by SRS Australia.
SRS Workshop by Jim Watts held on the 22nd of November at Waiheke Alpaca, Waiheke Island.
Further very sucessfull Superovulation Embryo Transfer Programmes with Dr Jane Vaughn May 08 / September 08, December 08. Next programm commencing June 09.
Some of the donors utilised were:
- Wyndara Goldilocks
- Silverstream Divinity
- Blue Grass Winter Princess
- Legion Lass (ET)
- Wallareen Moon
- Wyona Sunberry (Rose Grey)
- Alpaca Specialist Karisma
A Big thankyou for all who helped out on Flushing Day, A very stressless day for all.
Benleigh Sancho's fleece wins his Fawn Class and Overall 12 to 18 months Male at the World Fleece Competition in Sydney.
Waiheke progengy do very well in AANZ National 2007
- Waiheke Snowshell, First in huge white / light fawn class, 9-12 months female and Reserve Champion Junior Female.
- Waiheke La Bella, sixth in largest class white / light fawn, 6-9 months Junior female.
- Waiheke Chocolatte, 2nd in huge Brown Junior female class to Junior Champion Female. (Sold)
- Waiheke Smokin Joe, 5th in large Brown Junior Male class.
Purumbette Inti the last of Don Julio's famous calling card Berada males has now finished his breeing life, now sadly infertile. Some of his last ET Progeny are presently in Quarantine to arrive on Waiheke 1st December. Two young Solid White Males will be offered for sale in the New Year.
New Stud Males recently arrived in NZ include the highly decorated Australian Champion Benleigh Sancho (Med Fawn), Naraweena Chico (Dark Fawn), one of the Finest Males to arrive in NZ at 15.2 Micron and a SD of 3.0, Son of Alpaca Specialist Australian Champion Gladiator, Elvis (Black) and Australian Champion Banksia Park Moonraider (Black).
