I hoped and prayed and wished and was blessed with 2 beautiful girls this week! Both are half sisters out of Rubio’s Ramon and are fiber rich!
First came on Monday and we named her Calypso of Dutch Hollow because it was Talk Like A Pirate Day. First cria I’ve ever seen come out and was up and running in under 20 minutes. After 6hrs her IgG was already at 2400! She has the tightest and most dense little curls all over her body. This one is going to be a show stopper!
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I have a theory, when one alpaca has a cria all the others within 2-3 weeks of their due date follow shortly after. Crystal decided to have her little girl 2 weeks early on me. Little Liberty at Dutch Hollow was born yesterday. I shouldn’t say little because she weighed in at 21 lbs but you could tell she needed to cook just a little longer. She was a bit shakey on her new legs and tendons aren’t tight yet in her hind legs, but everything else was good. Good heart, lungs, suck reflex, HUGE ears, and teeth already erupted.
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Unfortunately mom didn’t have milk yet because she went so early. Her bags looked full but when I milked her just dribbles came out. *sigh* Thankfully we have a HUGE milk farm next door to us and gave me a gallon of fresh bacteria free colostrum. Liberty didn’t want anything to do with the colostrum until I mixed in some vanilla yogurt though, boy for being only a few hours old she sure had fussy taste buds. She drank down 3 bottles for me throughout the day. This morning I made up a bottle and checked mom before feeding her cria. Squirt, squirt! Milk came out of her as if I was milking a goat! She’s got tons of the stuff now. WOOT! No more bottle feeding.
Well that wraps up my week.
Remember this weekend is National Alpaca Farm Days so visit a local alpaca farm.
It also happens to be National Hunting and Fishing Days so if you’re in the WNY area stop by the Avon, NY DEC Headquarters and come say hi to us. I’ll have a booth set up as well as some of our alpacas.
Yay! I love alpaca pictures, but I love cria pictures even more. Congratulations on your new arrivals
Wow, these little crias are extremely cute. Thanks for sharing. I can’t get to an Alpaca farm today, so leaving this comment is my closest substitute.
Very cute baby. Wow, you’re in Avon! I’m from Rochester. My daughter lives in Lima.
Your babies are so cute. They look so soft and cuddly.
Beautiful new crias! Congrats! And bottle feeding…as cute as it sounds it is a pain in the neck. Glad you are free of that chore. Dense ‘n crimpy! Way to go!
Congrats on the new additions to your farm. FINALLY you have some cria to love on…and it looks like they will be producing beautiful fiber for you too.
Thank you for the lovely comment on my blog! Your babies are adorable!
Aww, what sweet girls you have!!!
Oooooh. I love them, they are adorable. Mr HT says I can’t have an alpaca though because we have no idea how to look after them and no space. Shame.
Congratulations!
Lovely babies! Congratulations!
Awe, those cria are awefully cute.
Awesome looking little girls…I’ve heard of the yogurt trick but have never tried it. So glad all is well as those feedings can be a killer.
Happy Fiber Arts Friday!!
Completely adorable! How many more are on the way? They are very hugable, how can you possibly drag yourself away from them to get anything done?!!
Congratulations on two beautiful girls! Can’t wait until our fall crias arrive in October. Isn’t it amazing how much they vary in their readiness to take on the world?!
Congrats! Glad to hear everyone is healthy and happy. So adorable! I wish I was there with my camera to photograph them, although their protective mother’s would probably spit on me!
So sweet!!! Have fun with your babies.
Your babies are beautiful!
Congrats on the gorgeous new babies. I wish I could come over and give them a good stroking!