Thursday 14 May 2009

First cria of the year

Due to spending the last 2 days shearing alpacas at Inca, I missed the birth of our first cria this year. Born mid/late afternoon yesterday it was a slow starter and had to be fed expressed milk the first couple of feeds but I am pleased to report all is good now and he is doing well.


4 comments:

Lucy said...

The cria looks lovely - a beautiful black. How were our Inca pacas - Coire Maya Gold and half of Coire Inca Cardhu? Did you see them or even shear them??!!!!

Patou Alpacas said...

Well done! Was he a bit premmie? Seems a bit down on his pasterns?

Who's the Daddy? As a guess looking at his head I would say Witness?

Amiryck said...

Lucy - Can't recall seeing yours - I missed out on the first few each day and didn't help with the lot yesterday. It was all very busy - we did about 100 over the day and half I was there. I came home with fleece all over the place!

Mark - He is a bit down on his pasterns and was weak like premmie but was 11 months 8 days. He is doing well though - shame about the rain. Yes you have it right he is a Witness baby - gold star for you.

Patou Alpacas said...

Sometimes I impress myself so much it hurts.

Most of the time it's the other thing.