Newest cria

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BC, a female alpaca owned by a client, gave birth to a fawn male yesterday. This was another easy birth with a vigorous cria who was up and nursing in no time.  Makes my job a lot easier!  It was a beautiful, warm, sunny day for a cria to be … Read More

Another birth

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Now this is more like it!  This black male was born yesterday and was up and nursing within an hour or so. No worries! Today he’s running around the pastures. That’s his mother, Rosita, behind him. Over 20 crias to come this year!

Penny Lane’s new cria

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A new cria was born here yesterday.  Penny Lane, owned by New Millennium, had her first cria, a male who will be named Lennon.  He is small – just over 13 lbs, but spunky.  He’s nursing well and Penny is being a good mother.

Double the fun

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We had two crias born this morning!  The first was to Hannah’s Julie. That birth, as usual, was a production.  The head and one leg presented along with the placenta. Not good.  I lubed up and went in to try to reposition with other leg with no luck. I put … Read More

First cria of the year!

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Yesterday we welcomed (finally!) the year’s first cria.  At 358 days gestation, this not-so-little girl weighed in at 20.2 lbs.   There was a bit of difficulty with the birth – the cria’s elbow was back and trying to come out at the same time as the shoulders and wouldn’t fit.  But … Read More

Frosty Morning

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This morning was a good reminder that it’s still spring here in northern Vermont.  The temp was a frosty 25 when I checked at 5 am!  We worry about early morning crias on days like this.  But there were no babies when Ron did the early morning barn check on his … Read More

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