Peyton had a cria this morning, Wednesday, October 12, 2016. I went home for lunch and found Peyton and the baby doing well. It's a girl weighing 14.87 lbs. We are so excited...she almost arrived on Samantha's birthday, which is tomorrow!
September 26 & 27, 2015 are National Alpaca Farm Days! Come see the newest crias (babies), take lots of pictures and learn more about these wonderful animals. Feel the alpaca's luxurious fiber and see the products made from it. Visit our brand new farm store and have some free popcorn. We will be open from 10:00am until 4:00pm on Saturday, September 26 and from 1:00pm until 5:00pm on...
Another cria was born yesterday, September 18th. We were out of the state so my mom and dad called to tell us about it. They weren't sure to whom it belonged but it wasn't long until it was drinking from it's mama, Peyton. It's another boy weighing 13 1/2 lbs. My cousin, Sherry, and her daughter, Samantha, were doing chores for us and they took care of everything. When we got home Peyton...
The first cria in 2015 was born on Labor Day! Yesterday, September 7th, Firecracker had a boy. We were away for the day and did not find out until 5:30 that evening. The cria was walking around and nursing, so everything seemed fine. He weighed in at 16 lbs. 7 oz. Firecracker and the cria are doing well.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014, Dave & I came home from work to a new cria, but for a moment I wondered to whom it belonged. However, it didn't take long for Zoe to demonstrate her protective instincts! We weren't quite ready for this since we had Zoe's due date as November 6, so we had some alpaca moving to do. Once everyone was settled, the new cria weighed in at 11 pounds. She is small...
All three cria are growing and running and keeping us entertained!
Firecracker was not producing enough milk for Sparky, so we have been supplementing with bottle feeding. This is our first experience with bottle feeding and it is not easy. Sparky has schemed with Maverik to get even more milk. Maverik will be nursing from his mama, Nadia, and when he takes a break, Sparky will take...
I'm really late in posting this, but on July 21, Nadia gave birth to Maverik. He is a beautiful male cria and he loves playing with the others!
We came home for lunch yesterday to find a cria born to Firecracker. It's a boy, weighing 18 lbs. This is Firecracker's first cria.
On Monday, June 30, 2014, a cria was born!
We had been expecting Nadia to give birth and had separated her in preparation. I checked the herd that morning around 7:15 and everything was fine. However, around 10:00 I received a call at work from someone who had come to work on our house. He said a baby alpaca was running around outside of the barn and pasture. He said he would keep...
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