This little guy was waiting in the nursery pasture when I got home. So I run inside to grab the cria kit for iodine - and the camera - and head back out to the barn.
Mom was checking him out while everyone got to know the new kid
Autumn, you did good. Isn't he cute??
Wait a minute, did I get this wrong??
No, it turns out Glow has nose and toes showing too and I'm thinking "Oh my, why does this always happen when Del is on the road?" so we shift gears, put the camera away for a bit and focus on Glow and her delivery. It becomes obvious very quickly that we need some help and I'm incredibly thankful that we live so near the University of Missouri! The vet and a couple of students were out here in just a few minutes. There were a few tricky problems with the cria's position and I am ever so grateful they were able to save Glow, however the cria didn't make it.
I'm skipping the delivery pictures, and will just leave you with this,
This little guy has nursed from both Glow and Autumn and Autumn seems content to share him with Glow. We still have one more llama due and I'm hoping for an easy delivery and peace in the pastures.
Nancy, I'm so happy to see some updates to your blog and to see your newest fiber family member ;) I'm sorry about the loss of your other cria though ;(
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What a sweet baby! I'm sorry you lost the other one, though, very sad. :-(
ReplyDeleteAre these llamas or alpacas?
Cary, I was able to get some spinning time in at the Rocheport Museum this summer and some at home. I'll have to put a few pictures of yarn up :)
ReplyDeleteBeth, these are my llamas. I'll have pictures of the alpacas up soon.
ReplyDeleteHarvey is a very sweet, curious cria!
awwww. They are so cute!
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