Re: [AlpacaTalk] Attitude change in pregnant females
Dennis,
That niceness is just because she isn't pregnant
anymore. It is very likely that as soon as you breed
her again, she will become unfriendly again.
We have been raising alpacas for 10 years and there
are VERY few who are still nice after confirming
pregnancy.
Stephanie
Stardust Alpacas
--- Dennis Parker <denniswparker@
> Hey Heidi,
>
> Just saw this in the digests today (don't generally
> read these over
> the weekend) and feel compelled to respond.
>
> We are in the same situation with our first female
> born to us (not on
> our farm) having her first cria this year. She
> actually just had the
> cria April 23rd. Mom was the sweetest girl on our
> farm before she got
> pregnant. We read about people that could tell by
> the attitude change
> when their girl got pregnant and that was sure the
> case with this
> one. She turned a complete 180 degrees in
> personality. She would want
> to spit and every body if they came near her, she
> would kick at us we
> stepped too close, fortunatly she doesn't have much
> power in her kick
> and we learned quickly to stay in the right place.
> Then she had her
> cria and he didn't do well. I pulled him into the
> house to warm him
> up and bottle feed him the first night. (like
> someone else posting
> here) Then when I took him back to Miss Kicks-A-Lot
> I helped baby
> find his way to mom to nurse. She didn't spit at me,
> she didn't kick
> even when I touched her back legs. She was back to
> being the kindest,
> sweetest girl again. Just like that. She is fine
> again, sweet and
> kind. So when we rebreed her we will see how her
> attitude changes, if
> it does.
>
> I know that this is not a guarantee about how your
> girl will behave,
> but have hope, she may not be so spitty after the
> cria is born.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Dennis Parker
> Fancy Fiber Farm
> La Center, WA
> http://fancyfiber.
> http://alpaca-
>
> --- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
> wrote:
> >
> > Heather,
> >
> > What I mean is basically the whole second and
> third paragraph
> below.? You can complain about Rick all you want,
> but its not going
> to?do any good.? It isn't going to change him.?
> Judging by the
> responses here, people agree with you, but it makes
> me want to ask
> that question we Washingtonian'
> tense - "How
> bout them Mariners?"
> >
> > So, does anyone?have any crias due soon?? My first
> one this year is
> due in August.??The mom-to-be?is?
> cria born on my
> farm.? Makes me feel old - well, just about
> everything makes me feel
> old these days, but this makes me feel older :)? I'm
> pretty excited,
> although she is quite the spitter now, I can just
> imagine how she's
> going to be with a baby at side.
> >
> >
> >
> > Heidi Christensen
> > WingNut Farm Alpacas
> > Graham WA
> > (253) 846-2168 or (253) 592-0200
> > www.wingnut-
> >
> >
>
>
>
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