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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Re: [AlpacaTalk] Live Twins!!! Born 40 hours apart!!!

Jenq,

Contact Cinda Young, Driwind Alpacas in El Paso, TX. 915-276-1827
or try _cinda@driwind.com_ (mailto:cinda@driwind.com)

She successfully raised twins that are about 6 months old now. The were
only 4.5 and 6.0 lbs so you have a good start.

Bruce

La Buena Vida Alpacas


In a message dated 8/17/2008 4:40:40 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
jenq@worldpath.net writes:

My alpaca Petunia gave birth to a very small baby boy 2 mornings
ago. Though we suspected a twin - none came... In the wee hours of
the morning today (at least 40 hours after first twin)the second twin
was born and rolled into another paddock away from his dam. He was
found by the owner of the farm where this dam resides, partially wet
and hungry but ALIVE!! Bad news is that his dam has refused to care
for him. Good news is that he is alive and well and we are hoping
that once he gets stronger - we can try for a reintroduction again OR
to see if another dam will foster him. The really amazing thing is
that based on what the babies look like - we suspect that the babies
might be from 2 sires. This second baby looks exactly like another
baby on the farm who is from a sire we had bred to her earlier. This
particular dam is hard to read in her pregnancy behavior and got bred
to 3 sires before we were convinced that she was pregnant.

Does anyone out there have any experience with twins or rejection or
twins from different sires??? It is truly amazing that these babies
are both alive FULL TERM twins. 11.4 and 10.4 lbs respectively.
Really hoping to get the second cria back out to the barn to mom OR
whoever will take him! Just thought i'd share this miracle :)

JenQ
Strafford, NH

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