[AlpacaTalk] Catching up
Have been so busy lately with dealing with weather stuff and all, have
marked several posts to reply to, but didn't get around to.
First, Heather, I am so sorry to hear about your loss....again. I
remember when she lost the previous twins. But after reading what the
other listmembers wrote about twins, I guess this is a good
thing....except for the lost production time for you.
Halter training - HAHAHAHA. Put on the little baby halter I have (from
Zephyr) and it promptly slid right down her neck. What sort of halter
do you use when the smallest one Zephyr makes is obviously too big for a
cria? The good news is Merry continues to gain wt, about 1/2# a day
give or take. I have stopped weighing her because she is kicking over
everything in my office and I just about cannot keep a hold of her going
to the office. Last night, at someone here's suggestion I did put Merry
in the little barn/shed with mama and my old female so they could keep
each other warm. Left the boys out to fend for themselves. I think I
already posted this morning that my stud muffin has a frozen lip. It
has thawed today (wish my water pipes/faucets would - really tired of
the bucket brigade) and is looking normal again. I would like to halter
him up and get a look at the tissue to make sure there is no damage.
But in this cold, I won't be doing that, at least not today.
<<<<I also thought that the alpacas were a bit smaller than my boys.
I am wondering if it is possible to breed alpacas and llamas? While
the ears on mine are alpaca sized and
they are definitely not as big as llamas, they are certainly larger
than most of the alpacas I saw at
farm show.>>>>
Lysa, I always suspected my Charlie Brown had some llama in him, he was
bigger than other alpacas I had seen and just didn't look quite the
same; also had big ears. According to his papers he was all alpaca, but
still.....I always wondered if it was possible for llama and alpaca to
interbreed. Now I know it is. He never fathered a healthy baby either
and I have sometimes wondered if that would somehow be related to having
some species interbreeding.
How is it going with your 2 new boys? Any luck with the halter training?
Warmly, Janice
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