[AlpacaTalk] re: female crias
Hi Janice,
Do I understand correctly, you have the momma and her little girl and the stud all together?
Wow, I would separate them right away. Not only can you run the risk of a uterine infection on momma if she is bred too early after birthing (or too often), but the stud can continue to breed her right up through her pregnancy and then you run the risk of possibly injuring the fetus, causing premature labor, and a whole host of other troubles- including permanent injury to the female.
And, it is very possible the male will try to breed the little girl if the momma is adamant about refusing him and that could kill her.
Your male could be sweet as honey but he is still a male and driven to reproduce, he won't hesitate to breed his daughter or think about her age.
I don't mean to scare you, and I know people do field breed- but they remove the male after the female is confirmed pregnant.
Get a nice gelded llama who has been with girls and a gelding for your boy and keep them apart. Just better all around I think.
Slainte~
Rachelle
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Wyatt & Rachelle Black
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female crias
Posted by: "houckj@aol.com" houckj@aol.com
Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:18 pm (PST)
Since I've never had one before it has only just now occurred to me that
I am going to have to separate my herd now; something I've never had to
do before. So not very happy about that. What age do I need to start
thinking about separating female baby from papa? Hopefully not anytime
real soon, as I am going to have to fence in another area to do that :-(.
Janice, sure wishing I had never gelded Charlie Brown's boy, now that CB
is gone, I could really use that unrelated male now. But they were
starting to mix it up by the time the baby boy was about a year old and
I didn't have the space or the desire to separate my small herd.
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