Re: [AlpacaTalk] Catching up
Thanks Janice, for your sentiments. Natalia is perfectly fine, she
doesn't seem to have "suffered a loss" so to speak, so I don't feel
it as a loss, either. I didn't take pics of this set of fetuses, but
they're still outside the back door. :P As with the first set, one is
light pink and sort of normal colored, the other, smaller one is very
dark pink, almost red. Not sure which one is "normal" though... Seems
as though the smaller darker one is the "problem" twin. Just because
of observations of inflamed tissue... it's dark and red. Since I
didn't send either set for analysis, I won't know a thing. But I will
talk to our vet who will be out soon to draw bloods for BVD tests and
FTA cards.
Ah, good point about the Zephyr halter on a cria. I actually don't
know if they make a cria size. We do have other sort of standard
halters in newborn alpaca size "N", weanling "W", and yearling sizes
"Y". I think we got them from Quality Llama Products or something
like that. They're online.
Regarding the question of llama in the background, I wouldn't worry
about it you have an ARI certificate. Some say it's likely that most
of our North American alpaca stock has varying degrees of llama in
the background, indeed some say it's likely that all or most South
American alpaca stock has llama blood. Whatever, nothing we can do
about it. And I don't think llama/alpaca mixes are any less sturdy or
robust than "purebloods.
I do have to second the post regarding separating your intact male
from females, in case I hadn't already weighed in on this. Now that
I'm writing this, I think I already have. But it is very important to
separate them. Overbreeding can severely damage a female's uterus,
and a male's attempts to breed a young female can be fatal to the
little one.
And wow, I've never heard of temps like that in Georgia! Well, I
guess I have seen pics of huge icicles hanging from orange trees in
Florida in cold spells. But still! :)
I believe I suggested this to you before, and I really recommend it:
Please look up your local AOBA affiliate. You don't have to join, but
you can contact other breeders near you for support, find out who
their vets are, etc. They are probably the best resource you'll have.
Please contact them, they can easily be found by looking at the AOBA
website or just by googling Georgia alpaca breeders. Didn't you say
you're near Tennessee also? Maybe of you're closer to some breeders
there, they would be of help to you.
Heather
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