alpacas: Re: [AlpacaTalk] birthing question

Hi Flossie:

Yep, it does get a bit maddening, doesn't it?..and it's this time of year that I realize in what good shape I am!...it amazes me far I can bend at the waist to just get a little udder peak! This girl's mother went 365 this year, and I'm thinking this girl may beat her, but I'll be a serious nut case if she does! Tomorrow we're looking at day 357, I think.....too many to keep counting in any case!

Oh well.......I try to check ligaments, but her mother fooled me this year and didn't feel any different 3 hours before she delivered than she did 2 days before......and this girl is super hyper lately so it's real hard to get a quick feel. Babies arrive when babies arrive and it seems pointless trying to figure it out.......and yet we all seem to do it!...so I'll keep trying to peek and feel the ligaments and watch for any signs of labor......and then she'll have it when I'm either not here or not watching! As long as all goes well, it's okay by me, though!

Susan

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From: Flossie Carmichael

To: alpacatalk@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:12 AM

Subject: RE: [AlpacaTalk] birthing question

Hi Susan, I can't answer your question but I know how you're feeling. This time of year I watch my girls like a hawk for any change in behavior, walk around bent in half trying to get a peek at their teats to see if they're bagged up, watch their butts from the house with a pair of binoculars every time they visit the poop pile and rush out back whenever I return from a trip out to make sure everything's alright. It is downright nerve wracking. So far I haven't had any go longer than a day or 2 from the supposed due date. I guess I'd really be bonkers then. I have one girl who always manages to give birth when I'm not around. I have to admit I'm always relieved to find her cria along side her after it's all over instead of going through that 15 minutes or so of the terrifying thought that something is going to go wrong when you see the first little foot sticking out of their butt. LOL
Flossie

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To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
From: susan@deweymorningalpacas.com
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:34:44 -0400
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] birthing question

Hi Folks:

I'm getting very eager for cria to arrive - aren't we all?! Anyway, I know that prior to birth, the pregnancy hormone, progesterone, begins to drop off in order for birth to occur and other hormones to do their thing. In any case, because I want to KNOW when this baby is going to arrive, I noticed last evening that the Mom was interested in a boy who was on the other side of a gate and breeding the ground. So here's my question: How long before birth is progesterone low enough for a girl to be interested in the boys? Is it weeks, days, hours? Do we even know? I am assuming it is dropping, but she's also 356 days, so it can't be too much longer........or can it?! Oh, it's sometimes so very hard to be a human and have just a little knowledge!!......in the end, these guys birth when they're ready -- and not one minute before that, but I still want to know!!!

Thanks for any insights!

Susan

Susan Forman
Dewey Morning Alpacas
Washington Court House, OH 43160
740-636-1899
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