[AlpacaTalk] Re: Cria weight gain has slowed way down.

 

He was 16.2 lbs at birth. He is now 37.2 lbs. Has only gained two pounds in the last two weeks, but he doesn't lose any weight, he maintains the same weight. Heather I think your wall baby was born just after mine was. He was born on 6/10/09. His body score is good and he plays with the other cria all the time. He does not act sick or lethargic in any way.

--- In AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com, Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@...> wrote:
>
> Can you give us specifics? Birth weight, current weight, daily weight
> gain, etc.
>
> I have a bottle/wall baby, and she is now 9 weeks old. She still has
> not quite doubled her birth weight, but almost!
>
> The rule of thumb is a minimum of 1/4 lb per day of weight gain, or 2
> lbs per week.
>
> My girl did have some challenges and had some scours, then we had a
> heat wave and almost lost her to that... For 3 weeks she gained then
> lost, gained then lost... Even now, every once in a while she'll lose
> a bit from the day before, but she is gradually gaining overall.
>
> My girl seems to have a bit low body score, but she does have good
> energy and good poop, and a healthy appetite for forage. Sometimes
> she doesn't want the bottle at all.
>
>
> Heather
>
> Heather Zeleny
> White Lotus Alpacas
> Oregon
>
> Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
> http://www.whitelotusalpacas.com
> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/AlpacaTalk/join
>
> On Aug 24, 2009, at 2:02 PM, chrystella.volk wrote:
>
> > I have a cria that reached two months old and I noticed that in the
> > last two weeks, he has not been gaining as much weight. Not sure if
> > this is normal. He is eating hay, running around like a nut. I am
> > not sure if this is pertinent, but he was a wall baby.
> >
> > Also someone mentioned that they feed flax seed to their alpaca.
> > Can you tell me how much you feed?
> >
> > Chrys Volk
> > Suri-nity Meadows Alpaca Farm
> > chrystella.volk@...
> > Ruggles, OH
>

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