[AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria

 

I'm being told so many different things I thought I'd ask all of you.  I had a cria born yesterday afternoon.  Mom is a maiden and I wasn't expecting a cria from her until late September.  The cria appears to be full term.  His birth weight was 12.6 lbs, teeth were just erupted, ears up, and he's up on his pasturns.  Mom will not let him nurse.  She really wants nothing to do with him.  She will cluck at him and then walk away and go about her business.  We're milking mom and getting everything we get from her down the baby and we are supplementing.  My question is how much should I expect him to take in?  I'm being told anywhere from 2 to 8 ounces at a time.  On average I'm getting him to take about 2 ounces everytime we feed him, which is about every 90 minutes to 2 hours.  He's latching on really well and then when he's done he sort of spits the nipple out.  I'll try repeatedly to get him to take more, but he just mouths the nipple.  I know he will increase his intake as he grows, but what is the average amount he should get in a serving or the total daily amount for right now?

 

Thanks!

 

Donna Jaruzel

Brandilyn Farm Alpacas

Holly, MI

810-714-6061

248-933-6777

www.brandilynfarm.com

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