He has gotten colostrum. We've milked mom as best as we can, and have also given him a supplement with colostrum in it. I have no idea how good it is or isn't but we've done the best we can.
But it's nice to know you've had a cria survive without it.
Thanks!
Donna Jaruzel
Brandilyn Farm Alpacas
Holly, MI
810-714-6061
248-933-6777
-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Zeleny <alpacatalk@gmail.
com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, May 15, 2010 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Bottle Feeding A New Cria
The cria won't die without colostrum. I had a wall baby last year who never nursed from mom, and mom wouldn't let us milk her. And I didn't have any goat or bovine colostrum, either.
Heather
Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon
Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece
On May 15, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Marcieks wrote:
you need to have someone hold her and let him nurse
he will die without moms colostrums
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Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 4:53 PM
Subject: [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
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