Hi Tina!
The cria here is doing just fine. He's gaining weight, about 1/2 pound a day or so, peeing & pooping really good, gets a bottle about every 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Still only taking about 2 1/2 to 3 ounces at a time, but I'm now getting up once thru the night to feed him and that feeding is his largest. About 3 1/2 ounces. He's with the herd all day long until night fall. All I do is run back-n-forth all day long! He's interacting with the rest of the herd now. I have two older crias, one is two months and the other is a month old, and they are now paying some attention to this cria. Mom still has nothing to do with her cria. She will occasionally come over to him, cluck a few times and walk off. She had me worried for a couple days doing strange things like carrying a mouthful of grass in her mouth for hours. She expelled something the other day - must have been pretty small as I could not find anything in the pasture, but she had blood smeared across her rear so I know she did something. So my vet has had me put her on an antibiotic. Right now I'd say this little guy has a good chance of making it! My boarder has told me she will sign him over to me for my compensation. I've told her I will think about it. If he makes it thru the 1st month then I will have him signed over to me. He is a Full Peruvian and is either a Mahogany Prince grandson or an Accoyo Jackpot great grandson. And his mom is a Coal Man daughter so he has excellent bloodlines behind him. I guess I need to think of a name for him. I can't keep calling him my little stinker. :o)
Thanks for asking about him!
Donna Jaruzel
Brandilyn Farm Alpacas
Holly, MI
810-714-6061
248-933-6777
-----Original Message-----
From: Tina Travis <traviselkhornalpaca s@yahoo.com>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
ups.comSent: Tue, May 18, 2010 6:47 pm
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Laurs & Donna
Hey how are the crias doing? Hope great since we haven't seen a post.Always, T
Tina Travis
Elkhorn Alpacas
31655 Elkhorn Glen
Warrenton,MO. 63383
636-359-0250 / 636-459-8930
Alpacas are a rare treasure,
one that I like to share!!!!
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