We had two crias born this morning! The first was to Hannah’s Julie. That birth, as usual, was a production. The head and one leg presented along with the placenta. Not good. I lubed up and went in to try to reposition with other leg with no luck. I put … Read More
A beautiful fawn cria was born on our farm this afternoon. Her dam is NM Mustang Sally and her sire is NM B Dylan. This is the first cria for both of them. The alpacas are owned by New Millennium Alpaca Farm and are boarded here. We will be offering breedings … Read More
This morning was a good reminder that it’s still spring here in northern Vermont. The temp was a frosty 25 when I checked at 5 am! We worry about early morning crias on days like this. But there were no babies when Ron did the early morning barn check on his … Read More
Today I saw a cria kicking (in utero). Hannah’s Julie, one of our best females, is due in mid-May and her baby was kicking up a storm this afternoon. We always see a lot of “action’ with Julie’s crias. This is the first I’ve seen this year and reminds me … Read More