Bailadore's cria
Bailadores delivered her cria today after 345 days of gestation: the normal average gestation for alpacas, no more, no less. Thankfully, the weather only got up to about 80 degrees today so we are happy that she gave birth now rather than this weekend which is predicted to be in the 90′s. Since her belly was so big we thought it might be a large cria, but he weighed in at a very normal 15 lbs. Birthing only took about a half hour, he was up, nursing quickly, and the placenta looked as healthy as a much younger alpaca with good color and vascularization. Bailadores is a very protective mom and is constantly talking to him. If we have to pick him up to treat the navel or weigh him, Bailadores is right there and very worried to the point of making an alarm call if he is out of her sight for even a moment. His even colored fleece is heavenly soft, showing signs of nice density and architecture, and he has a cute wedge-shaped head with a black spot on top like a star, but that is hard to see in these pictures. He also has a small black spot on his left hip. His Sire is Platinum Sensation S977, ARI #1042191.
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