January 2008 - Alpaca Notes

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Alpaca Notes - Tasmania - January 2008

Big Bubba Bellies

January 29th 2008 23:06

There are three girls out there definitely due to unpack sometime soon.

Maralyn is due on the 16th Feb, but I think she’ll go early. She’s rolling about the place humming to herself (or her baby, or to the air!). Maralyn is Madeline’s mum and always has stunning crias. So fingers crossed for another beautiful baby for her

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Agistees

January 28th 2008 01:46

We have some more visiting alpacas staying with us while their carer takes a break. Fifteen very lovely white and fawn alpacas, mostly girls and a couple of little boys.

We’re lucky here, we don’t overstock so usually we have too much pasture, rather than too little, as some owners are experiencing

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Pema and Chameli go home

January 22nd 2008 22:00

We took Pema and her cria home on Sunday. Pema stayed with us for a couple of months while waiting to have her baby. Having only a couple of boys (wethers) to hang around with at home and this being her first cria, she came to our place so she could have the company of some other girls for a while.

Her cria has been named Chameli (pronounced chaa-meh-lee). This is a Tibetan name for the jasmine flower, which is tiny and has a white face (just like the cria). Pema means ‘white lotus

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Which halter to buy – Part 2: The Mallon halter

January 20th 2008 23:31

The Mallon halter was developed by a well known trainer of alpacas and llamas, John Mallon. John has made a number of DVD’s on alpaca/llama handling.

Cappy in his spiffy red halter

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Which alpaca halter to buy – Part 1: The Zephyr

January 17th 2008 03:58

There are quite a few different types of alpaca halter out there on the market. Which you buy and use depends largely on your own personal preferences, the local availability and of course, your budget.

We’ve tried a few different types over the years and there are two types which get used around here (while the others lay collecting dust in the back of the tack cupboard

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School’s In for Alpaca

January 14th 2008 04:44

I’ve been doing some training with Madeline. I sometimes start halter training a youngster at about 6 months of age, but I thought I’d give Maddy a bit more time to get used to me (and humans in general) before introducing her to formal training.

Madeline wearing her halter

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The how's and why's of getting a boyfriend

January 10th 2008 22:54

There are a couple of possibilities for acquiring a boyfriend for Madeline. We could pay for a one off stud service, or we could purchase a working male.

Alpaca Mating

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A Boyfriend for Madeline?

January 9th 2008 02:20

This Friday is beautiful Maddy’s birthday. We don’t generally celebrate the alpacas' birthdays, they’re not like the dogs who get presents and a party etc.

We have been looking around for a nice boy for Maddy though as now she's all grown up she'll want to have a cria of her own to look after. (I'd like her to have a cria of her own to look after too

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Little Baby Update

January 7th 2008 03:41

The four new crias are doing well and are happily exploring their world.

The oldest, Donald, is smaller than both Emily and Holly, who are nearly a week younger. The girls' mums are bigger animals, so it makes sense

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A Perfect New Mum

January 3rd 2008 01:29

Talk about being all baby. One minute I look out and there’s Pema ambling about the paddock like a bloated whale, next thing, there’s a baby on the ground and Pema's skin and bones again, deflated like a limp balloon. No worries with these mums getting back into shape. It’s instantaneous.

Pema's cria, one second til touchdown

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Fun under the doona

January 2nd 2008 22:02

Still waiting for Pema to unpack. 349 days pregnant today. She’s sitting around like someone who’s had way too much dinner. She’s also puffy round the back end and bagging up a bit (getting an udder), so they’re good signs that she’s not too far away.

So, we just have to wait and watch. That’s the hard bit. As alpacas are pregnant for nearly 12 months, the last few weeks are just too long

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