A new home for Alana and Anika
March 25th 2008 05:25
We took Alana and her cria Anika (pron. 'ah-nee-ka') to their new home near Huonville on Saturday. They’ll be living with other alpacas, Pema and her cria, Chameli and wethers, Dawa and Mingma.
Our lovely boy, Cappy came along with us, so he could get acquainted with Pema while we were there (which he did very happily). Anika is one of Cappy’s progeny and Alana is also mated back to him, so fingers crossed for two more little bubs running around on the hillside there next summer.
Their new home has heaps of room for pacas to explore and graze and stunning views down over the Huon valley. I think they’ll be very spoiled living there.
I miss them, as I do every alpaca who leaves, but if I kept all of them then I’d have to stop breeding the girls, as I simply don’t have the space to keep too many alpacas. Anyway, I don’t want to have too many, as it would then become work to look after them, rather than the fun hobby it is now.
I love seeing the new crias arrive and watching them running about in the summer time. That’s the best part for me and I would miss that, so it’s a trade off. All the alpacas I’ve sold have gone to homes with sensible, caring people (I wouldn’t let them go otherwise), so I know they’ll be well looked after. I’ve kept in contact with most of the people who have bought alpacas from us over the years and they send me updates now and then.
Anyway, I think little Pema will be super happy to have another mum around and the two crias will be great playmates for each other. Not sure what the wethers think of the female invasion though.
Alpacas, Alana and Anika
Our lovely boy, Cappy came along with us, so he could get acquainted with Pema while we were there (which he did very happily). Anika is one of Cappy’s progeny and Alana is also mated back to him, so fingers crossed for two more little bubs running around on the hillside there next summer.
Their new home has heaps of room for pacas to explore and graze and stunning views down over the Huon valley. I think they’ll be very spoiled living there.
I miss them, as I do every alpaca who leaves, but if I kept all of them then I’d have to stop breeding the girls, as I simply don’t have the space to keep too many alpacas. Anyway, I don’t want to have too many, as it would then become work to look after them, rather than the fun hobby it is now.
I love seeing the new crias arrive and watching them running about in the summer time. That’s the best part for me and I would miss that, so it’s a trade off. All the alpacas I’ve sold have gone to homes with sensible, caring people (I wouldn’t let them go otherwise), so I know they’ll be well looked after. I’ve kept in contact with most of the people who have bought alpacas from us over the years and they send me updates now and then.
Cappy and Pema getting 'acquainted' (and little Chameli)
Anyway, I think little Pema will be super happy to have another mum around and the two crias will be great playmates for each other. Not sure what the wethers think of the female invasion though.
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Cappy has it figured out pretty well. He does get put off a if there are other males around (competition), but he's great with the girls once he gets his confidence.
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They are beautiful babies and every one has a distinct personality as well, no two the same.
Comment by Henni
Alana immediately took over Top Paca position, cruising from one food tray to the other and exploring areas where the others normally don't hang around much.
Little Chameli and Anika (meaning very beautiful and graceful, which she certainly is) now hang around each other and play togther, which is the cutest thing to watch (one of the reasons I wanted another mum and bub to keep them company: the other reason is just plain addiction to them....).
Pema has been walking around smiling for the last few days, as if she knows some secret!
Fingers crossed...
Even the 2 boys have joined the little herd again with its new hierarchy, after they separated into a male and female group on opposite ends of the paddock for the first couple of days....
The sheep which were moved to a neighbour's grassier paddock across the road for a spell, still hang around nearest the fence to mine when the paccies are in that area and vice versa. Maybe my original little alpaca herd thinks they are Wiltshire Horn sheep? Or the sheep think they are alpacas?
It's been such fun watching them and seeing how things have changed in the constellations and how they are re-ordering and grouping themselves....
Comment by kaps
very nice picture