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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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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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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
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
Pema's cria, one second til touchdown

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Here comes another one

December 30th 2007 22:21
Lovely Sheba has had a little girl cria, born 12.05pm on Saturday. She’s snow white and gorgeous. She was too bright for the eyes for the first day before she discovered the joys of the rolling patch. Now, with a liberal coating of dirt, she’s more a dull grey colour and doesn’t look so pristine. Never mind, they’ll all be clean again once it rains.
Sheba and cria
Sheba and brand new cria


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Another Alpaca Unpacks

December 28th 2007 04:49
My lovely Alice had a little girl this morning at 10.15. Actually, she had a BIG girl, which explains Alice’s massive belly over the past few weeks.

Alice's Cria
Alice's Cria

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Fiona’s Baby

December 23rd 2007 21:07
It’s a boy! Little Intrepid D'Entrecasteaux arrived yesterday morning at 11am.

Fiona's cria
On the way

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336 days pregnant

December 20th 2007 22:18
Well, most of the girls are sitting around looking like whales today. We’ve had fantastic weather, warm, sunny days, 30 yesterday and 15 overnight.

A perfect 24 expected today and I think we’ve hit that already


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