Caring for baby - First weeks
September 28th 2007 00:59
Little Marco Polo is 10 days old today and doing well.
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Marco with his mum (28th Sept 07)
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24 Hours - Up and At Em
September 18th 2007 22:56
One day old now. He, “Marco Polo” has been cruising about, and he now knows exactly where the milk bar is.
I’m having big trouble getting a decent photo of him. He’s near black, which is always an issue for photos, especially when you’re out in the field and rely on natural lighting. But the photos just don’t seem to be capturing him as he really looks for some reason[ Click here to read more ]
I’m having big trouble getting a decent photo of him. He’s near black, which is always an issue for photos, especially when you’re out in the field and rely on natural lighting. But the photos just don’t seem to be capturing him as he really looks for some reason
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It’s a boy!
September 18th 2007 04:24
334 days and it’s a boy! This little guy arrived approximately 6am this morning. I missed it, of course. Here he is at 6.15am, still in his cling wrap.
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Approximately 15 minutes old
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Things To Do - While You're Waiting... Check my Nostril
September 16th 2007 22:10
333 days pregnant today. Waiting, and watching. Here’s our expectant mum. This was filmed a while back, she has a lot more fleece on her now. Have to think about shearing soon, now spring has arrived.
I've tried to compress it so it doesn't take half the day to download, but its still about 2MB so might take a while. If you're on dial-up, go and make a nice cuppa while you're waiting[ Click here to read more ]
I've tried to compress it so it doesn't take half the day to download, but its still about 2MB so might take a while. If you're on dial-up, go and make a nice cuppa while you're waiting
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330 Days
September 13th 2007 07:33
Well, our “maybe” pregnant girl is 330 days tomorrow. This is the number of days into the gestation that all the books say that you should start watching closely for impending delivery.
She’s lying about like a beached whale and when she walks it’s heavily and very, very slowly, like an alpaca sumo wrestler. The others will wander off to another part of the paddock to graze. You can see the “do we have to?” look appear on her face as she heaves herself onto her feet and rumbles off across the paddock after them. Sometimes she doesn’t bother, she just sits there by herself and watches after them. They come back eventually[ Click here to read more ]
She’s lying about like a beached whale and when she walks it’s heavily and very, very slowly, like an alpaca sumo wrestler. The others will wander off to another part of the paddock to graze. You can see the “do we have to?” look appear on her face as she heaves herself onto her feet and rumbles off across the paddock after them. Sometimes she doesn’t bother, she just sits there by herself and watches after them. They come back eventually
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Due to Unpack?
September 7th 2007 01:16
I have an alpaca due to unpack in a few weeks. At least I think she is, it’s a little bit hard to tell with these guys. Apart from the fact that she has a ton of fleece on her, so can’t tell what could be under there, they hide their babies really well and don’t give too much away. Survival instinct, I suppose.
She was mated on 20 October last year, so that makes her due around 26th September. The average gestation for alpacas is around 342 days, but they can go several weeks either side, so I’m keeping an eye on her[ Click here to read more ]
She was mated on 20 October last year, so that makes her due around 26th September. The average gestation for alpacas is around 342 days, but they can go several weeks either side, so I’m keeping an eye on her
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