The Weekend Came and Went....

.... With no cria's on the ground. I thought for sure that Samantha would give birth sometime over the weekend but, she's still pregnant and the cria is still kickin'! Thursday evening when I went to the barn the cria to be was kicking up a storm inside of Sammie. So Friday night when Tara and I went to the barn to check on everybody I brought my camera and shot this video. It is a 60 second clip that captures the cria kicking inside of Sammie. There's not as much action as the previous night however, you'll see some movement at the 12 second mark and again around the 36 second mark. Here she goes:

The vet was here last Thursday to castrate two of our companion males. I had never seen the procedure done and wasn't going to watch at first but I figured what the heck. I will tell you it's not for the faint of heart but it was interesting and I'll leave it at that! I also had him draw blood for ARI registrations and I wanted him to check out Juliet who has developed a skin problem. He said she most likely had a zinc deficiency and gave me a medication to spray and blot on her problem areas. In just a few days the skin seems to be clearing up and has lost its scaliness. I am also giving her doggie Petabs with zinc and extra grain with the vitamins and minerals and she seems to be doing fine. I expect the hair to grow back in a few weeks.

Tara Getting Mauled by Trellianna & Juliet

While the vet was here I asked him to do a fecal exam on our alpacas but he said he can tell by looking at the poop piles and the animals that it wouldn't be necessary. He believed the animals looked healthy and everything seemed normal so I will take his word for it.

So that's the weekend update. It's cria watch again tomorrow morning and we'll keep you posted!