Breakfast of Champions.
Here’s “Humbug” at about 20 hours old.
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She is a cutie keres. Still humming?
Yep FM, still humming. Alpacas hum to eachother as a way of maintaining herd bonds. Like most new animals, Humbug and her mum are doing a lot of talking to make sure they can recognize one another by sound, and to cement familial bonds.
Inti and Sandy have been humming at both Nina and the baby through the fence. It’s a hum-fest.
I’ve been wondering keres. Do ya’ll make sweaters and such from the wool?
I like to spin yarn, but I usually get someone else to do the knitting. I can knit, it’s just I’m not very good at it.
I used to work with a lady that tried to teach it to me, but I could pick it up. It seemed she was knitting all the time.
How often during the year do ya’ll get to shear?
Alpacas are shorn every 16 months or so, as their fleece is fairly slow growing (sheep are shorn yearly, and angora goats [which I used to raise] twice each year).
Inti just turned one-year-old, and will probably be the only alpaca we shear this year. Nina and Sandy were both shorn before we bought them and have yet to grow enough coat to warrent shearing.
It’s a quality vs. quantity thing with alpacas. They don’t produce much hair, but it’s very, very soft.
That’s a wonderful image! Thank you so much for sharing this blessed event.
awwwww that’s so cute! Thanks for sharing the pics. (And thanks for NOT having any pics of the actual birth. I was a little afraid to click into this Diary after your conversation with Andi in the dog blog.)
I like the name.
are very curious about the new addition.
No, those aren’t teeth, just a froth she had in her mouth.
For a second I thought you found Marvin the Moose.
BTW, I had no idea what this blog was when I clicked on it, glad I did.
Thanks for all the pictures. It’s really fun to see Humbug’s first few hours.
We’ve been periodically running about and causing mama much consternation. Only a day old and already she’s trouble on four very long legs.
It’s amazing how soon prey animals are able to run — nice that in this case the only thing doing the chasing is mom.
I was thinking the same thing – how vulnerable human babies are for so long. Totally helpless and dependent; an awesome responsbility for mom.
And Dad and everyone else in the community. I suspect that our species’ sociability is part of what makes up for our defenseless, helpless children in evolutionary terms. Note: not families, but communities.
1)Fold ridiculously long legs under body
2)Flop onto side
3)Roll onto back
4)Complete roll and sit up in a regal pose.
Two days old, and already were bouncing all over the place.
These pictures and updates make me happy. I feel like a proud aunt. 🙂
These are just beautiful. Thank you so much for posting them.