Twice Makes Tradition
Black Sheep Gathering is turning into a five day event for us. For the second year in a row, Georgia delivered her cria on Wednesday prior to BSG, completely destroying our plans for Thursday setup, but freeing us both up to attend the event over the weekend.
Last year, it was Donovan, a spitting image of his mother.
This year, it is Georgina -- Georgia's long-awaited first daughter. Georgina is bright white with pink nose and toes. She weighed in at a hefty 20.8 pounds -- tall and straight. Her fiber appears to be very crimpy and fine, but we'll have to wait a while to see for sure. Best of all, she's alert, healthy, and active. Healthy cria are always a relief!
Like last year, we thought Georgia was going into labor on Tuesday evening. We checked her regularly all evening, and awakened at every minor noise all night. Camelids have some ability to arrest the progression of labor, and just like last year, Georgia chose to wait until Wednesday to deliver her baby.
We're off to BSG set-up this afternoon. If we seem rather tired, it's because we've already had a big week.
Last year, it was Donovan, a spitting image of his mother.
This year, it is Georgina -- Georgia's long-awaited first daughter. Georgina is bright white with pink nose and toes. She weighed in at a hefty 20.8 pounds -- tall and straight. Her fiber appears to be very crimpy and fine, but we'll have to wait a while to see for sure. Best of all, she's alert, healthy, and active. Healthy cria are always a relief!
Like last year, we thought Georgia was going into labor on Tuesday evening. We checked her regularly all evening, and awakened at every minor noise all night. Camelids have some ability to arrest the progression of labor, and just like last year, Georgia chose to wait until Wednesday to deliver her baby.
We're off to BSG set-up this afternoon. If we seem rather tired, it's because we've already had a big week.
posted by Upper Alpacas | 6:46 AM
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It is worth noting that after thinking about the name for 72 hours, we decided Georgina just didn't fit the cria. We changed her name to Trellianna and you can see her at http://www.umpqua-uppers.com/alpacas/herd/trellianna.html
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