Saturday, November 11, 2006

November 7th, Election Day surprise


Our female alpaca gave us a beautiful baby girl around 2:15 in the afternoon. I could tell that she was in labor when I checked on her that morning. She was letting me pet her head, which is something alpacas just don't let you do unless they are haltered and have no choice. I kept checking on her throughout the day and saw that her labor was progressing. I called the kids and Derek out to the stalls, with video camera in hand, and we all witnessed the birth of this beautiful little cria. This is the second cria born onto our ranch this year and I don't think that I will ever get tired of watching the miracle of birth.

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