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New Cria from Honeybelle

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We’ve been waiting for Honeybelle to have her cria, and today he finally arrived!

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This was how I found Honeybelle this moring when I went out to do chores around 8am. She later had her cria around 11am. This is how alpaca dams look when they are in labor. Uncomfy. Sometimes when they are in labor they won’t eat, but Honeybelle ate her grain around 9am. Labor makes some gals hungry.

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Honeybelle loves her cria. She’s a great mom. Her first cria, Cantigny, is in the new Alpacas Magazine. Cantigny is pictured twice in an article I wrote for the Herdsire edition entitled Which Sire To Hire.

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This little guy is darker than both parents. (SCA Peruvian Magnum is his dad.) He’s adorable. I’m in love.

So far we’ve been calling him Dexter.

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Tracy:
April 20th, 2009 at 8:51 pm

I think Dexter is adorable. I know Mommy and you are so proud!

Erin:
April 20th, 2009 at 8:56 pm

LOVE! That is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time and I love the name Dexter.

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Lori:
April 20th, 2009 at 11:00 pm

HI Katy,
Congratulations on your new baby, he’s adorable. Is Magnum his daddy? How did you class go on the 18th? We wished we could have been there! Some of the farms here in Phoenix have started there shearing this week. Today we were close to 98 degrees. Talk to you soon!

Dutch Hollow Acres:
April 21st, 2009 at 4:45 am

Congratz! What a handsome young man.

Katy:
April 21st, 2009 at 5:48 am

Thanks y’all! And yes, Lori, Magnum is his dad. I just edited the post to show that. He looks like both mom and dad, but I have one picture where it looks like he’s TRYING to look like his dad. Will save that for another post about alpaca cria who look like their parents. So fun.