Here she is. All 8 pounds of her. No, It’s not a necklace that she’s wearing, but a catheter, via Auburn’s Large Animal Veterinary Hospital where she spent a short time. But she’s home now and doing great.
Her mom didn’t know what to make of her at first, but now they are inseparable.
I bought her mom, Niida, because I thought she was the prettiest thing ever. And that she and Magnum would make a perfect match. So far it’s a good combo.
Alpacas are very social, and the girls wanted to meet the new addition to the herd. NieNie is the only cria we have on the farm right now so she is the star!
Nie Nie’s floppy ears are a sign of her prematurity. She was about two weeks early. That will either go away on its own by straightening up, or we should be able to fix it be taping them later if the problem persists. (In Nie Nie’s case it is already correcting itself.)
The bond between dam and cria is one of my favorite parts of raising alpacas. It is so tender, so gentle and loving that it sometimes takes my breath away.
Way too young to be getting significant nutrition from grass, tiny NieNie imitates her dam’s grazing behavior at just a few days old because “I want to be just like Mom!” Precious.
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so very cute! I am glad NieNie is doing ok.
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She is so cute!!
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Awwwww. She is still pretty little, I see, but she looks healthy and happy! It must be so sweet to watch the crias with the moms!
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What a little charmer. She looks like she is doing pretty good considering.
beautiful . . . and you know I love the taped ear cria!
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She is beautiful and I’m glad to see that her dam has accepted her. The Alpaca bond is amazing. Thanks for sharing about the ears too. You don’t always see it…or get an explanation and for new breeders, it’s a good thing to understand. It is nature, after all.
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Awww, what a sweet, sweet baby!!
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Can’t believe how tiny she is! My papillon weighs more. But she certainly is adorable.
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Thanks everyone! She is almost 11 lbs. now I am happy to report. Running around like she owns the place.
Oh, NieNie looks so cute!
Well done raising her so far, and good luck for 2011.