( I hope you've had your insulin shots, because he's very, very sweet )No name yet, of course. I'm thinking Tango, because T is for tall. So far I'm the only one who likes it :) He's not nursing, which is a problem. I've spied on them from the house and seen him try, but I couldn't see if he was successful. CG is the psycho mom, so it could just be that she won't nurse when us Two Legs are around. Conchita was like that with Echo. What it really means is that Dar is going to be going out there every few hours to give him milk and cow colostrum to be sure that he thrives until they get the nursing down. (I can do daylight shifts, but I tend to fall over in the dark thanks to the problems with my peripheral nervous system.) He was very strong right from birth, and he's been trotting around the paddock, so again I'm cautiously optimistic.
And as I was typing that last sentence a bout of screeching could be heard from the paddocks. Hannibal had managed to worm his way out of his paddock and in with the other boys. Dar and I just got back from sorting everyone out. So . . . anyone wanna buy some alpacas? Anyone?
It's going down to 4C/37F tonight. Crias can't regulate their body temps for the first 24 hours. When Dar goes out there next, she's going to put CG and the baby in the warm side of the barn and keep them there overnight. He's wearing a cria coat (dashingly, I might add), but that won't be enough protection. Poor little guy.
Seriously, guys, send some good thoughts for the new little boy on his first very cold night.
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