Baby Update.......

Stravinsky......checking out Zoretah....

Zirrianna......she is just full of life ...

Zirrianna.....has been pestering Zienna....who's is in hot pursuit !!

Trienza and Zoretah.......

Zirrianna is one week old today....boy how the time just flies by !

It is hard to believe that its one week today since she was born and I looked out the window....to find her standing in the field....especially after checking on them at 5.30am.....no sign then having another check at around 6am....and she was there ...

Zirrianna is much smaller than Zoretah...however she is very strong and is running round the field like a little Greyhound.....she often goes over to check Zoretah out....and tries to encourage her to play.......

Zoretah continues to improve and she is getting much stronger on her legs.....she is starting to explore alittle and be much more active...I have seen her starting to have a little run/stumble round the field with Zirrianna....

Zoretah is feeding very regular and everything seems to be working just fine, her legs are huge and now that she is starting to straighten up...she is starting to stand much taller than Zirrianna....when they stand together.....its quite remarkable just how much bigger Zoretah is, especially taking into account that she is only 48hrs old today...so she is 5 days younger than Zirrianna !!

Her front joint on her nearside leg is very weak and yesterday was starting to buckle a little as she walked, this was making her foot turn out and hence more difficult to walk.....those legs are long enough to be a bit of a hindrance....so I have put a support on it to try and give the joint a little help !

Funnily enough 3 years ago I had a little black cria born....with a front leg which was folding under her........I had a bit of a brainwave....moment....when I had to think of something to help support her leg......and she is grown up just fine...she is now the proud mother of Zirianna.....my lovely black girl called Zakhura.

So anyway back to the brainwave.....I have found that a great thing to use is the grey polystyrene pipe insulation...the 15mm is just ideal for those lovely little legs.....bound with usually insulation tape.....it does a great job....offers enough support without causing any harsh sharp edges to worry about......it worked wonders with Zakhura.....so I'm hoping it will do the same job for Zoretah.....and its very inexpensive, you can get it from most DIY shops....and a length goes a very long way.....thankfully I had some lying around after all the building work......

I shall be leaving this on for a week or two...just depending how we go......

All the alpacas are turned out again early today.......and the support is definitely helping Zoretah she is much more active on her legs...and I can see she is starting to get much stronger........

I'm still waiting for at least two more of my girls who are due.....anytime.....lets hope the next one is uncomplicated.......