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Regan who is a beautiful very dark brown female is usually very nervous and even shakes when we catch her to trim her nails or carry out any other husbandry but this morning she really surprised me.
Two of my friends from the village, Nicky and Lynne, had asked if they could come and see the cria and we arranged for them to come this morning at about 11 a.m.
They were enchanted and all the mums behaved nicely and did not try to rush away. Whilst chatting I noticed that Regan was looking very uncomfortable and I mentioned (out loud apparently) that she looked about to give birth. Of course Nicky and Lynne wanted to stay and watch. Luckily it all went very smoothly. Regan, although a maiden, bonded immediately with her newborn and later when he was trying to suckle she even let me test that she had milk. She just looked strangely at me and continued caressing her new baby. No shaking or nerves at all.
The new cria, black male, called Cusi (Inca for Joy) was soon suckling and having been investigated by all his new aunties,the other alpaca mums, settled down for a calm introduction to life from his lovelyYummy Mummy.
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