Patriot is here!
On June 30, 2010 Ruby had her cria!Way off in the distance I saw Ruby pacing back & forth. I called my daughter, Johannes to see if she could see a cria, cuz I can't see very well. She said she couldn't see anything. So I got my camera & zoomed in...that is why the 1st photo is a bit blurry cuz it is way off in the distance. I showed the photo & off we went out into the pasture to see!
The other llamas hadn't noticed the newborn cria yet but as soon as we got up to Ruby & the cria her previous son, Bleu & the others, came to greet the new addition to the herd. The cria was still wet & not far from the placenta on the ground; you can see it in the background on the ground in the 2nd photo. The cria stood once the other llamas started to approach. Lily (Snowflakes cria) came up humming...a llama her size! As you can see the newborn cria is almost as big as Lily & she is 7 weeks old....it is HUGE!
Soon we motivated the herd to move to the other side of the pasture to the water troughs & run-in shelter, I saw that the newborn cria is a male. His coloring is so unique....it reminds me of merle cuz of the blues & pinks. He is absolutely D'Artagnon's son! He's got the white on his forehead exactly like him! I have to research the many different colors of the llamas coats to figure out what he is...
Now...what should he be named? After much thought, his being a male & July 4th just 4 days away... his name is "Patriot". He is a very unique & handsome cria!
Welcome to the world Patriot!♥
A gift to MYSELF :)
I decided you only turn the big 50 once... so I bought myself a gift. I deserve it & don't need permission or approval from any one to get myself a dog! (Only because some people have made nasty comments about my getting this new baby.) He is a Blue Merle Chihuahua and I named him "Marley". He is absolutely adorable! He is the sweetest, friendliest, snuggliest puppy & we all love him dearly.
I got him from Nancy White in South Carolina. She has her own Pet store & grooming shop. I love the blue merle color & absolutely fell in love with this little guy from the first time I saw his puppy photos. Then Nancy posted a pic of him with a large crocodile tear & that is what made up my mind that he was going to be my new baby.
If you are looking for a new furbaby or featherbaby I recommend Nancy! She is an amazing person that really cares about her animals.
Here is her information:
Nancy White
Pet Shack of Northside
110 N. Congress St.
Winnsboro, SC 29180
(803) 815-PETS
Let her know I sent you! :)
My 50th Birthday
It was a wonderful day yesterday! My mom threw a surprise 50th birthday party at her house. I thought it was just a family BBQ. Although Mom had been talking to my daughter & husband a lot lately! I really enjoyed myself.... it's not THAT bad turning the big 50! I am pretty damn hot for a 50 year old! ;)
I also got a lot of Happy birthday wishes from my Facebook friends, that was fun seeing all of them! Thanks everyone... you ALL made me feel special! :) ♥
Whose next...
Can you tell Lily adores Donnie! All he has to do is go out there & she watches, then he calls & she comes running to him. She is ADORABLE!
I went out yesterday and was checking our female llamas out. I am predicting that Ruby will have a cria hit the ground in the next week to 2 weeks, then Artemis and lastly Lucy. Llama crias are the cutest little furballs! Now that it is getting warmer it will be easier on the crias, mamas & of course us too.
Lily, who is Snowflakes cria, is a sugarbooger! She gets this look on her face and she nonchalantly sneaks away... then she spies on the adults & whomever is cush is her victim! LOL She runs at them at full speed & climbs up on their back or she runs up and pulls their tails. There have been couple times that we've seen the others chasing Lily around the pasture cuz she's annoyed them to the breaking point. But I know that the other llamas adore her cuz they watch over her. She is a very independant little cria cuz she will just wander off in the pasture away from her mama. But if Snowflake is not right there by her side the others are watching. :)
Unexpected Surprises
On Saturday morning, May 8, 2010, we were blessed with an unexpected gift! One of our llamas, Snowflake, gave birth to a beautiful, white, female cria! Much to our surprise we were not expecting her arrival as we thought that Snowflake was unable to have a cria.
Llamas gestation period is 11 1/2 months long (I know shot me dead!) and she hasn't been kept with Lakota since last summer. Most definitely Lakota Dotz is the sire of this adorable little cria.
Donnie worried over her cuz she wouldn't get up and nurse that morning. It was a windy & very brisk morning for her to be born on but as you know we don't get to pick the day and time of our blessings. After working with the cria for about 1 1/2 hours & Snowflake spitting on him trying to protect her cria, Lily was up & nursing. There were a few occasions where she fell or was blown over by the wind so Donnie would go back out & get her up & steady on her feet.
Now, 2 days later, she is just wonderful! A bit of a curious, social butterfly, as she doesn't stay close to her momma at all. If it is quiet you can hear her mom humming & see her running after the little white fluff of energy! All the other llamas in the pasture assist in watching over her too.
Welcome to the ranch Lily! Congratulations Snowflake & Happy Mothers Day!
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