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Friday, June 16. 2006

Bailey Gives Birth

As I arrived at NWA on Friday morning one of their maiden female alpacas, called Bailey, was in labour and the head of the cria was already out. Never having my camera far away proved to be a good idea and the following series of 11 photographs says it all.

The following sequence took ten minutes to film, its that fast once the head and front feet are out.

Just the head and front legs out.
Alpaca giving birth 1 of 11


Shoulders almost out.
Alpaca giving birth 2 of 11


Just a couple of pushes needed now.
Alpaca giving birth 3 of 11


Shoulders out, just one more push.
Alpaca giving birth 4 of 11.


And she's out a healthy light fawn female cria.
Alpaca giving birth 5 of 11


Mum takes her first look at the new arrival.
Alpaca giving birth 6 of 11


Now she smells the new arrival.
Alpaca giving birth 7 of 11


Everyone else wants to say hello.
Alpaca giving birth 8 of 11


A quick inspection and iodine on the navel by NWA staff.
Alpaca giving birth 9 of 11


The cria is now sitting up.
Alpaca giving birth 10 of 11


And now she is standing up.
Alpaca giving birth 11 of 11



Adrian Stewart
Posted by Adrian Stewart in Husbandry at 14:50 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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