Waiting for Stormy's Cria

We have an exciting event coming up soon.

There is less than a month to go before Stormy has her cria.  Stormy is doing great; her belly is starting to fill out and is showing more roundness to it.   

Her pregnancy is subtle and at first glance, you wouldn't think she was pregnant at all; but once you visually compare Stormy's profile to another alpaca who isn't pregnant, then you can see her baby bump. ​

The sire we paired with Stormy is a handsome white alpaca named East Coast Comet.  Together, we hope they produce a cria who inherits her friendly personality and some of his good looks too. We also hope our choice will create a beautiful coat that has a long staple length with soft fineness and a prominent crimp from end to end.   

​I know that is a lot to ask of a little cria, but that is why we bred them: to improve the next generation.

 
We have our cria kit ready to attend to the baby's needs.
If Stormy has a straightforward birth and all goes well, we should only need the items identified in bold.  

• Syringes & needles
  
• Oral Gel 80ml
  
• Offset Graduated Bottle 22OZ
  
• Bulb Syringe
  
• Cria coats 
  
• Colostrum Replacement & Colostrum Supplement
  
• digital thermometer
  
• Electrolytes
  
• Feeding Tube & Syringe
  
• All Purpose Lube
  
• Navel Clamp
  
• Exam Gloves
  
• OB Shoulder Sleeves
  
• Pritchard Nipple 
  
• Hair dryer
• Utility Scissors
  
• Stethoscope
  
• Triple Antibiotic Ointment 
  
• Vet Wrap
  
• Iodine
  
• Scale
• Towel
  
• Latex Gloves
  

Of course, the items in bold is all we hope Stormy and her cria will need.  Everything else is just in case.

We have no idea if it's a male or female, so that will be part of the surprise when Stormy gives birth.  We've not chosen any names yet, but we are tossing around possibilities and with every suggestion I hear, I quickly add it to the "list of alpaca names" I keep on my phone so we have something to work off of when the cria arrives. 

Until then, we wait........