More pictures from work experience at the alpaca farm! (click) first thread!
this girl is called Sorrel, and I was so lucky to see her birth today. She gave birth a month early, exacly... she was expected on May 9! She wasn't pushing properly, and the owner of the 'paca farm had to help her by pulling the baby out! sorry if you are sqeaumish!
here she was trying to push
legs! still has the amniotic sac around it
puling her out now, but sac still attached
breaking the sac, and all the fluid dripping out! the head too!
nearly there!
and here she is
and her proud mum, with her first Cria (baby alpaca)
The Cria has suspected hypothermia, becuase it was so cold I think her being premature made her more at risk of catching it in the weather conditions where they were. She's had to go in a cage now, with a heat bulb and hairdryer to try and increase her boy temp. I'll find out how she's doing tomorrow!
and heres a picture of me and the little baby, wearing a jacket... I was told by the vet to hold her to keep her warm. sorry I look so terrible... farm work is not a glamorous job :lol:
this girl is called Sorrel, and I was so lucky to see her birth today. She gave birth a month early, exacly... she was expected on May 9! She wasn't pushing properly, and the owner of the 'paca farm had to help her by pulling the baby out! sorry if you are sqeaumish!
here she was trying to push
legs! still has the amniotic sac around it
puling her out now, but sac still attached
breaking the sac, and all the fluid dripping out! the head too!
nearly there!
and here she is
and her proud mum, with her first Cria (baby alpaca)
The Cria has suspected hypothermia, becuase it was so cold I think her being premature made her more at risk of catching it in the weather conditions where they were. She's had to go in a cage now, with a heat bulb and hairdryer to try and increase her boy temp. I'll find out how she's doing tomorrow!
and heres a picture of me and the little baby, wearing a jacket... I was told by the vet to hold her to keep her warm. sorry I look so terrible... farm work is not a glamorous job :lol:
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