daisychick
Overrun with beasties
That will be neat, I hope she is bred. 
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daisychick
Overrun with beasties
Ok, I love reading and learning new things. So your talk of the llamas made me curious on their gestation period etc... So I googled it and learned a lot! Their breeding and other things about them is totally different than anything I would of guessed. Really fascinating animals. 
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Yeah, I'm learning more now than ever before. I got them to protect my Goats and for the short period of time have done well. I had just notice that the mother llama's teats were filling and I hadn't bought them with the knowledge that they were pregnant and nothing was said on the auction info just their age and sex along with their shots and medical history. The man I purchased them from seemed more clueless about them than I was, which is a bit concerning since he has more on his property but besides guarding his own sheep doesn't really mess with them.
Luckily my Vet is good with livestock and has already come and gone. Sounds like the man I bought them from wasn't very truthful. The Mother llama is closer to 8 years old my Vet thinks and is probably full term. He guesses she'll have her little one any day now...
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The daughter of said llama from my purchase isn't 2 as I was told but probably closer to 1 and is also pregnant but she is still very early in gestation so I'm going to have it aborted so not to risk the young mother.
Had my bulls wormed as well today but that is pretty easy once you get them into the corral.
The Vet said it would be good to remove the 1 year old now so mom can focus soully on the new one coming, which I did and now I have an annoyed 1 year old llama in the barn. Happily the mother seemed unaffected but is looking around a bit more.
Think I have a good name for the 1 year old, "Brat". I've been kinda calling her that and it seems very fitting, lol.
I think I'll name the mom, Clove as for some reason she smells kinda like a Clove cigarette when wet. Bad smell
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Luckily my Vet is good with livestock and has already come and gone. Sounds like the man I bought them from wasn't very truthful. The Mother llama is closer to 8 years old my Vet thinks and is probably full term. He guesses she'll have her little one any day now...
.The daughter of said llama from my purchase isn't 2 as I was told but probably closer to 1 and is also pregnant but she is still very early in gestation so I'm going to have it aborted so not to risk the young mother.
Had my bulls wormed as well today but that is pretty easy once you get them into the corral.
The Vet said it would be good to remove the 1 year old now so mom can focus soully on the new one coming, which I did and now I have an annoyed 1 year old llama in the barn. Happily the mother seemed unaffected but is looking around a bit more.
Think I have a good name for the 1 year old, "Brat". I've been kinda calling her that and it seems very fitting, lol.
I think I'll name the mom, Clove as for some reason she smells kinda like a Clove cigarette when wet. Bad smell
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daisychick
Overrun with beasties
Oh wow! You are going to be thrown right into raising baby llamas! I read that the mom can't lick off the baby because their tongues are too short!! So they just have to sit by them and hummm to them. So I take it you have to somehow help mom dry off baby??? or let it just dry on it's own?? You will have to keep us posted, because now I am soooo curious on how all this goes.
That stinks that "Brat" is pregnant so early, hopefully aborting will not be to hard on her.
That stinks that "Brat" is pregnant so early, hopefully aborting will not be to hard on her.
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Hope my resizing of picture isn't too bad. Thats all my ladies together.
Ok, the creamy on on the right is ButterCup and to her right is Besty. Aurora is to Butter's left and left from there is Bell, Snow White "Snow" and Mrs. Pott's.
Guess I tried to resize the picture but I'm not computer savvy so get out your spy glasses.
daisychick
Overrun with beasties
Oh I LOVE the Jerseys! Someday I will have one.......someday. 
That is a great picture. Are they all in milk right now?
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to the previous owner of those llamas!- Thread starter
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