We have a new canopy for the trailer :) It makes for much swisher transport for the alpacas. I picked it up yesterday. Just need to teach them to jump up into the trailer, not that lifting their front legs and giving the hind quarters a heave-ho doesnt work, it's just not a job for one person!
Immediately I put the new acquisition to good use. This is Myriah and her daughter Missy Moo. Myriah is a half sister to Narcissus, and while not as big as Narcissus, she's not a teeny alpaca by any means! She's registered as dark brown, but I think she's more medium/light brown, her Dad was black with black behind him, so I'm hoping she'll give us a black, or at least dark coloured cria, fingers crossed, mated this morning to our black boy Alba.
Myriah's mother is a suri, and while she is an huacaya, I think her hair do has definite suri 'influences', maybe it was just the rain last night!
Missy Moo fits in very well with this crop of cria, being very forward in the eating department, and already trying museli :)
Nanook and Casper are quite pleased with their new playmate, even though she's a girl, and a month younger than them, they seem to be all getting along fine :) I think she's nearly the same height as Casper, though not as filled out yet.
Why do I like black animals, they are so hard to photograph, this is Casper who is such a cutie, and very laid back like his mother Cushla.
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