And then on Tuesday....

... Scarlett and her parents came to the farm to visit us :)

Kiki and Ruby were very pleased to meet Scarlett, and both behaved very well.... although they were both very licky licky licky!!  And after another funfilled feeding time, Scarlett was in need of a good wash!!

A 'shower bath' is the current favourite for getting clean :)

The only hat Scarlett really likes to wear is this 'bath hat' which means she can have water poured on her head without it getting in her eyes.

Kiki made sure that bath time was well supervised!!

Last Sunday....

..... I went to visit Scarlett Rose.  She was very busy and enjoying feeding herself, bananas and yoghurt are favourites:

Prior to lunch she was busy practising her balance skills, standing without hanging onto the table and taking a step or two... walking is very close!

Two Down....

... and 2 to go.  Yesterday began very well with Michelle turning up in the breakfast queue and then giving birth to a very pretty, very large female cria entirely unassisted and unobserved.  We've called her Mareebah and I hope she grows into her enormous ears!!  Here almost dry and trying to figure out those long legs.

By yesterday evening she was looking very confident:

Michelle looks justifiably pleased with herself, she's an old girl but she's in excellent physical condition and still very fit.

Alpacas (and llamas) usually give birth in the morning, and not commonly when its raining, but yesterday evening with a storm rolling in Tiana finally got around to having her baby.  She required a lot of help because he is GIGANTIC.  Tiana is also an old girl,  and like Michelle is still in good niche, but she's on the small side and this baby really tested her.  Sire of the cria is Alba who is also on the small side, so not sure why we have such a big baby!  It was nearly dark by the time he was up and about yesterday so had to wait till this morning for photos, we've called him Tiberius.

Michelle and Mareebah this morning, back in the breakfast queue 23 hours later!

Chickens are cute...

but ducklings are cuter - see!!  There are 9 brand new Ancona ducklings and 4 week old Call ducklings in the tub.... somebody said 'bunch up for the photo'!!

This is a pied Call duckling, even its beak is pied!

Waterlilies and Polish Chicks

 Only one thing nicer than having a new waterlily, and that's 2 new blooms!!

Other new arrivals this week are these cute little polish chicks.  No rooster in residence any more so these will be the last.

New Bugs and Cria Updates

First the bad news - sadly we didn't get to choose a name for Medallion's cria because barely a day after she was born, she died, very sad :(

But the good news is that meantime Rapunzel and Voodoo are doing very well :)  Rapunzel is doing quite well with her lead and halter training, had her second 'turn' at a halter this afternoon, but she is very much a mummy's girl!  Here she is with mum Red Riding Hood (post brekkie nap time):

And Vynka caught mid-blink with Voodoo :)

Sevanah has come to stay for a while, to see if we can convince her that motherhood is a good thing, the biggest hurdle will be getting her to submit to a boy to achieve that... she's not best pleased!!  She is a very pretty girl, with a very people friendly disposition and we are pleased to have her company :)

Babies, babies, babies

Nothing makes time disappear like babies happening.  This morning started with Vynka (Lee) delivering - with quite a bit of help - a lovely medium brown female cria that we've named Voodoo Love.  Everyone is keen to meet the new cria, most of Phoebe who cannot wait to have one of her very own!!

She's up and dry now and seems to be doing well.

Next cab off the rank was Medallion, with a very undercooked white female cria that we'll name a little later.  I think she looks to be a blue eyed white, so may be deaf, wait and see.  You wouldn't give much for her now, but she's doing OK.  Medallion is very protective and has covered me in spit as I try to help the cria... she's a bloody ingrate!

Rapunzel is thriving and looking gorgeous... and she knows it!

 Misty is always keen to check out what's going on... what's this camera thingey you have there??

 Tiana Rose was due on Saturday, she would appear to have a transverse lie, hope it straightens up and pops soon, looks huge already!!