- We had a long cold wet winter for North Texas. We are now warm, the llamas sheared for summer and the pastures have greened.
- Fall babies have grown and the preemie at center is thriving
Welcome to Spring at the Rama Llama Ranch
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15May
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26Oct
Categories: Baby Llamas Comments: 0I control breeding on the ranch to ensure babies are born in cooler months. In some areas of the country that is not necessary but, in Texas, we can still be very hot in early October and get hot as early as April.
Not all breedings take and it takes a while for a dam to ’show’.
The gestation period for llamas is eleven and one-half months, 350 days.
One cria due this fall has arrived safe and sound. I still await the arrival of the other.
Below are the photos of Indian Summer, a male, born October 22, 2009 out of Hot Rod and Summer Breeze.
Indian Summer 24 hours old
Indian Summer with mother Summer Breeze Indy is a male with nice conformation.5 days old - beautiful conformation
5 days old - beautiful conformation
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27Jun
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We only breed for a few babies each year. Last spring (2008) the stud was new and produced no babies. This year March started off with a still born for a first time mom. But in April and May we were blessed with two gorgeous girls.
The spring babies are now 6 months old and huge compared to the fall arrival. Crias grow remarkably fast:
Twinkle at 6 months, Indy in the background
Spring babies as newborns:
- Twinkle sharing kisses with her mom S’More Brandy
Twinkle arrived on 4-13-09, shearing day.
The babies will nurse for at least 6 months. It is always my preference to allow them to wean naturally but, that is not always possible. Sometimes the nursing baby pulls the mother down.
Dragoness arrived on Mother’s day.
Dragoness was only several hours old when this photo was taken.
