Meg Ryan Joins My Family!

Yesterday, I was able to buy Meg Ryan. It took well over a month to get her registered because it required the owners of her dam and sire to sign off on some paperwork. Rick had to track them down, then get the necessary paperwork to them and on to the Alpaca Registry. Thank you, Rick, for all your hard work to make it happen. Meg's 3rd birthday was September 6th, so I guess you could say she got a new family for her birthday. Actually, I am the one that got the gift.

The weather yesterday was much better. At least 15 degrees cooler than last weekend. It was perfect for spit testing, breeding and walking the boys. Star has been such a challenge, and so hard to read. Yet, today she spit really good at Fred. The best spit yet! We hope that's a good sign and maybe, finally, she's pregnant. We really think Meg is pregnant because of her behavior around males. She doesn't spit. She stands very erect, sideways, and raises her tail. Rick tried to ultrasound her while I was there, but had a problem getting a good contact. You can't take Meg or Star anywhere without the other. While Meg was in the shoot for her ultrasound, Star stood right beside her. That's what girlfriends are for, moral support.

Fred and Blade both had "dates" with the girls today. While Blade was having fun with Malea, her cria, Apollo (2 months old) decided it was time to practice being a herdsire. Is this photo the best?

No babies were born while I was there, but there were 2 crias born last week. "Kona", a male suri. "Oliver", a male huacaya. They are both cute as can be. Oliver's mom is a maiden and apparently doesn't know what to do and has rejected him. Rick & Pati are bottle feeding him, with hopes one or more of the other moms will be a surrogate. Rick said this is the first time they've had such a situation. So, for now, he is Mr. Mom.

It was a nice day to walk the boys. Felix and Aerosmith took a walk together. Aerosmith is doing really good, considering it was only his second time on a halter. Nothing has changed...Felix is SUPER. I took ALPHA for a walk by himself and he did great. While he was out, Rick clipped his toenails. Pretty amazing that a 10 months old needs their toenails clipped already. He's been amazing since the beginning, so I'm not surprised. He was a really good boy while he got his pedicure.

Vanilla Sundae is looking like an adult. Rick said she's acting like an adult, too. I'm anxious to breed her in December. Princess is HUGE. Although her "official" due date is November 4, she will probably deliver in October. I'm really hoping she has a little girl this year. But, if she gives me another ALPHA, I sure won't be disappointed.