Well she was a mystery and remains so. Alpacas average around 342 days of pregnancy for a spring baby (a baby alpaca is called a cria) and a winter baby might be less at 335 days. Eva's mother, well there are 2 possibilities but the favourite to have been her mother was pregnant just 118 days meaning Eva would have been quite premature. I know this because the male didn't arrive on the farm until September 2nd the year before. The other option to have been the mother did not breed with the new male and wouldn't go near him however I did have a small sickly male that none of the Alpacas would go near for over 2 years. Maybe, just maybe one of the female did breed with him prior to him being found a new home.   Further to the likely mother I do know the favoured one did sit for the male (alpacas have sex sitting down) and she did have some little signs of after birth but she didn't want anything to do Eva and left her to wander the paddock which is ...

Moley is my mate, big, calm and intelligent. (video below)  Although he has blackened one of my eyes and loosened a few of my teeth with his head swinging into my face accidentally he is still my big boy. I've sat babies ion his back for photos and everyone who comes gets to pat and feed him. Anyone who thinks animals can't sense people and their moods are wrong.  A couple of time early on when I hadn't fixed all the fences Moley would get out into the neighbours place with his old bush cows. I'd walk over there to get I'm back and he knew he was in trouble and he would run off into the bush. H sensed my anger. For the last few year the big boy has been enjoying life with his girls. I had a lady out recently from the council to inspect the property for weeds which is a great service. She wanted to take a few photos to possibly put me in a brochure they were having done. Se was quite nervous to do into the paddock with a bull of his size and she was had the jitte...