This morning Leanne and I loaded up the car this time, not the van. With the Ultra-Sound Scanner, not an alpaca. We popped up to Cheldene Alpacas on the Marlborough Downs, we met up with Penny and scanned two of her girls, both pregnant, an excellent start to the day.
Just after we started off towards home, the mobile rang. It was Les, one of our girls was in labour. Why do they always wait until there is one person alone at home. On went the imaginary 'blue lights and sirens' and off we went to the rescue.
We didn't make it home in time for the birth. At last a simple, straight forward, natural birth with no complications what so ever. This is more like it, a simple birth and a lovely solid white female cria. We have been waiting for EP Cambridge Giselle to produce for a while now, she was really huge.
The cria was sired by Cambridge Buckingham, and in honour of Les's previous printing career, we have chosen another printing term for a name. Imprint. But also in honour of the cria's famous grandsire and his involvement in her genetics, her full pedigree name will be Wellground Commisario's Imprint. We love her and her pet name will probably be Imp, or Impy.
So here is Wellground Commisario's Imprint or Impy to her friends. At only three hours old, you can see she has her fathers beard coming already. Her fleece is something very special.
Here she is finally on her feet, after a feed. Looking really wonderful, Imprint is a cracking cria and we are really, really pleased with her.
More Photo's For You
Whilst I had the camera out, I thought I ought to grab a couple of up to date pictures of our more recent cria for you. So that you can see how they are progressing.
Here is female cria Wellground Magenta, not yet a week old. From Accoyo Remarque and our top female EP Cambridge Assertive Lass. She is coming on very nicely indeed. If only you could see her fleece.
Here we have Wellground Redwood, a light fawn male cria from Cambridge Buckingham and Eringa Park Scarlette. By far the best fawn alpaca we have ever bred here. He is stunning.
Finally for today, Wellground Little Miss Advocate, the only surviving Advocate cria. An amazing alpaca that makes us appreciate what we had in Advocate, even if it was for only a short period.On another note today, we heard from Mark and Mike at M&M Alpacas in Dartmoor. They have had a solid white male cria born from EP Cambridge Samson and their Aussie import female Warralinga-Gorge Anna May. Mark was pretty excited, it sounds like they have a very special male cria there. I hope we get a picture to show you soon. Wishing Mark and Mike all the luck in the World with him.
Back again soon.




