Cria’s and Their Mothers

It is a cold night here at Encore Alpaca Farm. I still could not resist standing outside and watching the mothers and their new cria. Each mother just like human beings have different ways of watching over their babies. Sarah who is a first time mother has decided to live by the motto, “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child”. She, although a great mother has found that the other females in the herd do an excellent job of watching her baby when she is away from mom. In fact, some days “Sima” spends so much time with the other in the herd that I think she has forgotten who she belongs to. However, when it comes to food she knows just where the faucets are and has no trouble getting her fill. Lilly, and her cria Lexi have more of a traditional mother, daughter relationship. Lexi comes to her mothers every call and as a six week old, Lexi can not think of anyone she would rather be with. Bretta plays the role of the more conservative protective mother and lets you know that she is keeping an eye on your every move when you are around her baby Brianna. She runs a tight ship however Brianna does not always respect the rules as she should. As a result you can often hear Bretta making clicking sounds at her letting her know to get back in line…… Not that Brianna listens but Bretta still gives a lot of instructions.
And so I watch the dance of the mother and daughters. Fascinated by each interaction. Ain’t life great.

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