Welcome Baby Avalon!

A few weeks ago we were surprised with a winter arrival of a baby llama! We don't normally breed for winter babies for llamas - they are small, like deer and don't do well in winter. As llamas are pregnant for almost one year, the mom would have gotten pregnant early in the new year of 2011. At the time our herd sire was separated from the girls, so we're not quite sure what happened - but he obviously found a way!

Anyway, we have been carefully watching the new one but she has been doing well, so we are cautiously optimistic. Still a lot of winter left and she is still young, so anything could happen. Baby llamas for the first six months are, not fragile, but not hardy either. Which is why we much prefer to have our llama babies in the spring. Anyway, she is absolutely gorgeous! A real looker and great movement! As she is the first born on our new place we are starting at the beginning of the alphabet, so her name is Avalon. Pictures below:


Avalon - front view - they
are very slender


 

Close up of Avalon's fibre. I LOVE the blend of
colours that she has - absolutely gorgeous!





Avalon from the side - so cute and inquisitive!




Another great pose - Avalon sees the
camera and comes running over




Avalon with Snow White. Avalon
is trying to nuzzle Snow a bit.