A new face met me this morning when I arrived for work today. I had received notification of his birth so was excited to see our new cria in person. Luckily the weather was warm and dry when he entered the world, so he had an enjoyable start to his life. He's very shy and hides behind his mom most of the time so getting a photo to share was not so easy.
Born Sunday at 4.00 pm, our newest cria weighed in at 17.9 lbs. Britney, his mom, is very protective and nurturing and seldom takes her eyes off her new baby. Although too soon to tell, at least by this novice, his rich, dark brown fleece appears thick and soft with nice luster and crimp formation. He is very pretty and has his mother's big brown eyes.
They only had a short time in the pasture today due to the heavy rain, but Britney's Boy had fun exploring the long grass and charging around the field. He's not very good at control yet and had a couple of mishaps during his outing - luckily the grass is thick and soft. Let's hope he turns out like his dad, Charmer, and maybe he will have plenty of fleece to go around.
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