Montgomery and Ellingham

Meet Montgomery.  Born Saturday 5/25, Montgomery was soon running around the pasture as if he'd been here all week.  He couldn't wait to find out what he had been missing and Dam, Britney, had a hard time keeping up with him.

Weighing an extrememly healthy 17.6 lbs at birth, Montgomery is showing signs of growing a superfine fleece and we're excited to see how he develops.

Another stunning edition to our barn is Ellingham.  Just like his namesake on the Doc Martin TV Show, Ellingham decided to be a little different - right from the start.

The majority of cria are born in early morning or early afternoon so that there is time for their coats to dry before the onset of cooler night temperatures.  In the wild, if a newborn cria's coat does not have a chance to dry, there is little likelihood of the young alpaca lasting until morning.

Ellingham, however, defied the odds and entered this world at 5pm last Tuesday, 5/21.  Of course, he also had a loving barn family to make sure he got off to a good start - but it was hardly necessary.

Weighing a hefty 19 lbs at birth to his Dam, Opal, Ellingham has no illusions about his place in the pasture.  Although so young, he is looking like he is going to be one of the leaders of the pack, right up there with Martin, our first born.

Just as Edith Montgomery and Martin Ellingham were top of their class in medical school, we are hopeful that our two young cria also become top of their class.  Both cria have excellent stature and fine fleece which makes them excellent additions to the herd.
Let's hope they learn to get along a little better than Edith and Doc Martin.