The Blair Witch Alpaca birth!

[Aonexia]

I Hate Kids, but I love Animals....;)

[NadimahElizabeth]

That is so sweet, I love how concerned and attentive the other animals are. Well done Helen!

[Raafje84]

Holy crap is that thing alive ?

[yurihuski]

shitting a llama.... ew...

[nagzul]

@yurihuski it's not a llama

[regSUBLIME]

thats grosss.......no offense

[acreswildalpacas]

I love it..."It's a boy...shit".

[lucykatierock]

its shaking its head and gurghling ! lol

[SonicSamurai49]

Pulling out is what has to happen some times. If you're a human midwife, you should know that things are done differently on a farm.

The baby needed to come out, my farm has had several problems with cria and the dam tearing. There are a lot of things that need to fall into place for an alpaca birth to occur. Very sensitive. This was a good birth and the family did a great job with the minimal amount of people on hand at the moment.

My farm has had to push cria back into the dam before.

[annfelter]

less is always a good idea but not at the risk of the dam tearing worse or rolling on the babies neck.

[annfelter]

She was already tearing, cria stuck at the shoulders. Ive attended a camelid neonatal wet lab, and am trained to know when you should intervene. Ive attended countless camelid repo conferences. Ive attended 70+ births alpacas/sheep and dont interfere unnecessarily, helped in 5 here. She would have torn worse if I didn't wiggle the baby out and likely rolled on his neck too. I had my vet review this clip and she felt the intervention was warranted.

[daintyhyena]

"it started as a bubble"....I love it! great video, I love how the other ones are like "ooo someone new, someone new!"

[angryperson3]

I know! they all huddled around the one giving birth all concerned. It was cute!

[Sawnicolas]

i dont have childs xD

[mvwaling]

Your daughter was too cute in the video. I can't believe she took the video during all the excitement. My son who was 6 at the time discovered our first alpaca birth. He yelled "Mom there's a stick coming out of Luxury's butt."

Michelle @ Oak Grove Alpacas

[Alpacaperson101]

i looked at your alpaca nation and would just like to comliment you on the overall quality

[kholland33]

I think the little girl filming the video is adorable and fantastic. Human children are born when OB/Gyn's take lunch breaks. There is nothing wrong with going inside. Perhaps the little kiddo should look into being a vet!

U K WILDCATS!

-K, M.D.

[nitrous729]

It doesn't look done, put it back in for a little longer

[djlamar2]

good job. you guys helped her. it probably was hard on you and youre mom because you didnt know if you were gonn get it out in time.

[annfelter]

He was stuck at the elbows and the mom was tearing when I looked so I do think it was appropriate to help him out a little. You are right can't tell the fleece is nice at birth but Helen is always hopeful. As it turns his fleece is nice. Owner was hoping for black (both parents are black), not sure what color he is he has gray points face and legs but fiber in his blanket looks fawn.  Never seen one like him. He and mom are both doing well. He's attending his first show this spring.

[Alpacaperson101]

do you have an alpacanation and we have and animals like what u describe last time i pulled a cria the mom prolapsed and the the baby's leg were crooked

[Alpacaperson101]

good video but the excitement waws a little much. i wouldn't have gone inside

sorry not a dark fawn or brown what color did it end up and i wouldn't have pulled it it was fine just wouldn't have let her (mommy roll) sorry hun how can you tell it has nice fleece(you can't)

[lilanglwannabe]

Alpacaperson - for goodness sakes she's a kid, how many kids do you know who give grown up answers like that in the heat of excitement?

[Alpacaperson101]

u know what i'm a kid too

ih ave been expeirences with alpacs for three years and i betcha that for her age she did a great job but u just have to be calm

[Rob7738]

Woah, never seen those!

Cool!

[Quaker4Peace]

Great action - nice excitement from your daughter.

Sorry you didn't want a boy - I'll take him.

Thanks for putting this video up.