Its always reassuring when you see a new cria urinate. A very good indicator that she is getting fluids and that her kidneys are working just fine. Of course unless you are eagle eyed and watch them all day there is a certain amount of good fortune involved. But better lucky than rich as my old man used to say.



A new crias stools will be like tiny grains of rice so they are easy enough to spot on the ground. Speaking of alpaca stools I did take a sample from Lucy to the vet yesterday for a fecal test. Not because I thought she had worms particularly, but she just happened to deliver a sample as I walked past and I always keep a zip lock bag in my pocket when out in the alpaca paddock. They are extremely handy just for this very reason.